Klarity Car Wash

This project is a good example of the kind of software Codebytes builds: practical systems for businesses that operate in the real world.

The goal was not just to build a web app or replace a screen. The system had to communicate with payment terminals, relay boards, wash bays, RFID cards, barcode scanners, customer accounts, and staff workflows, all while keeping the business running.

For small and medium-sized businesses, this kind of work is often where custom software creates the most value: extending the life of existing equipment, reducing dependency on discontinued vendors, and building tools around how the business actually operates.

The client's existing POS and wash-control vendor was discontinuing support. Without a replacement, the business risked losing payment processing, customer account functionality, and control over automated and self-serve wash bays.

Replacement options from other vendors required major hardware changes, creating a much larger and more disruptive project than the client wanted.

Codebytes took a different approach: keep the equipment that still worked, and rebuild the software layer around it.

Codebytes designed and built a custom system that connected customer kiosks, staff POS terminals, payment processing, account management, reporting, and physical wash-bay controls into one working platform.

The system allowed customers to pay, activate wash services, reload cards, use RFID or barcode-based accounts, and interact with unattended kiosks. Staff could manage retail transactions, fleet accounts, billing, reporting, and operational issues through dedicated tools.

One of the most important project decisions was to avoid unnecessary hardware replacement.

Instead of forcing the client into a full infrastructure rebuild, Codebytes integrated with the existing relay boards, wash-bay controls, payment hardware, RFID systems, and barcode workflows. This allowed the business to modernize the software layer while continuing to use the physical equipment already installed on site.

For businesses with expensive machinery, control systems, or operational equipment, this approach can significantly reduce cost, disruption, and downtime.

The final system included:

• Customer-facing touchscreen kiosks
• Staff POS terminal
• Automated wash POS workflow
• Payment terminal integration
• Wash-bay control integration
• RFID and barcode account recognition
• Retail wash cards and gift cards
• Fleet billing accounts
• Membership and loyalty support
• Cloud-based backend
• Web-based administrative dashboard
• Reporting and transaction review tools

Codebytes was responsible for the full system replacement, including:

• System architecture and planning
• Customer kiosk software
• Staff POS software
• Automated wash workflow
• Hardware control integration
• Payment terminal communication
• RFID and barcode account workflows
• Customer and fleet account management
• Backend system development
• Administrative dashboard development
• Reporting tools
• Deployment coordination
• Live rollout support

The final system allowed Klarity Car Wash to continue operating without a full equipment replacement.

The project:

• Replaced the failing software and control platform
• Preserved existing wash equipment and control infrastructure
• Supported unattended customer kiosks
• Supported staff sales and operational workflows
• Integrated payment terminals, RFID cards, barcodes, and fleet accounts
• Allowed the business to transition without operational shutdown
• Created a foundation that could support future expansion

The system included Windows-based touchscreen programs, a cloud backend, a web-based admin dashboard, payment terminal communication, barcode/RFID workflows, and direct relay-board integration using industrial control protocols.

This project reflects the type of work Codebytes is built for: practical custom software that supports real operations. The final system did not just replace screens; it connected payment processing, customer accounts, staff workflows, reporting, and physical wash-bay controls into one working platform.

For businesses with existing equipment, specialized workflows, or unsupported legacy systems, custom software can often preserve what already works while modernizing the parts that need to change.