Survivor Polycarbonate Garage Doors

Why It Works

• Constructed of the toughest corrosion and rust-resistant materials available.
• Designed for frequent and high-use situations.
• Engineered and manufactured for minimal maintenance and service.
• Distinct appearance attracts customers and enhances your building's appearance.
• 5 X-Wall polycarbonate panel offers excellent structural integrity and adds thermal protection.
• Translucent panels turn the bay into a lit, visible space that sells the wash from the street.

How the Section Is Built

Every material in the section was picked for a bay that is wet every day. The panel takes the impacts, the aluminum frame refuses to rust, and the rail geometry sheds the water instead of trapping it.

Published Sizes & Planning Numbers

Replacement Survivor sections are also sold on their own, sized to fit all national-brand polycarbonate car wash doors. If your opening falls outside the published range, call it in; odd sizes are quoted every week.

New to headroom, high lift, and track radius? The track configuration guide covers every configuration we build, with diagrams.

Engineered for the Environment

5/8" Five-Wall Polycarbonate Panel

Tough, shatterproof, and translucent polycarbonate panels are corrosion resistant and virtually indestructible.

Aluminum Alloy Frame

Corrosion-resistant aluminum stiles and rails provide a strong, durable frame. Uniform stile thickness for better fastener-holding power.

Beveled Aluminum Rails

Tongue-and-groove meeting rails are beveled to shed moisture and eliminate water traps.

Double Panel Seal

Double panel seal provides protection from moisture infiltration.

Stainless Where It Counts

Face hardware and track are 304L stainless steel, the solid keyed shaft is 303 stainless, and stainless spring wire is 302. 316 and electropolished components are available for the most aggressive chemistry.

Roller Choices

Magnum Supreme rollers run stainless steel bearings for the highest rust resistance, Magnum Original is the industry standard, and bearingless rollers are available where chemistry destroys everything else. Details on the specialty rollers page.

Counterbalance: How the Door Carries Its Own Weight

The counterbalance carries the door's weight so the operator and springs are not fighting it. Survivor doors are offered with two systems, and a cable counterweight remains available to match existing installations.

Rust-Resistant Torsion Springs

Available for manual or automated doors, with high-cycle models rated up to 100,000 cycles. Standard hot-dipped galvanized spring wire, or upgrade to stainless steel wire where wash chemistry is constant.

Choose it when: Most bays. The standard choice for manual and automated doors alike.

Strap Counterweight

A rust-proof spool, aluminum winding hub, counterweight, guide tube, and reinforced nylon strap, rated up to 500,000 cycles without replacement. Fully adjustable, and best used with automated doors.

Choose it when: Automatic washes and other corrosive, high-cycle bays where maximum life and minimum maintenance decide the purchase.

Hardware Package Options

The tiers differ in one variable: how much of the load path is stainless. Read down the exposure, not down the price. Silver and up all run 3" track, stainless cable, a solid keyed torsion shaft, greaseable bearings, and Magnum rollers.

Platinum, Gold, and Silver all run 3" track, high-cycle springs, stainless steel cable, solid keyed torsion shafts, greaseable bearings, and Magnum rollers. Bronze is the entry package for the least demanding exposures.

Build It for Your Bay

Every door is configured to order. These are the options we quote most often.

Powder Coat & Anodized Frames

Seven stock powder coat colors, from Pure White to Flat Black, plus clear and colored anodized finishes. The door becomes part of the brand instead of an afterthought.

Full-Vision Sections

Crystal-clear insulated acrylic sections drop into any position in the door for see-through visibility where you want it.

Conveyor Cut-Outs

Custom-designed cut-outs align the door with your tunnel conveyor so the bottom section and the equipment stop fighting each other.

Hinge Gasket Kits

Gaskets isolate stainless hinges from the aluminum frame to stop bi-metallic corrosion. Included with the Platinum package.

Specialty-Coated Shaftline

Drums, cones, and couplers with a specialty coating built for salt and wash chemistry.

Polycarbonate Colors

Clear panels are standard, and other polycarbonate colors are available on request to match your building.

On the Job

Quoted Together

Doors, operators, and hardware are quoted as one system, because in a wash bay they fail as one.