The sun., 1912-08-04
CARS USUALLY WASHED
IN MOST HURTFUL WAY
This Important Work Is Very
Little Understood by
Owners.
SOAP SHOULD BE TABOO
hut IL II Is Used, .Alkali Bear.
ing Claanscrs should lie
Avoided.

me proper washing or automobile
bodies is very important work and one
which has been almost entirely over.
looked in many sections vi the country 80
far as giving Instructions 10 ch.unru. :
as 10 nov this wor. should he done often
of the issuinl Of Instructions wci, left 10
the car owner II would t- ou, OF the
question. AZ lie IS not sufficiently famil-
Ear with the best methods to issue in.
structions. II is safe to say that th. up.
grafton Of Washing q car is least under
stood Of all work in car Maintenance.
The proper performance least appreciated
of any work in car maintenance. yet it
Is. so far as maintaining a good appear.
ance or the car Is concerned. the most
important work Oh the car.
The use OF soap In washing all AUTO
mobile is unnecessary and III advised
where the washer thoroughly understands
his business. As II Is common practice
10 use soap in washing automobiles and
- u IL not the intention of this article to
advocate washing automobiles without
soap. the article viii discuss washing
v'til SOAP.
II is common practice 10 adopt IN.
easiest method Of 'enol ing dirt Til.
'9siest method is to purchase a good
strong soap. This. with tn use OF water,
1t times almost hot, removes the dirt in
the easiest manner. II has tn. draw
back. however Of removing the ,ainish.
one washing OF this character Will not
ar,ovc the varnish. but a dozen wash
lns viii dull it and few months will
cmore II. 50 FAR the lustrc is con-
"-rncd. y continuance of this practice
Win actually remove the body Of the
vanish In few month, more AID in az
'rem" cases Of use and abuse follop irs
his practice IL has been known to ~.
move the paint itself. as some of tho i'm
accidents. acids and dl.al:. in the st~ong
soan arc employed in ',,riuus mixtures.
USED for removing paint for tho purpose
OF refrishin-, car.
RI" use ~ the best iinroI ID CASTLE &,
recommended. Laundry and toilet soaps
are 10 be avoided Automobile soaps.
some good, some bad. arc 'nada eNprcSsl,
for washing cars. Thry arc mad" in both
tho soft and the hard SOAP variety. The
proper soap. PRINCIPAL Ingredients ot
which are pure potash and oil. vii, PROF.
e-ly clean a car. and will have no bad
effect on the lustre Of the car. Soap that
contains alkali should rot he used. Nuy
OF the altalis. either sodium potassium
h'Grate nr sodium carbonate %" potss-
sum carbonate. ar" naturally had fnr
Nar''sh. Many ow ners have access To tho
services Of a chemist. in which case IL Is
Those who do no, ha,e access had l.s.
stick to Tn" imported CASTLE that "a hirh
grade dealer sells for a soap free cc oh
isctionlble ingredients.
The temperature of the water used IL
most important. Hot or oven warm water
should not be used neither should az
tremely cold water be used. Proper tenn
neraturc Is from 50 to 30 degrees Fahr
Where hose is used. care should 10
taken that the force Of the water is only
sufficient to carry the stream six or eight
inches beyond the end OF the hose The
use OF \ fast running stream drives the
crit. dust and dirt into the varnish. The
use OF the sponge and chanlols following
hicks M the grit and scratches result In
s'l""tin- pong@S be careful 10 select the
host a''.l only those guaranteed free from
grit. sand and particles Of shell
Having determined the proper SOAP to
use, temperature Of water and selection
NJ sponge In" operation of washing should
have careful consideration, az even with
GOOD SOAP. correct temperature and
sp"nge the car may bc DAMAGED by i'm
proper washing.
ss5!C! m !, T!.I9 H' it.! s.!f!..ciIT ..,!,l
to max" a good suds. Then in tn. wash
ing operation use thc s,rls. soppiug it on
from the sponge instead of rubbing m.
soap on Il Wet sponge. or. what T. worse.
rubbing u on IN. suriac" Of the car. Be-
IpTc apply INK III" Su0s INC car should bC
rinsed thoroughly with water using "A
rentle stream. This IS important, as all
particles of grit and dirt must he re-
mo""d from the surface before appl, ing
the sponge. Apply tho suds literally
whore tho parts are dirty then rinse of
With clear water and fresh sponge
flowing the water below the sponge to in
sue that any grit and dirt that may ""
lrGt on the surface Is washed away before
tho sponge has a chance 10 pick II up and
scratch III" surface After 'he final
sporging tho surfac" should be dried With
clean wet chsmois
In washing tho chassis the same
method Is In order except that il may br
necessary 10 use stronger Suds, Whore
cars arc in use over oily or muddy roads
washing should ho don. AS soon as pos.
Siblc after tho car leaves tho road 3s
when this oil or mud dries on N. ear "
Us very difficult To remove and will dam
age the varn'sh. II being impossible uii-
dor certain al and mud conditions To- ro-
move all tho stains. In this conu.ctiog
II Ia important that neither the hunnct
nor radiator H. washed Nhl. Il Is hot as
TO do so will duil the lustrc. running il in
"A very short time.
Another point which should get atten-
tion IL that tn" same sponge should not
be used for washing both the body and the