The sun., 1916-11-19
ny WALLACE =. BLOOD
Of ssNfotOr AGe."

: OF all seasons Of the year winter. with
NJ cold and moderate. humid and dry
weather combinations. b hardest or h
body 1nish Of q motor cas-. An owner
may start into the cold months with tho
body OF his car plastered with an accu-
mutation Of mud and stains gathered In
the vet driving Of early fall or he may
spend q half day dressing up h finish
on hi car 90 that the care Of It through
the winter will DO q simple matter. And
chat man that starts into the cold
weather with = ain and muddy car
u liable to leave It that way untf spring
rather than breast freexing atmosphere
and an icy hose line.
Set aside a Saturday afternoon for a
general cleanup. FIRST laying in the fol-
lowing stock:
A can Of cleaner. There are several
very good cleaners on the market, some
Of a softsoapy consistency. some in
liQuids.
A pint Of quick drying enamel. A
coed lustre fender enamel will serve we'll.
Several manufacturers are. marketing a
black filling liquid which will serve well
20 cover wood or metal. II our car Is
ether than black get an enamel to match
o. II that ie impossible buy q pint of
Shigh grade spar varnlsh.
One small round tipped brush.
One can Of body polishing wax or
ioQuid polish.
One clean. soft chamoisL
One can rim paint.
i Plenty OF soft rags.
A pint can OF paint to match the
wheels or any new color you may wish
70 have m the wheels.
These materials. together with 80
called elbow grease, will enable you to
couch up your car yourself and possibly
avoid no cost Of spring repainting. The
work Applies as well for tho car which
b to be stored for the winter as the one
which IL to be driven. Proceed a. fol-
lows.
First Of all hose the car n q hose line
% available. II not wash It down with
warm water. changing the water at fire.
quent int rvals hosing operation
should only be done to remove the sand
and grit n the major portion Of the
dirt. TIE spots and stains will come OF
later.
Dry the body thoroughly with soft
cloths. Dc not rub the cloths over the
body any more than you can help. The
losing does not remove all the sand and
trit. and one grain of SAM rubbed
across the body Is going to leave m
ugly scratch. Pat the wet places with
the cloth until the body IL thoroughly
dry. This accomplished. you will notice
/, that the finish Is notified here and there
with q gray coating. DO not try to ruiz
tis of with the cloth.
Next apply tho cleaner. In using tht
soapy kind or the rub-on liquid varsity ap
ply the cleaner with a wad Of soft cloth
Do not Use waste. II will only cave
threads sticking to the body which Will
be hard o. remove. Rub the cles ner or
with short strokes Of the hand Avoit
long, sweeping strokes, because a bit oi
gr1t under the rag will make a scratch
the length Of the stroke. Better to maxi
Q short scratch. notice It and clean the
rag or Use a new one.
This cleaning process. n done thor
oughly. Is a tedious and firing Job. Ev'
cry part OF the body should be gone
over. When the scrubbing IL completed
the cleaner should be wiped of with 4
channels. In most cleaners after the!
have dried on they become powdery an'
wine off very easily. taking all dirt anc
oil etains with them.
Now comes the hardest Job OF all. on
which We can truly say Is seldom dom
properly, because II takes more physica
effort than a good many motorists ar
willing to exert. Stop and think or mex
springs repa!nting bill. work up som'