Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10
WOMEN CAR OWNERS
SHOULD WASH THEM
Not Such a Difficult Job and Pre-.
serves Luster for Two
Years

Washing an automobile Is not an intricate
procedure, yet few women car owners know
the correct way to 60 about 1t. A good finish
should last not less than two years IL it is
properly cared for.
The proper washing of an automobile
takes time and it must be done at the right
time. To wash a Limousine properly re-
quires-two hours careful, steady. hard work.
A touring car doesn't take SO long.
If mud is allowed to dry on the car it is
harder to get off and stains the varnish per-
manently. Mud should never be permitted
to remain on a car overnight. II a chauf-
feur expects to keep his carIooking fine he
must flush off the mud at night, no matter
how late it is. The work need not take more
than half an hour and the car can be thor
oughly washed and polished in the morning.
Guard against the too frequent use of soap,
using. water with too much force and wash
ing the hood before 1t Is cooled. Most pub
lie garages where cars are washed start late
in the evening, and II a car has been used
in the morning the mud, of course, has had
a chance to dry and the varnish will never
look SO well again.
If your car always looks well, do not think
it is luck or a particular good job of finish
ing. 1t would not look we'll IL your driver
had not put a good deal Of time on his work,
which he might have shirked.
In olden days no coachman would permit
a new carriage to 60 unwashed. no matter
how late he came into the stable at night.
You must treat an automobile the same way.
Varnish on automobiles Is subject to the
same troubles. and 1t ought to look better.
because it does not have ammonia fumes of
the stables to contend with.
Soap. gasoline or anything Of the kind
intended TO cur 0raag go will attack Norn{Sh
II allowed to stand on the car, because oil
is an important part of varnish.
Hot water takes the luster from varnish.
Dissolve a little good automobile soap in a
pail of water to make a soapy solution. Have
a good soft carriage sponge ready. Start
with the right-hand front wheel and the
under side of the fender and that part of
the chassis nearby.
. Let the water flow from the hose in a
gentle stream. so that it will carry about
six inches from the end of the hose. Go
over the wheel, etc, first, with water from
a hose. Most of the mud will come of. There
may be road oil or machine oil, which re-
qulres soap. In that case put some of the
soapy water on these parts. soppine it on
freely. After that has been done, start right
in with a hose and a sponge and wash it of.
Don't let the soapy water stand more than
five minutes on the varnish. Follow with
a washing with clean water, because all the
mud and grease should come of by this
Time. Leave IL aloHe 10 ory. That COM
pletes the right-hand front part of the chas-
sis and the same work should be done on
the three other wheels and adjacent parts.
Take another clean sponge and, with the
water still flowing from the hose. start at
the left-hand front Of the body and flow all
the dust off. There will be no need for SOAP,
because machine, oil or road oil is seldom
spattered on the body. After flowing the
water on them. go over the entire body
again with the hose and a wet sponge and
~ ah ~ In entirplv around the a In
Guiding the top of the tenders to the left side,
but don't wet the bonnet.
After it is all done wash the bonnet and
the top OF the radiator.