Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
Do YOU KNOW HOW
/ TOPROPERLY GREASE
/ AND WASH YOUR CAR?

publish information on washing
md greasing motor cars-Clarence Van
byck.
A-Much depends upon the amount
bf car washing sou intend Cling TO
determine the equipment needed. If
It Is merely to take care Of me ,r two
Ears, little will be necessary. If YOU
are to make business of the work, sit
will pay to install sufficient modern
Equipment to do 1t as it should be
lone and in as short time per car as is
consistent with satisfactory work.
You should have wash rack on n
concrete floor, with catch basin to take
Dare of the water and mud. A catch
basin Is necessary, generally, because
The mud accumulation must be cleaned
put every so often. Provide revolv-
Ing overhead pipe to which to attach
the hose, so that all parts of the car
can be reached without dragging the
hose about and crinking it out of shape.
Besides, the overhead scheme will re-
quire considerably less hose.
A hot water heater should be pro-
vided so that either hot or cold water
can be used, so the water may be made
Two barrels should stand
near the wash rack, one for clear wa
ter and the other for the soapy water,
end on the clear water barrel should
be an ordinary wringer to ring out
the channels after rinsing.
WASHING EQUIPMENT
Your further equipment will consist
Of about four good sized sponges, two
.chamois and a brush for wire wheels
lone sponge should be used exclusively
Nor the upper works or the body and
another for the wheels, running gear,
under side of the tenders, etc. or
course, you will have to have a couple
of pals, supply of soap and metal
polish to complete the job.
No car should be washed il it has
lust come in on an extremely cold day,
Nor after it has been in the sun or
when the engine is hot. 1t should be
ALLOWED to become warm from extreme
|cold and cool from extreme heat, 9TH
|erwise the paint and varnish will be
ruined, either when the cold, hot or
tempered water is applied. Tempered
water only should be used.
When the car has warmed or cooled, |
las the case may be, lukewarm water
lis applied from the hose without nozzle
run on the body and tenders and with |
|out touching the car parts. This is to
soften the dirt and dust. 1t Will re-
|qure several goings over to accom-
|plish this. Then pail Of suds made
from motor car soap should be handy. |
with a sponge go over the body first |
with the soapy water and clean
sponge. The body is practically fin
|ished first. After the soap washing, !
THE clean hose is brought into action
with a stream of no force, to wash off
The soap. Then comes the wet cham
ois to wipe down the body This re-
quires care, and it r necessary that
the channels be worked always one
way, with frequent shaking up of the
channels. After the body has been
finished another sponge is used, with
soap, for the wheels, running gear,
axles, ETC., and the procedure Is the
same.
The polisher next gets the car. 1t is
usually his duty to clean off the wind
shield, brush out the interior of the
car, take out the mats or carpets and
shake and brush them, and to polish /
all the brass or nickel parts, being
careful that metal polish does not touch !
the painted portions.
Some kinds of tops can be washed, |
but as a rule they are brushed off
before the washing begins. The pol
Usher also should make it his duty to
fill the radiator, for this should be
done last and after the water in the
circulating system has had chance |