Evening star., 1922-07-02
THE OWNER.DRIVER'S
COLUMN.
CAR-wAsHING EQUIPMENT.

! 1t is disheartening work to wash
car without tho proper equipment,
and, what 10 more. the car Is usually
! the bigger sufferer. Too many OF US
are very liberal when We buy car.
but arc very close listed when 1t
| comes to caring for II.
Whether we have an elaborate gar
! age with washing ioor," or
| whether we have to wash the car in
, the back yard, the following equip
First, plenty of water. We prefer
hose, but take the nozzle off. II
! necessary, and hide it. Water under
pressure and sand grains make
| combination which will cut any var
nish. hose can be dispensed with
and a pail used with very good
results.
Two sponges are necessary-ons for
| the body and one for gear. There is
usually little grease or road oil
| and it's worth another sponge to
! keep this off the body. Several pieces
of chamois should be kept on hand,
also some canton flannel. Before
| commencing the actual washing
soft wool duster should be used to
| remove any loose dust. Grease spots
| on the body will yield to CASTLE soap
and water, while the removal Of
grease and road oil from the gear and
fender often needs more radical
| treatment. In very stubborn cases
, mixture of two parts of coil oil and
one part turpentine will help to re-
move these spots If painted on and
I allowed to soak in for few hours.
A flexible spoke brush with fairly
| long handle Is valuable adjunct to
| the outfit. This. car washing outht
should be kept for washing the car
| and for no other DurDOSe.
Body PoIishes.
; polishes on the market, there are
| homemade polishes which cost less
| money Here is one of them: mix
ture of equal parts boiled linseed oil
| and turpentine. applied sparinEiy
| with soft cloth and rubbed till alb
walton polish.
Another is as follows: To gallon
of turpentine add three and half
ounces of oil of citronella, one and
half ounces Of oil of cedar and one
pint of parafin oil. Apply after
washing with a soft cloth and polish
with clean flannel until absolutely
| dry.
| Do you know what your car Is
doing?
How many miles do you get per
How many on gallon of motor
oil?
How many miles out Of a set Of
tires?
Few can answer these questions
with any degree of accuracy. Yet
| these are the very things we want to
know. The business man. with his
/ trucks. should know. for reasons Of
| an economical nature. and the man
} who drives car for pleasure should
| make it his business to know for the
nd 1lSn fn hAY
/ son. We should cultivate the desire
to know what our cars do in order to
! give us keener interest in motoring
| for motoring'S sake.
! Motorist Log Book.
! Motoring is a great sport. By mo-
! toring we do not mean tearing
| through the country at fifty miles an
| hour. We do not mean the kind Of
| motoring that ruins good cars before
half their reasonable mileage is gone,
| that tears up roads so that the wind
! can blow them into the next town
ship. that kills chickens and makes
| enemies of the country folk. We
! mean moderate motoring. which
| gives the greatest number Of hours
Of pleasant driving per dollar of cost.
| The majority of us who own cars
/ must be careful of our dollars. and
the latter kind of motoring is the
| kind which gives US most pleasure
! for our money.
| Every motorist should keep log
+, book" This book should be left in
the car. In it should be noted all
gas and oil purchases or filings, all
grease-cup filings and the speed
meter reading at each event This
will give US some real motoring in
formation, will give us a new inter
est in motoring and in the welfare
of our cars.