Middletown transcript., 1922-09-16
CAR WASHING IS
IMPORTANT TASK
Mud Should Never Be Allowed to
Remain Over Night as 1t Is
Injurious to varnish.
USE PLAIN EVERY DAY WATER
Guard Against Excessive Use Of Soap
and Let Hood Alone Until 1t Has
Cooled-Go Over Entire Body
With Hose and Sponge.

There is a proper time to wash an
automobile and the work should be
thoroughly done. If mud is allowed
to dry ON the car 1t is harder to get
off and stains the varnish. Mud should
never be permitted to remain on a car
any longer than absolutely necessary,
by any means not over night. All mud
contains alkali, and in some parts OF
the country Is almost clear alkali. Al
kali has the same relation to varnish
as muriatic or nitric acid has to steel.
The antidote Is water; isn't it simple,
plain everyday water right out the
tap.
If one expects to keep fine car
looking fine he must be willing to flush
off the mud at night no matter how
late it Is; the work need not take
more than half an hour and the work
can be done thoroughly in the morning.
The chief faults to guard against are
the excessive use of soap, using water
with too much force, and washing the
hood before it Is cooled.
In the old days no coachman would
permit fine carriage to go unwashed
no matter how late he came into the
stable at night You must treat an au-
tomobile the same way If you reach
the same standard that the old-fash-
ioned coachman reached.
Soap Injuries varnish.
There are two things that should
be remembered. First, that soap, gas
| Oline, or anything like them intended
| to cut grease, will attack varnish If
| allowed to stand on the car, because
oil is an important part Of varnlsh.
Second, hot water takes the lustre
from varnish.
First of all car should not be
washed out in the sun, because the
sun will dry off the water too quickly,
leaving water marks: choose shady
place with plenty Of light.
Dissolve little good soap in pail
of water so as to make soap solu-
ton Have soft carriage sponge
ready. Start with the right hand front
wheel and the under side Of the fen.
der and that part of the chassis near
by. 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 wheels, etc, first
with water from hose Most of the
mud will come off. There may he roac
oil or machine oil, which requires
soap. In that case put some of the
soapy water on these parts, sopping II
on freely.
After that has been done start righ
in with hose and sponge and wasl
off. Don't let the soapy water stant
more than five minutes on the varnish
Now wash off thoroughly with. cleal
water because all of the mud an'
grease should have come off by th
time. Leave it alone to dry. That com
pletes the right-hand front part of th
chassis, and the same work should b
done on the three other wheels ant
adjacent parts. That completes tn
work on the chassis.
Use Hose and Sponge.
Take another clean sponge and wit
the water still flowing gently from tn
hose start at the feft-hand front Q
the body and flow all the dust off
There will be no need for soap becaus
machine oil or road oil is never spa
tered on the body. After flowing tn
water on, then go over the entire bod
again with a hose and wet spong
and wash it. Go entirely around tn
car, including the top of the fende
to the left side, but don't wet the hoot
1t may still be warm.
Now all the dirt has been flowe
off and the sponge should be squeeze
as dry as possible and all the waite
remaining on mouldings or in crevice
should be picked up.
After all that is done, wash the hoo
and the top of the radiator. Ther
may be some spatters Of machine o
on the hood and If there are use
little soap locally, washing 1t off SOC
after it is put on. In any case, don
let the water stand more than fiN
minutes on the hood because it has b
come heated by the engine and the lu
tire will be damaged.