Evening star., 1922-04-23
PRESERVING [USTER
OF AUTO VARN|SH
Chandler Company Points
! Out Ways and Means of
Saving Paint.

An automobile body that has lost it's
luster. the paint allowed to become
cracked and the rust of body metal
exposed is in the same class with
The slovenly appearing man with
clothes In need of pressing and run
over heels on his shoes.
The ways and means of maintain
Ing bright shiny coat for your car
has been pointed out in a statement
of dos and donts b the Chandler
Motor Car Company.
Proof that the average car owner is
not familiar with the proper way to
wash his car and care for the finish
is supplied by the big proportion of
shabby" looking cars that may be
seen on any street, road or boulevard.
Ihe Chandler statement follows:
There Is a proper time to wash an
automobile and the work should be
thoroughly done. If mud is allowed to
and stains the yarnish. Mud should
never be permitted to remain on a
car any longer than absolutely neces-
sary. by> any means not over night.
All mud contains alkali. and in some
parts OF the country is almost clear
alkall. Alkali has the same relation to
yarnish as muriatic or nitric acid has
to steel The antidote is water-isn't 1t
simple?-plain every day water, right
out Of the tap.
a
looking fine he must be wiling to
flush Off the mud at night. no matter
how late 1t is. The work need not
take more than half an hour and
the work can be thoroughly done in
the morning.
Guarding Against Soap.
The chief faults to guard against
water with too much force and wash
ing 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.
There are two things that should
be remembered. First. that soap. gaso-
to cut grease will attack varnish If
allowed to stand on the car, because
Oil is an important part Of varnish.
Second. hot water takes the luster
from varnish.
First of all. a car should not be
washed out in the sun, because the
sun will dry off the water too quickly
leaving water marks: choose q shady
place with plenty of light.
dissolve a little good automobile
soap in a pail of water so as to make
soapy solution. Have soft car
rage sponge ready. Start with the
right-hand front wheel and the un-
der side of the fender and that part
of the chassis near by. Let the wa
ter flow from the hose in a gentle
stream so that 1T will carry about
six inches from the end Of the hose.
Go over the wheels. etc, first with
water from a hose. Most of the mud
will come off. There may be road oil
or machine oil. which requires soap.
In that case put some of the soapy
water on these parts, sopping 1t on
freely.
after that has been done, start
right in with a hose and sponge and
wash it off. Don't let the soapy wa
ter stand more than five minutes on
the Sarnish. Now wash off thorough
~ with clean water. because all of
the mud and grease should have come
Off by this time. Leave it alone to
dry. That completes the right-hand
front part of the chassis, and the
same work should be done on the
three other wheels and adjacent
parts. That completes the work on
the chassis.
..Take another clean sponge and with the