Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-10-19
Mud Should Never Be Allowed to
Remain Over Night as II Is
. Injurious to varnish.
USE PLAIN EVERYDAY WATER
Guard Against Excessive Use OF Soap
and Let Hood Alone Until Il Has
cooled-Go Over Entire Body.
With Hose and Sponge.

automobile and the work should be
thoroughly done. If mud is allowed
to dry on the car it is harder to get
off and stains the yarnish. Mud should
never be permitted to remain on a car
any longer than absolutely necessary,
by my 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 1t simple,
plain everyday water right out the
tap.
If one expects to keep a 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 a
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 a 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-
toned coachman reached.
Soap Injuries Varnish.
There are two things that should
be remembered. First, that soap, gas
cline, 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 varnish.
Second, hot water takes the lustre
from varnish.
First of all a car should not be
washed out in the sun, because the
sun will dry of the water too quickly,
leaving water marks; choose a shady
place with plenty Of light.
Dissolve a little good soap in a pail
of water. SO as to make a soap solu-
ton. Have a 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 carrys
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 of. 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
OFF. Don't let the soapy water stand
more than five minutes on the varnish.
Now wash off thoroughly with clean
water because all Of the mud and
grease should have come off by this
time. Leave it alone to dry. That COM
[pletes 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.
Use Hose and Sponge.
Take another clean sponge and with
the water still flowing gently from the
hose start at the left-hand front Of
the body and flow all the dust on.
There will be no need for soap because
machine oil or road oil is spat-
tered on the body. After flowing the
water on, then go yer the entire body
again with a hose and a wet sponge
and wash 1t. Go entirely around the
car, including the top Of the fender
to the left side, but don't wet the hood,
it may still be warm.
Now all the dirt has been flowed
off and the sponge should be squeezed
as dry as possible and all the water
remaining on mouldings or in crevices
should be picked up.
After all that is done, wash the hood
and the top Of the radiator. There
may be some spatters Of machine Oil
on the hood and IL there are use q
little soap locally, washing it of soon
after it is put on. In any case, don't
let the water stand more than five
minutes on the hood because it has be-
come heated by the engine and the lus-
ire will be damaged.