The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-05
CAR WASHING is
IMPORTANT TASK
Mud Should Never Be Allowed to
Remain Over Night as It Is
Injurious to VarniSh.
USE PLAIN EVERYDAY WATER
Guard Against Excessive Use Of Soap
and Let Hood Alone Until II Has
cooIed-Go over Entire. Body
With Hose and Sponge.

There Is proper time to wash nm
automobile and the work should be
thoroughly done. II mud is allowed
or and stains the vnrnish. Mud should
never he permitted To remain on n car
any longer than absolutely necessary,
by any means not over night All mud
contains alknli, and In some parts Of
the country Is almost clear alkali. Al
kali has the same relation to vnrnlsh
as muriatic or nitric acid has 10 steel
The antidote Is water; isn't II simple,
plain everyday water right out the
tap.
n one expects to keep fine ear
looking fine he must he willing To flush
Off the mud at night no matter how
late Il 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 II is cooled.
In the old days no couchman would
permit a fine carriage to go unwnshed
no matter how late he came into the
stable nj night. You must treat an nu-
tomobile the same way IL 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
oline, or anything like them intended
to cut grease, will attack varnish II
allowed to stand on the ear, 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 SUM- because the
sun will dry Off the water too quickly,
leaving water marks; choose a shady
place with plenty of light.
Dissolve little good soap In n pail
of water so as TO make a soap solu-
tion. 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
I'm gentle stream so that II viii 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 be road
oil or machine oil. which requires
soap. In that case put some Of the
soapy water on these parts, sopplng It
on freely.
After that has been done start right
in with hose and sponge and wash
of. Don't let the soapy water stand
more than five minutes on the varnlsh.
Now wash on thoroughly with clean
water because all of the mud and
grease should have come or 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 Off.
There will he no need for soap because
machine oil or road oil is never spat-
tered on the body. After flowing the
water on, then go over the entire body
again with hose and wet sponge
and wash II. Go entirely around the
ear. including the top Of the fender
to the left side, but don't wet the hood.
Il may still be warm.
Now all the dirt has been flowed
pr and the sponge should be squeezed
MS dry as possible and all the water
remaining on moudings or In crevlces
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
Oh the hood and II there are use n
little soap locally, washing II or soon
after Il Is put on. In any case, don't
let the water stand more than five
minutes on the hood because II has be-
come heated by the engine and the lus-
ire will be managed.