The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
KEEP THE Mud
OFF YOUR AUTO
Remove Splotches Prompt
" With Water, Service
Departments Say.
SPONGE AND WASH OFF

There is a proper time to wash an
automobile and the work should be
thoroughly done, according to manag-
ers of the service department who
constantly warn buyers of new cars on
this subject. If mud is allowed to dry
on the car, it is harder to get off and
it stains the varnish. Mud should
never be permitted to remain on a car
any longer than absolutely necessary,
not over night by any means. All
mud contains alkali, and in some parts
of the country is almost clear alkati.
Alkali has the same relation to varnish
as nuriatic or nitric acid has to steel.
The antidote is water; plain every
day water right out of 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" said
one service manager.
"The chief faults to guard against
are excessive use of soap, using water
with too much force, and washing the
hood before it is cooled.
Two Things to Remember.
SIN the old days no coachman would
permit a fine carriage to go unwashed
no matter how late he came into the
automobile the same way if you reach
the same standard that the old-fash-
Toned coachman reached
"There are two things that should be
remembered. First, that soap, gasoline,
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 luster 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 a soap solution
Have a soft carriage sponge ready.
Start with the right hand front wheel
and the under side of the fender and
that part of the chassis nearby. Let the
i
stream so that it will carry about six
inches from the. end of the hose. Go
over the wheels, ETC., first, with water
from the 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 it on freely.
SuOnpe and Wash Off:
CATER that has been done start right
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 come off by this time
Leave it alone to dry. That completes
the right-hand front part of the chas-
sis; and the same work should be done
on the other wheels and adjacent
parts. That completes the work on the
chassis.
"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 of the dust off. There
will be no need for soap because ma
chine oil or road oil is never spattered
on the body. After flowing the water
on, then go over the entire body again
with a hose and wet sponge, and
wash it. 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 re-
naming on holdings or in crevices
should be picked up.
"After all this is done, wash the
hood and the top of the radiator.
There may be some spatters of ma
chine oil on the hood and if there are,
use little soap locally, washing it
off soon after it is put on. In any
case don't let the water stand more
than five minutes on the hood, be-
cause it has become heated by the
engine and the luster will be damaged.