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protective coating is therefore needed
| to protect the finish from the weather.
| ing effects of the sun, heavy rains,
melting SHOWS, salt air, and the
erosion Of dust and sand impelled by
heavy winds.
There are two methods Of polishing
q car. The easier of the two is to use
q combination liquid cleaner and poll
ish, which does the job in one opera
ton. This removes traffic film and
restores the original luster. This
method. however, will not produce &
| long-lasting luster nor prevent addi-
to be polished at frequent intervals to
keep it bright.
The other method is TO clean the
| finish with liquid or paste cleaner
and then apply'a polishing wax. This
| cleaning prepares the surface for wax
ing. Wax cannot be successfully ap-
piled unless the surface is clean and
dry. With the surface cleaned, pol
ishing wax should be applied with a
ball Of soft cloth, which has been
dampened and wrung dry" The wax
should be applied sparingly, then
rubbed to bright luster with dry,
clean cloth. waxing only small sec
tions at time, not more than or 3
square feet.
| When waxing a car. one should
produce a transparent film over the
entire finish. This film has the abil-
| ity to filter out the ultra violet rays
of the sun and retard weathering. The
wax film has brilliant luster which
will last for months, so wax makes the
car beautiful and provides a protec-
| tive coating against the sun, snow
and rain.
Having kept TO minimum the 1888
changes in body design and exterior
| styling. automobile manufacturers will
base the same appeal for new models
on individual items of engineering
| performance. Less will be heard about
/ streamlined contours and fancy grilles,
more about engine Improvements.
| transmission developments, better ven-
tilation, spring suspensions and other
constructive features.
Besides numerous basic improve
ments in the cars for the coming year,
| information available in advance of
! the annual shows indicates that &C
I cessories will be bettered in many re-
spects. Batteries, for example, will be
larger and more accessible, number
/ of them being placed under the hood,
where inspection and filling can be
done without disturbing seat occu-
pants. Lighting generators are again
! increased in output capacity to make
sure that batteries are kept fully
charged and are provided with i'm
! proved controls to avoid overcharging
batteries on long trips. Such changes
may seem minor, but are really i'm
portant, because they contribute to
dependability and avoid the necessity
for calls at service stations. They tend
to lessen starting difficulties in cold
weather and also provide extra current
for operation of radios. heater fans
and other accessories.
Sensational new models OF stream
lined machinery designed to provide
better work at less cost will feature six
acres of exhibits at the 1888 road show
and convention of the American Road
Builders Association in the public au-
ditorium, Cleveland. Ohio, next Janu-
ary 1921. These exhibits will model"
the fashions for 1888" in highway
building equipment and materials, as
road-builder spectators from 48 States
and 25 foreign countries, numbering
more than 10000, look on. They will
witness the --latest creations" in power
shovcls, paving mixers. finishing ma
| chimes, tractors. trucks, crawler wag-
onS. compressors, graders, rollers, en-
gines, guard rail and other new devel-
opments in equipment and materials.
State. county and city highway Off
| cials, highway engineers and con-
tractors, manufacturers and their dis
tributors, who plan to attend, will all
| find in the 1888 road shows prepon-
derance of novel exhibits a refutation
of the old saying. There's nothing new
under the SUM-"
Sessions of the convention program
will include authoritative instructions
on highway safety. soil stabilization,
| gas tax diversion, highway planning,
education of highway engineering stu
dents, development of highway con-
| struction equipment. contract system
in highway work, highway illumination
and Federal rules and regulations for
highway work
The annual road show and conven-
ton Of the American Road Builders
Association is the periodic meeting
place and proving ground of the high
way world. 1t affords road builders
their only opportunity to inspect and
compare the merits of all types of road
building equipment and materials at
| one time under one roof.
Greater activity in most plants will
boost production of cars and trucks
in the United States and Canada to
83,515 units the current week. ac-
cording to Automotive Daily News.
trade publication. The total COM
pares with 65,0S9 units last week and
| only 39,540 in the corresponding Pc
riod of 1896.
Led by Chevrolet. which has boost
ed current operations to around the
$4,000 mark in its second-week pro-
| duction on 1888 cars, the General
Motors group figures to turn out
42,600 jobs this week, compared with
30,795 last week and only 10000 In
the same period year ago. OF
the current weeks figure, Pontiac ex-
poets about $500 units, Buick $500.
Oldsmobile 4,40O and Cadillac-La Sale
1000.
Chrysler divisions are speeding
production again this week and should
reach 10000 units for the five days.
compared with a revised total Of
l6.500 for last week and only 13,4O0
in the same period Of 1886. Plymouth
will account for about 5000 units this
week, while Dodge figures on about
5000, Chrysler $500 and De Soto
1900.
Although Ford operations are ex-