Show CAR WASHING IS apo IMPORTANT TASK TAS mud should never be allowed to remain over night as it Is injurious to varnish USE PLAIN EVERYDAY EVERY DAY WATER guard aga ast excessive use of soap and let hood alone I 1 it has cooled go over entire body with hose and sponge there is a proper time to wash nash an automobile and the work should be thoroughly done if it mud Is allowed to dry on the car it Is harder to get off and stains the varnish mud should never be permitted to remain on a car any longer than absolutely by any means not over oer night all mud contains alkali and in some parts of the country Is almost clear alkali al at kail kall has the same relation to varnish as or artric acid his to steel the antidote is u water ater isn t it simple plain enery ev ery day 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 ni egl 1 I t no matter how late it is the work vork need not tat tale e more tl an half an hour and the N w ork can be done thorough gl ly in the morning the chief faults to guard against are the excess excessive le use of soap using water with too much force and washing the hood before it Is cooled jn in the old days dans no coachman would permit a fine carriage to go unav ed no matter how late he be came into the stable at t aou 1 ou must treat an au to mobile the same way if vou ou reach the same standard blat tl at tie tl e goldfish old fish toned coachman read react ed soap injures varn sh there are two th that should be remembered first that soap gas oline or anything like them intended anten led to cut grease will nill attack varnish if allowed to stand on the car because oil is an Apor important tant part of varnish arnish second hot water takes tl e lustre from varnish first of all a car should not be washed out in tha the sun because u the sun will dry off the water too quickly leaving v water ater marls marl s choose a shady place v w ith plenty of I 1 gl t dissolve a little good soap in a pill of water so as to make a soap tion have a soft carriage sponge ready start with tl e right hand front wheel and the under side of the fen 1 der er and that part of the chassis near by let the ia water ater flow from the I 1 ose in a gentle stream so tl at it will carry about six inci es from the end of tl it e hose go over the wheels etc first with water ater from a hose most of the mud N will III come off there may be croaa oil or machine oil which requires soap in that case put some of the soapy water on these parts sopping it on freely after that I 1 as been done start right in with a bo hose boe e and sponge and wash off don dont t let the soapy water stand more than five minutes on the varnish now wash off thoroughly with clean water I 1 because all of the mud and grease should have come off by this time leave leane it alone to dry that corn cletes the right hand front part of the chassis and the same work norl should be done on the three other vili wheels eels and adjacent parts that completes the work on the chassis use hose and sponge take another clean sponge and with mith 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 be no need for soap because machine oil or road oil Is ne never neer er spat on the body after flowing the water on then go over tl e entire body again with a I 1 ose and a wet net sponge and n w ash it go entirely around tie tl e car including the top of the fender to the left side but dont don t wet met the hood it t may still be m warm arm isow non all the dirt has been flowed floed off and the sponge sho lid ild be squeezed as dry as possible and all tl tie e water remaining on moul dings 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 it if there are use a little soap locally washing it off soon after it if Is put on in any ca case cae e don t let the water mater stand more thin than five flee minutes on tl ti e hood because it I 1 as be come heated by the engine and the lus tre will be damaged |