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Show DON'T WASH CAR TOO FREQUENTLY Expert on Automobile Finishes Explains Why There Are So Many Shabby Machines. Here Is the opinion of an expert on automobile body finishes: "Tlie idea that a car must he washed every time dust has accumulated accumu-lated on it Is a mistake. "F.very time a car is washed the varnish is raised slightly and the enamel Is dulled. It would seem necessary nec-essary on account of heavy road mud to wash a cur, but It Isn't. Mud Gets on Rear. "Mud generally gets on the rear half of the body and the running gear. Washing the running gear will not materially affect the general appearance of a car If it does lose Its luster. It is the body of a car that catches the eye. Sprayed mud on a car can easily be removed by the use of a soft cloth drawn lightly back and forth over the surface until It crumbles crum-bles away. It Is not necessary to use pressure. Light fluffing accomplishes accom-plishes the trick. "Any white dust left on the finish after this has been done will act as a fine polishing powder when a good polish Is used. "To keep a finish in the best possible pos-sible condition, It Is necessary to use a cleaner once In 00 days to smooth, clean and polish the surface. Cleaners Clean-ers always contain scouring powders, but a preparation of this nature should not be used as a regular treatment, treat-ment, as once the dirt and grayness have been removed from finish a cleaner will remove some of the good finish In each application. Therefore, as a general wash and polish in one application, a preparation very light In cleaning element, with preservative preserva-tive properties, should be used. If this treatment Is followed, the finish on an automobile will be deep In shine and will not require refinishing , for months and sometimes years. Keep Enamel Bright. "The enamel on a car can be kept In bright condition Indefinitely, while it is only natural for varnish to keep bright as long as there Is life In It. "Water Is not always free from alkali. al-kali. Alkali will eat up varnish. Soap cannot be made without the use of alkali, and no matter how much oil and tallow are used, the alkali stays alive. "Drawing the chamois skin over an enamel surface dulls it a little in every movement and in the course of three months of washing treatment, the enamel surfaces on a car turn gray. This never happens if a good reliable polish Is used Instead." |