Show GARE FOR AN AUTO expert of johns hopkins university gives some practical suggestions CANNOT meef KEEP CAR TOO CLEAN mud Is natural foe of machinery and driver should make detour to escape it some bonts Don ts for the caretaker carceal tal cr c the life fe and health of a motor car like godliness in nicu men is closely akin to cleanliness writes dr leonard keene hirshberg of johns hopkins university in american motorist the sweetness and purity of its appearance are intimately associated with the length of its life the friction and of its component annton anatomy y you cannot keep heep your car too clean or the sheen on its body too well polished motorists ere now are familiar with the axiom spread yourself in oil and ave your metal this is only N the application to the motor car of the overworked lind and age old allusion to medical advice an ounce of prevention will save a pound of cure show me a dust filled dirty soiled machine and I 1 will make the prophecy of a short shift and rapid depreciation of the car dirt lackluster lack luster and a dulled car body spell worse than rapid loss of value donits for caretaker never run the car in the mud if a detour will permit you to escape it xa mud stid is the natural foe of machinery never use rough cloths claths with which to wipe clean or polish your car never use an excels of oil or body polish it collects dust and turns it into grit never use muddy or soiled water with which to wash your car never fold a top down when it is wet wel never allow mud to remain on a car one moment longer than is absolutely possible never allow mud if possible to dry on the car wash off immediately with cold water never dig scrape chisel or shovel mud from the polish it destroys the varnish and ancl paint never use force for any purpose A weak solution of soda will cajole the toughest mud and grease from the body never dry the surface with soapy water on it rinse all soap boop and soapsuds off on before drying never use auy any rough cloth chamois skin has a high cost but Is cheapest cheair t in the end never employ a roundabout circular rotary motion in polishing the car A straight out back and forth piston thrust Is what should be used never use hot water on the car wash with cold water sure restorers never accept tom dirk alek and harrys sure restorer of the original factory sheen and luster mark twain said that everybody has a certain cure for colds so almost every driver and garage keeper implicitly avows his body polish to be the best for the car dead men tell no tales neither does the injured finish on a car shun all such as billy sunday flees old nick instead buy some boiled linseed oil never use the oil it will not do also some furniture wax and let elbow grease do the rest the varnished part is first washed cleansed rinsed and dried then the holled oil is lightly applied and rubbed completely off the lighter metal parts will be thus restored like new the heavier parts can be still further finished with the furniture wax was massaged to a highly lustrous polish rough heavy soaps full of alkali also cat into the varnish and coats of 0 the body you will avoid this in manicuring your car by heating a gallon of water into which is stirred a pound and a halt half of soap this Is your staci stock solution of soap for the chassis body and other parts it should sli of course always be applied with a soft silky sponge rinsed off with clear cold water and dried with a chamois clia mois skin |