MAKING THE CAR LOOK SMART

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 June 1928, Page 15

MAKING THE CAR LOOK SMART

CLEANING TIPS. ! Complaints have been received ‘recently as to difficulties in cleaning labric bodies which were specifically intended to make cleaning easy (.says a motoring writer ). Finding myself at a large works last week, I took the opportunity of seeking information on the subject from their “O.C. car cleaning department,” and the following are the tips given: A fabric body should first be washed down with a hose and sponged; be generous with both. After that the job should be “leathered off,” as with a coach-finish or cellulose-painted car. Generally speaking, there is no need to give a final polish after washleathering, so a fabric body takes less time than paintwork or cellulose. The dry-cleaning of fabric covering is only recommended for dust. If there is mud, dry or wet, it is necessary to remove it with hose and sponge. It is better to hose all over once and then start with hose and sponge together. Then comes the question of polishing. This should be done, in normal, circumstances, about every 1000 miles ; I noted | that the works in question were using a special preparation. It should be applied as sparingly as possible, the function of the polishing agent being to waterproof the fabric and improve its appearance. But it is important to use as little as possible. ■Otherwise dust will stick to it readily and the appearance of the car will he* worse than before. It is also important to use a polish prepared for fabric, and most shades are now available. Ordinary paint polish should not be used, as its “rough” nature tends to spoil the skin of the fabric