DAMPNESS AND DEPRECIATION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 198, 4 August 1928, Page 14

DAMPNESS AND DEPRECIATION

During winter months the atmosphere of the average private garage is heavy with water vapour, which, making the whole place “clammy,” not only discourages the owner from spending sufficient time in the building to make the necessary periodic adjustments to his car, but also has deleterious effects on the vehicle. That continued exposure to a mois-ture-laden atmosphere results in damage to paintwork and varnished surfaces, which is considerably greater in extent than that caused by actual rain, is well known. The writer has son a polished facia-board, upon which a permanent “bloom’ was formed in this manner. Water-satu-rated air, however,, does not confine «ts damaging propensities to paint and varnish only. It penetrates to those parts of the car to which direct rain has no access and is responsible for such troubles as the sticking up of magneto contact-breakers, and for the rusting of spanners, and so on. in the tool kit. It finds its way into closed saloons, making the upholstery damp and unhealthy for passengers.