LUSTRE PRESERVED.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 4458, 17 October 1933, Page 3

LUSTRE PRESERVED.

A PLAN THAT WORKS WELL. Many owners who like to have the bodywork and wings of their cars looking their best—when clean—make use of one or other of the proprietary brands of wax polish. Having found, however, that the process of applying the wax compound evenly all over the various surfaces, and polishing it, occupies quite a long time and calls for some effort, they are prone to allow lengthy periods to elapse between the occasions upon which the compound is used. But, if after the initial and thorough waxing of the car, they would use the wax and polishing cloth frequently, they would find that the time and labour required on each occasion is reduced almost to nothing. Here is the plan one man has adopted. A large tin of wax is kept at hand in the garage, and inside it, on top of the wax, is the pad of soft flannel used for applying the compound. When the pad was originally made the material was thoroughly moistened with water and wrung but, so that it should be only just damp, for experience has shown that the wax can be applied to better effect —more evenly and without smears — with a damp instead of a dry rag. Being kept inside the airtight tin, the pad remains moist for months and needs only to be "touched" with fresh water at long intervals. When the car has been washed the pad is screwed around in the tin to take up a little wax, and then quickly and lightly rubbed all over the wings, bonnet, and body; this treatment is followed by a quick polish with a soft dry cloth, the whole process occupying five minutes at the most.