REMOVING GRIME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22670, 6 March 1937, Page 12 (Supplement)

REMOVING GRIME

HINT FOR OWNER-DRIVERS

The average motorist is no doubt somewhat fastidious about the condition of his hands and consequently does not enjoy carrying out any maintenance job on the car wliieh will lead to his becoming covered with dirt and grime. Unless care is taken in washing afterwards signs of the grime may show for several days in the pores of the skin. This is most likely the result of washing in hot water, which certainly hastens the job, but the heat opens the pores of the skin and some of the dirt sinks in. Here it stays in spite of vigorous attempts to remove it In future try washing in cold water, no matter how begrimed the hands may be. Remove the worst first with paraffin or light oil; then immerse in cold water and use one of the special cleaning compounds which can be bought from most stores and many garages. There are plenty of good ones about; they do not cost much and 110 difficulty should be found in finding one which is efficient. With the cold water, the pores arc not opened and no dirt sinks into the skin. If the hands are particularly dirty it may be found beneficial sometimes to use a little soft soap. Before starting any job on the ear it is quite a good plan to rub some soap over the skin and around the finger nails as this acts as a further check to the begriming.