7 Car Valeting Suggestions Do you drive around in style or in a sty? Do you take pride in your automobile or are you going to wait for it to fall apart and then purchase a new one? Of course it is your car, you do what you want but a tidy car is safer than a grubby one. If you have soda cans and empty crisp packets rolling about the floor, they could interfere with your feet. If you do not keep the exterior clean, rust will set in and your car will be less structurally sound - less able to endure a collision. So here are seven tips to help you valet your car. They may not all be life-savers, but they ought to all relieve some frustration and make your driving experience a bit more pleasant. 1] Keep your windows spotless and clear. You should have as much forward, rear and peripheral sight as possible. Remove anything dangling from the rear view mirror and swap big speakers on the rear shelf for low, flat ones. Remove all stickers from the windows especially the dopey one that says: 'Drive Safely - Baby On Board'. No one is going to drive more carefully because you have a baby with you, that is your job! 2] If your aerial jams, it is better to rub it with graphite powder than to squirt WD40 into it. The oil will just leak out and what stays will soon have dust sticking to it, which will cause it to stick more. 3] You get better results while cleaning, waxing or polishing, if you spray the liquid onto your rag rather than onto the car. Spraying directly onto the car causes concentrations in some areas which normally result in smears and plenty of extra rubbing, meanwhile abrasive dust can be getting stuck on this surplus and the motion of your cleaning might cause scratches. You also lose less spray to the wind. 4] When cleaning the glass, clean up and down on one side of the glass and side-toside on the other so that you can see where the smears are. It could save you half the effort. 5] Wash bird droppings off your car as soon as you can. This is because they are very acidic and will attack your paintwork every time they become wet. Never park under a tree because of this and because the rain dripping through the tree, especially in warm weather, will bring sap or oil from the tree and it is fairly hard to get rid of once it is dry. 6] While cleaning the exterior with a bucket of soapy water, begin on the roof, the bonnet and the boot; change the water and do one side of the car, change the water and wash the other. Never throw the left over dirty water in the bucket onto the car or its wheels. This water is filthy, but you frequently see people do it. 7] Wash the engine from time to time. You will be glad you did if ever you have to get under the bonnet. The same goes for the spare wheel and keep an old pair of gloves in the wheel well for when you need to change a wheel.
Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on many topics, but is currently concerned with auto interior detailing. If you want aome tips on detailing cars come over to our website now at Detailing Car Interiors.