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Your Car's Paint Job Need Some Pampering?
 Another
change of season is upon us and you know what that means. Time
for a little spring cleaning. Not just for your house, but
your car as well. Unless it has spent the entire winter
snuggled under a clean, dry cover in the garage, your vehicle
is definitely in need of a little T-L-C.
If you live in a northern climate, there are probably a lot of things
in your car you won't need come spring. That dirty snow
scraper
and leaking bag of gravel in the trunk and the dirty boots and mittens
on the floor in the back can go.
Cleaning the interior will be easy compared to what you have to deal
with on the outside. Your car is so dirty you don't remember
what
color it is - black, grey or blue. So much salt has built up
at
the bottom of your doors, the steel is starting to corrode away.
Cars kept in the climates where snow doesn't fall have had a rough
winter of their own. They've endured daily assaults from
UV
radiation, acid rain, dirt, and air pollution.
Unless you
take steps to reverse the damage, your car may need a new paint job, or
worse, body work before the end of the year. So what should
you
do?
#1 Car wash
If you haven't washed your car in a while, that's a good place to
start. And don't just take a quick run through an automatic
car
wash either. Park in the shade and give the underside and
fenders
a good hosing off to flush any road salt or grime that may have lodged
its way into the dark reaches of your vehicle.
Next, hose the roof, doors and bumpers off, then fill a bucket with a
quality car washing soap, dip in your sponges, wash mitts or towels and
thoroughly soap-down the entire vehicle from the top down. Then wash
away the soap and wipe it dry.
#2 Wax your car
Next you're going to want to apply a coat of wax. With all
the
dirt and grime your car has come in contact with during the winter
months, the wax you put on as recently as a month ago is probably
completely gone already.
Just like your lips need balm in the winter, paint needs wax to keep it
from drying out.
Rather than putting on another coat of cheap wax that you know will
just wear away again in a few weeks, this time, why not put on a coat
of 5 Star Shine.
The patented two-step polish uses PTFE (the same substance that makes
nonstick cookware so slippery) that actually bonds to the molecules of
your paint for unbeatable shine and protection. It's so
strong,
it will last as long as your vehicle does. Log on to www.5starshine.com for an
in-depth explanation of how the polish works.
"It only takes an hour to apply a coat on the average vehicle and it's
safe on all paints, clear coats and fiberglass gel coats," says company
president Glenn Canady.
Your car's paint job isn't the only thing that needs a once-over come
spring. The Car Care Council also recommends you check tires
and
wiper blades to make sure they're able to handle the coming spring
showers. Thin tire treads create hazardous driving conditions
when water builds up on the roadway. Instead of gripping the
road, they tend to hydroplane. The simplest way to check tire
tread depth is with a penny. Insert the penny into the grooves of the
tread. If you are able to see all of Lincoln's head, the tire needs
replacement.
Rainy weather also affects driver visibility. Because 90 percent of
driving decisions depend on good vision, a clean windshield is
imperative. Streaking and smearing impair vision and are caused by worn
windshield blades. Replacing them is easy and inexpensive.
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