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occasional washing may be continued, but cold water applied in a cold place at a frigid season of the year is
injurious to the varnish.
When the car is in daily use or following each period of road service, the varnish should be washed, top
cleaned and the interior furnishings of the car renovated.
Things to remember: Never wash the car in bright sunlight. The am dries the water up too rapidly, and causes
streaks in the finish. Always use absolutely clean water and change it often to keep it clean, Never turn the hose
on the body unless the stream is so broken up that it does no more than spray the body, but we advise the use of
the pail and the sponge in preference to the hose.
Clean Top First
Before starting the washing of the car the top should receive attention. The Pantasote can be sponged off with
clean tepid water, and when coated with road dust or mud, this water should contain enough Castile soap to
provide sufficient alkali to cleanse, Follow this cleaning by drying with a chamois skin.
Washing the Body
Begin washing the body by dipping the sponge well into the water, in order to pick up as much water as it will
hold, then begin at the top of the panels and gently dash the water obliquely against the panels. Another way is to
squeeze the water out of the sponge at the top of the panels to loosen the dirty accumulations, and cause them to
drop off. These instructions are for cars that are washed immediately after road service.
When Washing is Delayed
Provided the car has been put away for the night unwashed, and the mud and other road refuse allowed to dry
on to the finish, it will harm the varnish to apply water and attempt to remove these dry, crusty accumulations at
once. All such surfaces should have plenty of fresh, clean water run down in an easy volume over the finish,
Continue this practice until the dirt encrusted surface is thoroughly soaked up. Then let the work stand for 15 or
20 minutes for the water to so act on the body of dirt and mud that under a fresh flow of water it will readily run
away without injury to the finish.
In all cases the mud and dirt should be floated off by a natural flow of water rather than wiped off. This latter
practice usually results in the finish being scratched and disfigured by the grit and dirt. It must be understood that
a water-loaded sponge drawn or rubbed over a dirty or mud-bespattered panel develops a scouring effect. This
diminishes the brilliancy of the varnish and reduces its capacity for protecting the undercoats.
The Second Washing
After concluding the first or preliminary washing of the surface a new sponge and a new pail should be taken
in hand and the surface again washed with a fresh supply of clean water. A soft wash brush, oval in form, and
chisel pointed, should be used to tool around the surface ornaments, mouldings and other attached body fixtures.
Such places cannot be effectively reached with a sponge.
Use the same care and precautions in washing the chassis and under no circumstances employ the same tools
for the body and the chassis and vice versa. In this way avoid transferring grease and oily stains from one part of
the car to the other.
Drying the Body and Chassis
For drying off the water from the body of the car or chassis use a chamois drying free from lint and absolutely
clean. Wring the chamois out after rinsing in clear water, or if dirty after washing out in a solution
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