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Last Updated: Mar 26th, 2006 - 13:41:45 |
Exterior Car Care
Touch-Up Paint For Your Car Easier To Find
Apparently motorists have only scratched the surface when it comes to finding the exact color of touch-up paint to cover that new scratch on their vehicles. It's not easy. Some automotive paint experts estimate that tens of thousands of different colors have been used in manufacturing new vehicles since 1950. Most body shops do not use paint suited for touch up. Many automotive paint experts recommend customers try the Web to satisfy their needs.
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Sunscreen For Your Vehicle?
Just as your skin can be damaged by the harmful UV rays of the sun, so can your car. Paint colors can fade, and are likely to fade unevenly over time as the paint binder chalks, erodes and loses color vibrancy. In addition, UV rays can cause the clear coat over the paint to cloud or crack, dry out and deteriorate, thus accelerating gloss reduction. UV rays also cause loss of adhesion between the clear coat and the base coat and oxidize the base coat.
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Waxing can protect and beautify a car. It can also help boost a car's appeal
Whether it's to preserve the showroom luster or to bring back that new car shine-one of the kindest things you can do for your car is waxing it on a frequent basis
Waxing does more than just shine a car. It provides a layer of protection against damage-such as sunlight, acid rain, tar, oil and bird droppings-that cars are susceptible to. Waxing is an easy and inexpensive investment in extending your car's condition and good looks.
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Proper Washing And Waxing Add Value To Vehicle
More than one-third of car owners use damaging non-automotive products when washing their cars-products that could contain harmful detergents, abrasives and additives. And almost half of motorists don't ever wax their vehicles. "Waxing at least twice a year is recommended for maximum protection, yet surveys show that 48 percent of motorists don't wax their vehicles at all," said Jeffrey Webb, director of retail marketing at Turtle Wax, Inc. "That's leaving money on the table at trade-in time, as a clean, well-maintained car can be worth up to 50 percent more than one in 'fair' condition, according to the Kelley Blue Book."
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A Simple Car Cleaning Guide
It looks like new! I can’t believe that car’s seven years old!” Would you like to hear that from your friends? I’m sure all of us do, but keeping our car looking like the latest models is tough, even with today’s longer-lasting finishes. However, if we adopt simple techniques such as cleaning out cars regularly and attending minor repairs immediately, the results can be remarkable.
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How To Choose A Body Shop To Repair Your Car
Having been involved in an accident when my truck was only three months old, and then having re-painting done while restoring a ten year old vehicle, I've had some experience with body repair shops. There are different types of body shops out there as we're all not looking for the same quality of work. The first rule I'll give you is that you get what you pay for. If you want to pay $599.00 to have your entire car painted, that's fine.
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A Great Idea that Will Protect Your Loved One's Car -- No Ifs, Ands, or Bumps!
Know anybody who has trouble parking their car in the garage, not knowing how far to pull up before bashing the bumper against the back wall? Or anybody who leaves his/her car too far out and has the garage door grind down on its back end? Park-Zone is an inexpensive device offering a simple, yet high-tech solution to this daily problem. In the often-crowded home-garage environment where depth perception is so difficult, parking a car can be quite a headache and lead to expensive bumper damage.
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New Technology Protects Your Car’s Finish from the Heat of the Summer Sun
Now that summer is here, you wouldn’t dream of sending your kids out the door for a day of fun in the sun without sunscreen; yet millions of people send their other “baby” out into the elements without protection every day. It seems they’ve forgotten that summer is one of the toughest times of year on a car’s finish.
Not only does your car have to endure the harsh rays of the sun beating down on it, but there’s also acid rain to contend with, not to mention the dirt and grime you pick up on the road, the tree sap that drips down on your roof and the acidic bugs that splatter on your hood. So what can you do about it?
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Protect Your Cargo and Your Truck
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How To Keep Your Car Gleaming New... All The Time!
Buying a new car is a great feeling. The smell of fresh
leather as you The fresh smell of leather as you enter the
car. The paintwork is gleaming and waxy smooth. You might
even catch yourself stealing a glance at the reflection of
your pride and joy as you drive it out your house.
Skip ahead by 12 months and see how your car looks now. Is
it still gleaming new or does the paintwork look tired, dull
and "old"? How can some cars look brand new even though they
are already 3 years old? Why do others look "old" when it
just rolled out the showroom 12 months ago?
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Know Your Automotive Waxes
Most plants have a thin protective coating of wax.. Most fruit trees and vegetables plants have wax on the fruit and vegetables they produce that we eat. Waxes are also produced by animals, even man makes wax for his ears. Other wax components are found in minerals and petroleum. And the are Polymer or synthetic, manufactured by man waxes. We get waxes from a variety of sources really.
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Helping Your Car Dress For Success
Just as people can change their clothes to match weather conditions, car owners now have the option of matching different materials and designs for car covers to the environment when protecting a car against the weather.
Here are some options:
Let the Sun Shine
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Painting Pointers
With the proper type of paint and some practice, an automotive enthusiast can achieve professional looking results with a spray can.
The first step is the surface preparation. The area to be painted should be rust-free, smooth to the touch and finished with an autobody primer. You may need a rust converter on corroded areas. Straighten the area to be repaired and use body filler and putty to smooth and shape damaged areas.
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Tonneau Covers Add Security, Efficiency
Trucks are great for hauling big loads, with plenty of room in the bed for everything from furniture to lumber to tools. However, an open truck bed can leave your cargo susceptible to the elements as well as an invitation to thieves – and it can rob you of fuel efficiency as well.
“My brother and I once left our luggage in the back of our truck while we ducked into the mall for not more than 15 minutes, and when we came out, it was all gone,” says Tim Martin of Agri-Cover Inc., manufacturer of the Access Roll-up Tonneau Cover.
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Really Bad News for People Who Enjoy Waxing Their Car
Wax on, wax off. Wax on, wax off. In the 1984 film, “The Karate Kid,” the main character, Daniel, learned some of the hand motions he needed to excel at karate by regularly waxing his mentor’s car. On film, he only worked at it for a couple of minutes, but in reality, waxing a car is a job that takes hours to complete.
You have to carefully work the wax into every nook and cranny of the car’s metal, and then once that’s done, carefully wipe it off. Fast forward 20 years -- and thanks to advances in technology, there is a better way.
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How To Keep Your Car Looking Like New
A little TLC and the right tools can maintain your car's youthful appearance for years. Here are some easy, do-it-yourself tips to help steer you in the right direction:
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INGENIOUS IDEAS Scratching The Surface
For car owners, a scratch in the paint can be a two-fold problem: If nothing is done, the exposed area can start to rust.
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There's Value In Vehicle Protection
It's probably your second most valuable possession, yet it's exposed to some of the most adverse conditions. It's vulnerable to acid rain, dirt, dust, road grime and brake dust build-up. And if you're like millions of others, you plan on keeping your vehicle for a while.
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Photo Finish
When you get a new car, it's important that you protect your investment.
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Proper Washing And Waxing Add Value To Vehicle
More than one-third of car owners use damaging non-automotive products when washing their cars-products that could contain harmful detergents, abrasives and additives. And almost half of motorists don't ever wax their vehicles.
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