by clariceho | Apr 9, 2018 | General
Normal Car Grooming is car wash. We would like to introduce you to car beauty grooming.
Why do cars need beauty grooming?
Our car is just like us, need to care for our skin. If the skin is unprotected, it will become rough, lose its elasticity and luster, and it will be dull. The car beauty care is also the same. In general, the body surface, chassis, and interior are affected by the following aspects:
1. UV damage to car paint. The sunlight contains strong ultraviolet rays. After a long period of sunlight, the car paint will lose a lot of oil inside the paint layer. The paint surface will become dry, and there will be loss of shine, different color spots, and even cracks.
2. Injury of rain and snow on paint and chassis. Due to industrial pollution, more and more sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, salt and other substances in rainwater are formed and acid rain is formed, causing continuous infringement on the paint surface.
3. Other factors on the car paint damage. In the course of driving the car will also be subject to external damage, such as car paint is scratched by hard objects such as scratches, bird droppings and flying paint, etc. adhere to the paint and the formation of the violation. The body damage caused by these various reasons, if not regular professional car beauty care, long-term accumulation, vicious circle, not only affect the appearance of the car, but more importantly affect the safety of cars and people.
Origin of Car Beauty Grooming
In developed countries in Europe and America, Car beauty grooming with the rapid development of the entire automotive industry has reached a very perfect level. Some also call this industry the “car care center”. The function of car beauty grooming is generally defined as three levels.
One level is self-rational maintenance: the owner himself purchases some car waxes, detergents and other ordinary maintenance products to carry out some simple cleaning and protection on the vehicle. The second level is shallow beauty service: such as sticking solar film, protective film, internal jewelry installation, simple treatment of lacquer surface, polishing renovation, etc., relying on general quick repair shop. The third level is the professional auto-cosmetic services: using modern high-tech means, advocating automotive culture concept to carry out all-round beauty care for cars, reflecting the owner’s personality, self-cultivation, outlook on life and preferences.
The new concept of car beauty is not just conventional cosmetic treatments such as simple car waxing, stain removal, deodorization, vacuum cleaning, and cleaning services inside and outside the car, but also the use of professional beauty products and high-tech technical equipment, using special techniques. And methods, to enhance the brightness of the paint, waxing, polishing, coating and deep scratches, the entire car paint beauty, chassis protection armor treatment and engine maintenance and other series of car maintenance technology, in order to achieve “old car rebirth as new, new car preserved value.”
Those are the reasons and origins of car beauty grooming to preserve your car value. Please visit us from time to time, get our well packaged and fairly priced car polish for your beautiful car!
by clariceho | Apr 8, 2018 | General
Car Waxing is the simplest way to maintain your car outlook.
How do you know if your car need waxing?
Teach you folks a remedy, it is very simple, if you slide your finger back and forth on the surface of the car and the car makes sound like “chirp chirp chirp”, proves it is time to wax.
Waxing is good, but you must pay attention to: Wash the car before waxing, and then buy car wax that suits your car, and finally, find an empty, breathable, sun-tight waxing site.
1. Choose the car wax suitable for your car.
Car wax is divided into liquid wax, cream wax, solid wax and milky wax. Most car owners choose cream wax or solid wax. This is also because the solid wax can retain on the paint for a long time. Normal use of the car can do it once every half a year; while paste wax have strong cleaning ability and easy to operate.
Take note that there are some functional car waxes, such as car wax that is specially added with grinding agent which is used to grind aged or damaged paint. This is suitable for waxing the whole body of old cars, but not for new cars. Therefore, when you chooses to purchase car wax please check and make sure it is suitable for your car, do ask the sales person on this.
2. Choose the right waxing site.
After buying car wax for your car, you also need to find a suitable waxing site, the best choice is to expose your car in open spaces with shading. After all, car wax contains chemical composition and also a certain odor. In addition, waxing at high temperatures or in the sun can easily make the paint surface hot, and the overheated paint surface can cause the car wax to have lower adhesion and affect the waxing effect. Therefore, you must wax in a cool, empty space.
3. Clean the car and then wax.
Washing the car before waxing is mainly to thoroughly clean the dust on the paint surface. If the dust is not cleaned in time, the owner will wipe the dust back and forth onto the paint when waxing, the small edges and corners on the dust can easily damage the car paint surface.
Take note for vehicles that have been parked outdoors for a long time, the car surface of the paint will have some stubborn dirt. It is recommended that the owner wipe off the dirt on the paint before using the wax. This is mainly to make the car have better result after waxing.
4. Waxing is only useful for dirt and small scratches on the paint surface.
It is ineffective for serious scratches. After all, if the paint surface is seriously damaged it can only be repaired at a car repair shop which is by painting it.
That is all have fun waxing your car!
With that said, it would be even easier to request for our car waxing service which includes interior and exterior car wash, you can just sit back and relax!
by Chia Gabriel | Apr 7, 2018 | General
by Chew Perng Ling | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog
Every holiday season is in a good mood, and a happy holiday is coming again. This time, no, it’s not a time for a small holiday. This holiday season can’t be wasted, and we must take care of the car, check and inspect it, and then drive up the road. Unfortunately, the reality is often sad reminder, when I checked the car and found that the body actually has scratch marks, the mood instantly fell into the freezing point. It is estimated that the white flower banknotes and holidays will be gone.
Helplessly, the emergency driver of the old God to solve the rescue method, the old driver gift magic — car wax, car wax is what? See below:
Car wax is a traditional automotive paint maintenance product. Car wax is mainly composed of natural wax or synthetic wax. It penetrates into the gaps in the paint to make the surface flat and increase the brightness.
To calculate, we buy car wax ourselves and spend a little time waxing ourselves. In fact, the cost is less than one-tenth of the car wash shop. In general, the market price of a box of ordinary car waxes is between 60-100 yuan. Generally, it can be used 10 times. Think again about the charges for car beauty shops and instantly feel that you are doing it well.
Car wax is divided into polishing wax and polishing and grinding wax according to its main function. At present, car waxes on the market are divided into liquid waxes, cream waxes, and hard waxes. When car waxes are selected, the use of car waxes should be distinguished. Sand wax and polishing wax are not used for paint protection. They are used for lacquer polishing. There are decontaminating and renewing car waxes. They all contain grinding ingredients and are suitable for old cars.
Then the question is, how to choose wax? What brand is more suitable? What car wax is more convenient? Don’t worry, take you to the end.
What brand is more suitable?
The suggestion here is that as long as it is not too high-grade cars, buying some big brands of mid-price car wax is enough, the price is generally between 60-100 yuan, and our most common car wax brand has 3M, turtle brand. These two big brands, 3M and Turtle, are most loved by car owners, because the price is cheaper than that of the owner, and they can buy good car wax without excessive price, while the luxury car is recommended to use the Sonax brand. The car wax, because Sonax is a high-end wax, the price is basically more than 150 yuan.
What car wax is more convenient?
As mentioned above, the car waxes on the market today are divided into liquid waxes, paste waxes, and hard waxes. Then, what kind of wax is convenient and time-saving? Xiao Bian wants to say that each type of wax, the method of operation and the time consumed are indeed different, and the effect is also different. After all, radish greens have their own love. The way everyone likes it is different. It is only for the friends of the owners.
Before waxing, other necessary items need to be prepared. Such tools as waxing sponges and towels are generally provided with the goods; once again, it is highly recommended to buy a pair of gloves and then wax them again. After all, car wax is a chemical product. , It has more or less influence on human skin. Assuming that it is done by wearing gloves, at least there is no strong smell of car wax on the hand.
First is liquid wax. According to a friend’s experience, a bottle of liquid wax (about 500ml) can basically be used 3-4 times; the method of use is very simple. Just spray the liquid on the paint and evenly wipe it back with a dry towel. You can. It is advisable to wax the area because it is more regular and reasonable. It will not miss certain places, and it will not be dried up because parts of it have not yet been wiped. The operation is the most convenient and time-saving among the three types of waxes, but the effect is also the shortest among the three types of waxes.
Paste wax and hard wax, because the use of the two is exactly the same, so here to talk about. When waxing, apply a proper amount of car wax to the sponge block. It must be evenly distributed. It is best to start waxing from the top of the car and wax it in a similar manner to the circle. Similarly, it is also to wax the area and wax the area. After finishing, call another area. After the area is waxed for 5-10 minutes, the car wax in the previous area has already dried up. Return to the previous area and dry the used car wax. Towel can be wiped clean, and so on, complete waxing. Relatively speaking, compared with liquid wax, these two kinds of waxes are more complicated and time-consuming to operate. However, the continuous effect is better than that of liquid waxes. The hard wax lasts the longest, liquid wax is the most convenient, and the wax does not have a hard wax effect, but the decontamination effect is the best. (If you have to ask Xiao Bian’s choice, my choice is to paste wax because the dirt on the car is too much… and the hard wax is too hard!)
It is worth noting that before waxing the car, choosing the right place is also very important! Indoor and outdoor can be, but to meet specific conditions, outdoor venues, it is natural that the rain can not be waxed, but too much sunlight is too high temperature is not good, indoor places, it must be a ventilation place and can not be dust Big. No matter what kind of car wax, in addition to the body of the car, windshield, air intake grille, rearview mirror, etc. have got car wax, due to the timely clean up. When the car body has scratches, as long as there is no damage to the paint, the general wax can make the scratches lighter, play a certain repair effect, but if you damage the primer you can not use the car wax repair.
Remember to clean the car before waxing the car. The dirty car cannot be waxed because the dust has tiny corners. When the wax is rubbed back and forth repeatedly, these small dusts can damage the paint surface. This is not worth.
After all, car wax protects the car body paint surface, understands the car wax, and in the future encounters some minor troubles of the body paint surface, it can solve it simply and at a low cost, and at the same time, it can also prevent some of the Black Heart Auto Beauty Centers from “cheating”.
by Chew Perng Ling | Apr 3, 2018 | General
Clearing the bird droppings on the car body is something that many owners often encounter. What should we do in this particular situation?
We shall be reminded not only to avoid contact with raw poultry, and poultry excrement can not be touched. This is especially important for the owners of vehicles. Cleaning up the guano on the car body is something that many owners often encounter. What should we do in this particular situation?
- People may wonder if guano carry a virus?
The recent news circulating on Weibo probably means that friends who drive must pay attention to bird droppings. If bird droppings do not touch the windows and door handles, bird droppings may carry the bird flu virus. If exposed, there is a risk of infection with the H7N9 bird flu virus.
In this regard, we specifically visited medical experts to understand the situation. Experts stated that although the H7N9 bird flu virus has not yet received direct evidence of human-to-human transmission, the public should be wary of potentially dangerous birds and their attachments and excrement. Do not touch poultry directly, especially poultry that have died of illness or cause of death. For poultry feces, it is also best not to touch directly.
- How should bird droppings be removed?
Bird droppings are a lot of headaches for car owners. Once bird droppings contain acidic substances, falling on the car body can cause corrosion, and it is not hygienic. Recently, the bird flu virus that has caused everyone nervousness is even more difficult for owners to actually wipe out bird droppings. It’s not a difficult task. Everyone needs to use the methods and pay attention to personal hygiene. Guano for cars and us. Your health will not cause too great a threat.
As a car owner, you can prepare a diluted paint cleaner on your car, spray it on the car paint or window stained with bird droppings, and then attach a damp tissue or rag. Wait a few minutes. Wipe off after softening. In some cases, bird droppings become very dry and hard due to the sun exposure. They need to spend more time soaking and wetting them with water, and generally have a good removal effect.
If there is no professional cleaning agent, the owner can also use the common household cleaning agent, but be sure to pay attention to the neutral, otherwise it will have a corrosive effect on the paint. In addition, wet wipes that we all use with us are also a good choice, because the alcohol content in wet wipes has a good effect on softening bird droppings and disinfection.
After removing bird droppings from the bodywork, it is best to wipe it again with a cleaning solution to ensure that the corrosive guano remains are completely removed. It would be much better if you could wash the car.
Another point to be reminded: Do not rigidly adhere to the tightly adhered bird droppings to prevent the bird droppings from entering the nail seam. Hard guano on the car window must not be forcibly wiped with a wiper, so as not to accelerate the aging of the wiper rubber strip. It is best to use a lot of patience to wash or soak in water.
In this special period, car owners should pay more attention to personal hygiene protection when cleaning bird droppings. First, after removing bird droppings, they must wash their hands as soon as possible, and clean up the waste paper and wastes in a timely manner. The rags must be cleaned and disinfected for the first time. If more exquisite, it is ideal to bring a pair of plastic gloves.
by Chia Gabriel | Apr 27, 2017 | General
Vacuuming Car Interior
Although most of us wind up our car windows and switch on the air-conditioner when we travel in our cars, unknown to us, we can be breathing in foul or dirty air if our car interiors are not well maintained. Dust, dirt and pollen can enter our cars when we open and close our car doors. Having inefficient or expired cabin air filters in our cars can also let these pollutants in. The clothes that we wear, the fabric on our car seats and the fibres in our car floor mats also shed lint which can accumulate inside our cars. A person with a sensitive nose or suffering from allergy will be the first to detect air that is dirty in our cars. For those of us who are unaware of this, we could be breathing in dirty air day in and day out and in the long run, this could bring about health problems. That is why, regular vacuuming of our car interior is a good practice as much as cleaning our car’s exterior.
If we maintain our cars by ourselves, it would be good to invest in a good hand-held vacuum cleaner. This will ensure that every nook and cranny of our car can be reached when we vacuum our car interior. We start with the relatively cleaner areas such as our car dashboard, console, door panels, glove compartments and door pockets. We use the brush attachment that comes with our vacuum cleaner or a paint brush with the tapered attachment to wipe off dust especially in the louvres of our air vents and catch the dust with our vacuum. After vacuuming, we can lightly wipe them and our glass windows with a moist microfibre cloth to pick up any leftover dust. For clean, healthy air to pass through our air vents, we can sometimes spray them with an all-purpose cleaner or use a mild disinfectant and wipe off with a cloth.
Next, we vacuum the car seats and upholstery especially the crevices of any dirt, debris or fallen hair. Lastly, we remove all floor mats and dust them outside the car and vacuum the underlying carpet. To reach deep in between the fibres of the carpet, we run the vacuum cleaner along the line of the fibres to kick up all dirt that may be stuck there. Regular vacuuming of our car interior will keep us and our passengers fresh and healthy when travelling in our car.
Cleaning Car Seat / Leather
To clean car seat upholstery made of woven cloth or fabric that is badly soiled or dirty, we will need first to vacuum it and remove all dirt and debris before wetting and cleaning it. We spray the pre-vacuumed seats with a fabric cleaner or shampoo and scrub gently with a soft brush to remove all dirt and stains, mopping up by hand using a microfibre cloth. For parts that are heavily soiled, it is good to repeat this action a few times, scrubbing the linen gently to avoid patches on the car seat.
For car leather seats, we spray a generous amount of leather cleaner directly onto the surface. We can use a clean microfibre cloth to rub the cleaner into the seat in tiny circular motions, gently removing dirt and stains on the leather. We let it remain for about 30 seconds and then wipe clean with a clean cloth. If stains or dirt still persist, we repeat this action by applying the cleaner directly onto the seat and gently scrubbing and then cleaning the seat. We air the car to remove the smell from the leather cleaner and our car seats can be as good as new.
For more DIY Car Care tips, read from posts on DIY Car Cleaning Tips for Exterior and DIY Car Care Tips for Body Paintwork.
by Chia Gabriel | Apr 24, 2017 | General
Car polishing
There is often confusion between car polishing and car waxing. Polishing should always come first. True car polishing is a form of paint correction whereby our body paintwork is restored in a permanent way in its depth, shine and gloss through the removal of scratches, blemishes and other paint imperfections. It is done by removing thin layers of paint coat (paint correction) by applying an abrasive compound in the car polish or wax onto our car body paint. It makes small scratches and swirls on our car body disappear, leaving an even, like-new surface behind. After this is done, we can then carry out car waxing to add shine and gloss to our car. Car waxing adds a protective layer that prevents contaminants from adhering to our car body and resists new imperfections. In addition, it is what gives our car paint a deep shine and glossy as-good-as-new look.
However, many products that are sold as car polish do not usually have abrasives in them. They may have chemical cleaners that have ingredients that use solvents and chemicals to dissolve and remove oxidised material or dirt on car surfaces but do not contain any form of true polish or abrasive material.
Cleaner car waxes, ie. polishes that do not contain abrasives are good for beginners to start polishing our cars with as we can use it as often we like without making any paint correction. These products actually perform the ‘polishing’ or ‘cleaning’ using chemicals and not abrasives thus restoring and enhancing the car body gloss. If our car paint is still in relatively good condition, we can use these cleaner car waxes or milder polish without abrasives. They should be sufficient to remove light swirls and scratches on our car body. Where car paintwork is old or heavily damaged, or where more serious body paintwork restoration is required, the services of a professional detailer or car care expert will probably be needed.
Car polishing done by ourselves can be easily carried out by hand or by a machine polisher, if we can get hold of the equipment. If done by hand, we use a clean microfibre cloth and apply a drop of polish to the cloth. It is good practice to test out on a small discreet area first to check for discolouration, damage, texture, and any other changes that might happen on our car with a product never used before. We wipe the cloth with the polish across a 2-ft by 2-ft section at a time. We rub in an even circular motion, adding polish to the cloth as we go and using a new section of the cloth for new areas. We apply sufficient pressure only to clean the top layers of our car bodywork and are careful not to wear away the car’s paint and coating over time. To protect delicate areas like rubber moulding and plastics on our car body from being affected by the chemicals in the car polish, we can cover these parts with masking tape.
If we use a machine polisher, it may take up lesser energy on our part but care must also be given on the amount of pressure to apply on the polisher so as not to over polish our car paintwork. When using a machine polisher, we put on the applicator pad on the polisher and then add a small amount of polish to the pad. We begin with a low speed, lightly spreading the polish around the working section and then adjusting to a higher speed on the area being polished. We work in the polish using back-and-forth strokes creating a crosshatch pattern. We continue until the polish thins and is evenly applied, and then wipe clean with a microfibre cloth. This process is repeated for each section until the whole car is complete.
Car waxing
Car waxing helps provide protection and visual enhancement to our cars. It can help nourish and enhance the appearance of the outermost layer of our car body. Restoring paintwork, removing defects, scratches, and loss of shine will require the use of abrasives or cleaners in polishes.
Our cars would have had a new clear coat of paint when it was first manufactured, but this coat wears off over time and the paint is left to fend for itself against the elements. To protect the paintwork, we use car wax. Wax is sacrificial in that it will wear off over the course of a few months and will need to be re-applied if we want to maintain protection on our car body paintwork. The wax applied on our cars absorb stains and small scratches before those hazards make it to the paintwork.
Car wax can come as a paste, liquid or cream. A popular type of car wax used is the carnauba-based (natural) wax which can come in various forms. Others prefer synthetic polymer waxes, also known as paint sealant. One application of any of this wax can usually last about one and a half to two months.
Like our car polish, we can either apply wax manually by hand or by using a machine polisher. If using liquid wax, we remember to shake the containers before use and from time to time during application so as to get an even mix of the wax. If applying manually, we put a few drops of the wax on a clean mircrofibre cloth and rub evenly on small sections at a time in circular motion. Using a machine polisher, we apply the wax to the foam applicator and rub it into the finish with a swirling motion. As it dries, the wax will form a haze on the car surface. We wipe off the haze from the car surface with a clean microfibre towel. We repeat this process until the whole car is waxed. It is common to apply two coats of wax when waxing our cars, for the second coat to cover areas that the first might have missed. If our car is often kept outdoors, it would be good practice to wax our car once every few months to maintain the shine on the paintwork.
Read other posts on DIY Car Cleaning Tips for Exterior and DIY Car Care Tips for Interior.
by Chia Gabriel | Apr 21, 2017 | General
Under the harsh weather conditions our cars are subject to, our car body paintwork needs the most care for us to maintain it as bright and shiny, and near to its original state. Strong UV light from the sun’s rays, acid rain, bird droppings, dust and dirt from the streets and the surroundings our cars travel in, all can contribute to the fading and contamination of our car’s original paintwork. Thankfully, most modern cars manufactured today are protected with clear coat over the paintwork to prevent rapid deterioration from long exposure to the elements. However, to maintain them at near original state, some maintenance on our part as car owners can be carried out without having to spend too much effort and money to restore them.
Decontaminating car paint
After a good car wash, there can be times when we feel some roughness due to stubborn contaminants still stuck on our car surface. These are contaminants picked up from exposure to the surroundings especially with our cars travelling at speed against dirt in the atmosphere which get embedded into the clear-coat of our car’s paint surface. Polishing and waxing may sometimes remove them but if not done effectively can cause scratches to our car body. The best way to remove them is by using a good clay bar kit which can be used to literally pluck out the contaminants from the car surface.
A good clay kit would include a lubricating spray and several pieces of synthetic clay. To begin decontaminating our car paintwork, we have to get our car washed off superficial dirt and wiped dry. We tear off a small chunk of clay and flatten it into a small pancake in the palm of our hand. We then squirt the lubricating liquid or spray wax on one section of our car body and on the paint clay. Using straight-line strokes, we move the clay with a back-and-forth motion over the car surface and continue until the surface feels smooth. We can fold the clay again, knead it and re-flatten to rub on the car surface until the clay turns gray. When that happens we use a fresh piece until the rough surfaces are removed and we get a glass-like finish.
Car glass cleaning
Acid rain mixed with dust and dirt in the atmosphere or when it acts on rubber and vinyl on our car windows can cause streaks of stain to remain on the glass windows of our cars. Washing with normal car washing liquids seldom remove these stains. This is where good glass cleaners come in. It is essential that we find specially formulated glass cleaners that do not have ammonia, which most household glass cleaners contain. Ammonia causes damage to vinyl upholstery and the instrument panel.
Using a clean microfibre cloth, we spray 2 or 3 squirts of glass cleaner and rub the insides of windshield and windows using straight-line strokes (not circular). This is very effective in removing dirt, grease and other residue on tinted windows and mirrors without damaging them. We then repeat the same for the glass windows and windshield on the exterior of our car and use a clean microfibre cloth to remove any remaining streaks.
For more DIY Car Care Tips, read our posts on DIY Car Cleaning Tips for the Interior, more DIY Car Cleaning Tips for the Exterior and DIY Car Care Tips for Body Paintwork.
by Chia Gabriel | Apr 21, 2017 | General
Washing the Exterior
Dust and dirt gathered from the outside can cause great harm to our car’s body. Rain, especially acid rain formed by rain combining with waste gases in the atmosphere, if left unwashed after falling on our car, can also cause damage to our car’s body paint. That is why even if we do not have time to do a full car wash, it is good practice to often hose down our car body after going through rain or very dusty and dirty surroundings.
The longer we allow dust and dirt to build up on our car, the more damaging it will be to remove them. Ideally, a car should be washed as often as practicable but if not too dirty, once a week would be good to maintain car body paint.
Use the right cloth and washing liquid
Washing our car the right way is essential to avoid unnecessary damage or scratches to the surface. It is good practice to use separate mircofibre cloths or sponge to wash the car exterior and a different set or colour for the car interior. Never use old bath towels or flannel cloth to wash car body as the flint that come out can scratch car body paintwork. Dish washing liquids are not suitable at all for washing cars as they can also remove essential oils and wax on the car body finish. Use only cleaning liquids formulated for cars as they are can preserve paintwork better. They can be found in most DIY shops or hypermarkets.
Hand wash for best effect
Hand washing a car is the best way to know every corner of our car body so that special attention can be given for those parts affected by scratches, stains or dents. We start by mixing a pail of water with a few capfuls of concentrated car cleaning liquid as per manufacturer’s instructions. Sufficient lather is worked up to ensure more efficient cleaning of the car body. Before washing the car with the cleaning liquid, we wet the car body by hosing it down with a powerful jet of water and try to dislodge clumps of dirt or stains with the water. Using the mocrofibre cloth and cleaning liquid, we clean from the top to bottom by starting with the roof first, then the windows and windscreen, carefully pulling up windshield wipers and cleaning the wiper rubber, and then cleaning every panel, stopping at the bottom panel and car tyres as they are usually the dirtiest and should be done last. Every so often we should remember to clean and rinse the cleaning cloth or sponge we are using in a pail of clean water, using our hands to loosen and rinse away any dirt particles. After the whole car body has been cleaned with the car washing liquid, we then use our cloth for the bottom panel, and a separate one for cleaning our car tyres and rims. Rinsing and cleaning is then done for the whole car from top to bottom by hosing with a jet of water, at the same time gently wiping away the cleaning liquid with our wet microfibre cloth. To dry the car, we use a dry microfibre towel, cleaning and rinsing it in a fresh pail of water. Doing a car wash is the minimum we can do to care for our car and should be done as often as practicable to maintain our car body exterior.
Cleaning car tyres
We should clean our car wheels and tyres last as they are in contact with the road all the time and collect dirt, tar and oils, so it is always good practice to separate the cleaning of wheels and tyres from the rest of the car. Dirt from tyres and lower panels of the car can also stick to our cleaning cloth or sponge and then scratch our car body paint. As with our car body, we start by wetting the wheels with a jet hose and then we spray a wheel and tyre cleaner onto them. There are different types of wheel cleaners in the market, but thebetter ones should be water-based solutions, ie. acid-free, so as to avoid damage to our wheels and to the environment. We let the solution stay on for a while and then wash them off by scrubbing with a stiff brush remembering only to clean the rubber and avoid scratching the metallic rims. As for the rims, we use a separate cloth to clean them with car washing liquid mixed in water, going through every corner behind the rims and then thoroughly rinsing them off with a strong jet of water and drying with a cloth.
Read our other posts on DIY Car Care Tips for Body Paintwork and DIY Car Cleaning Tips for the Interior.
by Chew Perng Ling | Nov 21, 2016 | General
In the rainy weather, often because of the weather, the car will often become damp, and sometimes there will be some unpleasant odor of mildew. Here are a few ways to help your car to remove unpleasant mold gas, so that your car in the rainy season, you can also have a fresh interior environment.
Sunshine method
There is a most economical way to remove the air-conditioned musty, including the car. You can find a sunny day to open the car to the sun, so that the air conditioning system in the warm wind block, and then open the air volume to the maximum, in the door window fully open state of more than 10 minutes. Also, be sure to check that the air filter’s filter is clean or needs to be replaced. There are a variety of cleaning agents used to clean the air duct, you can buy a bottle of their own rinse.
The pore size of its internal pores is in the range of 0.27-0.98 nm. Benzene, toluene, xylene, the molecular diameter of 0.4-0.62 nm, and are polar molecules, with preferential adsorption of formaldehyde, benzene, TVOC and other harmful gases, to achieve the purification Indoor air effect.
Perfume method
Perfume this approach is more suitable for the taste is not very serious time. You can sprinkle a little perfume in the car or place a bottle of perfume, not only can reduce the odor, but also very romantic feeling. But need to be reminded that most of the owners like lemon flavor perfume, and most of these perfume acidic, distributed in the air conditioning evaporator, it is easy to mold, resulting in odor. If you like perfume, then the best choice of neutral, lighter taste of a class more appropriate.
Air cleaners
This is the most direct and easy way. Directly open the machine, it will never worry. However, this method is more money, because the market price of air cleaners in the hundreds to thousands of between. But think of themselves and passengers in the rainy season, the car can maintain a fresh air environment, so also the value.