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REGULAR WASHING helps keep your car's finish healthy: “Fhis car Is being treated to a profes-

sicnai wash at Oasis Car Wash on Marine Drive In North Vancouver.

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WITH’ SUMMER’S arrival
“come longer road trips and
more sun for your car.

By Kevin Gillies.
Contributing Writer

~The thinning of the ozone layer
Means increased. amounts of ul-
traviolet rays are beating down on
_your car’s finish,
Leo Slade:of Oasis Car Wash
“Says that ultraviolet rays cause
dulling, spotting and even a faster
fate’ of oxidization of your car’s
‘finish. He adds that a teflon finish
protects the finish from the sun

‘»* and prevents mud, bird droppings

and: bugs: from adhering to the

«Before the really. hot. weather
* arrives,’ it is Suggested that a car
- be waxed.-

Most’ ‘cars built after 1980
would benefit more: from a low-
“abrasive’ wax . because of their
" clear-coat finishes. .

‘Older’: cars. could’ use a deep-
“cleaning wax ‘because of their lac-
“quer finishes. ©.

An important part of maintain-
ing: your car’s finish is regular
.washing.

Use a car washing product as

‘regular household ‘cleaners can be

, harsh,

stripping away the car’s
protective finishing.

Also, dry with a clean, non-

abrasive cloth instead of allowing.

the car to ‘‘drip dry.”’

Regular washes — preferably a
minimum of twice per month —
keep the elements from fouling
the vehicle’s appearance.

Car interiors are also victims of
the sun’s powerful rays.

With heat build-up inside the
car, leather or vinyl seats,
dashboards and plastic mouldings

can become brittle or fade from.

exposure to the sun.

Protection of your car’s plastic
and rubber surfaces with a
water-based protectant — with a
built-in sunscreen — is highly
recommended.

Leather interiors should have

‘regular applications of a

moisturizing product and/or
cleaner.

It helps to keep the windows
part-way open to allow air
movement on hot days.

Water-based — protectants are
available for the car’s tires.

Applying one of these on a reg-
ular basis’ helps prevent cracking

‘or splitting.

Air inside tires tends to expand
when the temerature rises and that
adds stress to a tire’s walls.

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