Make cars look new with cleaning and detailing

SO YOU have had a tune-up and are confident that you car is running
well, but you are still not happy with the way it is looking. There are
ways to spruce up your car inside and out that will make it look a lot
sharper, run more efficiently, and improve its resale value.

A steam cleaning of the engine
components will clean out the dirt
and grime, and will help your
engine to run more smoothly —
reducing the chance of a break
down, explained Mike Haveruk,
owner of North Van. Under-
coating Ltd.

By Pameia Lang

Features Reporter

A thorough cleaning — in-
cluding door jams and wheel wells
— gets rid of a lot more than the

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average car wash, said Haveruk,
who doesn’t believe in automatic
car washes.

While washing your vehicle ei-
ther by hand or by taking it to a
car wash will remove the surface
dirt, he said, the brushes of a car
wash will stratch your vehicle.

All of the work done by
Haveruk’s company comes with a
lifetime guarantee, although the
guarantee is void if the car is
taken through an automated
wash.

A complete cleaning inside the
vehicle includes removing stains
made by coffee, tobacco and
other items, as well as shampoo-
ing the carpets.

Once the car is cleaned, it is
possibie to get any number of
protectants and auto detailing
done to give the vehicle a whole
new look.

Undercoating a vehicle acis as a
rust-proofing and sound dead-
ener, Haveruk explained.

Cut polishing will bring the
shine back into your paint job,
and a coat of wax will help to
protect that shine, he added.

And _ the inside of the vehicle
can be Scotchguarded to protect
against future staining.

But if that isn’t enough, you
might want to give your car a
whole new look with some
customization like pin-striping,
said Haveruk.

Customization can be anything
from having your windows tinted
to adding running boards or roof
racks.

Many people are making their

vehicles last longer and look good

by turning to customization for a

change to the look of their vehi-
cle, explained John Constant,
owner of Trim-Line Graphics of
North Van.

The lines, zigs, zags and
splashes that have become quite
common can be supplemented by
computer-generated customized
art work or lettering attached to
your vehicle, he said.

These designs are guaranteed to
stay in place until they are remov-
ed by a heating process.

Window tinting regulations, in-
troduced Jan. 1, allow tint over

the top 3% inches of your front
windshield and for all areas
behind the driver’s shoulders,
Constant explained.

A good tinting process can stop
window glass from shattering dur-
ing an accident as well as reduce
the ultraviolet light entering your
vehicle, he added.

Tkat light reduction affects not
only the occupants of the vehicle,
but also reduces fading on vehicle
interiors.

Constant is enthusiastic about
his work: ‘‘We love what we do.”’

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