PROTECTING BRIGHT PARTS.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 283, 11 April 1929, Page 7

PROTECTING BRIGHT PARTS.

GIVE DUE ATTENTION. It often happens that an ownerdriver possibly through lack of time, finds it somewhat irksome to keep the bright parts of his car in the condition he would like to see them always. Whether the narts are polished brass or nickel plate, they must receive attention if they are always to look well, especially in the winter. Under the circumstances it is not a bad thing to give them a coat of one of the numerous transparent celluloid varnishes that can be obtained at almost every garage for a few pence. Before the varnish is applied the parts should be well polished and perfectly clean. It is essential that there should be no oil or ■ grease on them; a washing in soda -and water will effect this, and a good

rubbing with a clean cloth to dry them will tend to warm up the parts a little—most of these varnishes are best applied to warm surface, and produce a good result. Transparent varnish on metal does not look as well as a nicely polished metal sur- } face, but if the work is carefully done | the difference is not very great, and i it is vastly superior to a dirty or tarj nished surface. Further, it saves i constant polishing, with the almost ! inevitable result that the parts become in time covered with a multitude of tiny scratches. It is not afj fected by wet, and can be removed I when desired by a special preparation made by the manufacturers of the varnish. Another method of pro- , tecting bright parts in wet weather i is to smear them with vaseline or I grease. This does not look so well ■ as varnish or lacquer, and also has the bad habit of collecting dust in i dry weather; but it has the advantage of being more easily removed. I