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Re: Bird Car
In article <EP66g.291213$hn5.28598@fe04.news.easynews.com>
[email]no.one@no.net[/email] "Travis Jordan" writes:
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> Built_Well wrote:[color=green]
> > Will this fluid which contains methyl alcohol, and which I use all the
> > time, eventually take a toll on the Meguiar's 26 wax job on the car?[/color]
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> Yes, and sooner rather than later.
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> Keep a jug of water and some soft rags in the trunk from now
> on, and use those.[/color]
Heard a tip on the radio this week which may relate: when washing
a car, at the last rinse add a tiny amount of "wax" (ie, whatever
the stuff really is, I doubt it is wax) to the water. No precise
amount was given; I got the impresion of maybe a bottle capful to
a couple of UK gallons (== 2.4 US gal).
Another tip I heard in the 1970s, which has served me well: DON'T
add detergent to car-wash water. Use plain water. Remove oil or
tar with a rag dampened in white spirit. Reason: detergent is a
wetting agent and those nooks and crannies will dry slower. The
prolonged damp will encourage corrosion.
--
Andrew Stephenson
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