The Importance of Washing your Car

Summer is in full swing and after long days filled with adventures, your car can wind up pretty dirty. Now is as good of a time as any to stress the importance of cleaning your car regularly. Dust, dirt, bugs and plenty of other natural causes can reduce the quality of your car’s paint and lead to unwanted damage. Let’s run through some details on properly washing your car and extending the life of your car paint.

Let’s start with the basics. You’re going to need access to soap and water. Before you get ahead of yourself, make sure that the soap you’re using is suitable for washing cars. Dish soaps can be abrasive and unsafe to use on your car and we want to avoid damaging our ride. Prepare a bucket or container full of soapy water prior to washing your car.

Start out by hosing down your car and getting rid of the surface dirt and grime. You’ll want to saturate your ride before applying soap. Once your car is nice and wet, go ahead and apply a coat of soap with a sponge or rag. Scrub the dirt and grime away and then rinse your car. You can wash your windshields and windows with any standard glass cleaner. Just clean them as if you’re cleaning a mirror or window in your home. Repeat these processes until you’re satisfied with the level of cleanliness. 

Removing stickers? Try using some WD-40 or Goo Gone on the stickier areas. Scrub at the area gently and slowly but surely the sticker will start to rub away. Always be sure to scrub the residue away with soap and water after using WD-40 or Goo Gone.

Presto! Your car is now squeaky clean. You’ll relish in the fact that your ride will be turning heads up and down the street and extend the life of its paint thanks to your handiwork. While you’re cleaning up your ride, why not run through a quick maintenance check and make sure that your ride is up to date? We offer fantastic service options here at McLarty Daniel Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Bentonville and would love for you to stop by for a tune-up. For more information or to schedule a service appointment, you can fill out our contact form and we’ll get in touch with you. We look forward to serving you!

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