How Important Is It To Wash Your Your Regularly? Very!
Appearances
Let’s start with the obvious. A clean car looks better, plain and simple.Whether you like it, or not, the world is a superficial, judgmental place and first impressions still matter. And, let’s face it, we all enjoy the pretty things that the world has to offer. Pretty good chance that you bought your car, truck, SUV or van because of the aesthetics. So, why would you not keep it up!
Car Exterior Finish
Your car is made of metal, well, mostly metal, even though some plastics are being used these days in such places as bumpers, the linings of the wheel wells and some trim parts. Metal rusts, and that is not an issue you want.
Your car paint job actually does more than look pretty. Paint protects a vehicle from outside elements, and this in-and-of-itself is important in preventing rust. The paint is in turn protected by a clear coat, which is what gives the shiny-looking finish to the paint.
Pay attention the next time you see an old beat-up car. The clear coat is all worn off, and the paint is dull. It looks like a primer coat instead of the finish coat of paint. New finish-coat paint will be somewhat shiny by itself, but not nearly as much as after the clear coat is applied. Dirt dulls the finish.
An exterior car wash from Spiffy’s can help keep that clearcoat and paint job intact!
Basic Car Maintenance
As Spiffy’s Car Wash clean yours vehicle we may notice something important such as license plates/frames; headlight and taillight lenses; mirrors; valve stem caps and hubcaps and antennas. We are car people, so we tend to pick up many things that others may miss, or just do not think of as an issue.
If Spiffy’s is down low cleaning the wheels we may even see something underneath the chassis like a loose or broken cable or hose. Trust us, a worn or broken brake fluid line is not something you want to find out about while driving.
Mother Nature is Fighting You & Your Vehicle
When you are driving, and even while you are parked, dirt and dust are being blown by your car, others in traffic and wind. That’s not even to mention pollen, bugs and bird “bombs” falling from the sky! Moisture in the air will cause these elements to stick. And, it may come as a surprise, but rain can actually do more harm than good if it mixes with these elements to become corrosive.
Outside Elements Get in Your Car, Too!
Thanks to the weather (see: wind, et al) and physics, if something is one the exterior of your vehicle there’s a pretty good chance some or all of it will get in your car. Just think of how much pollen ends up in your car even with the windows up! Do you really want all of those nasty pollutants and animal droppings in your car, SUV, truck or van while you, the kids and the dog are crusing around Tuscaloosa?
Get Your Car Washed, and Do It Often!
The minimum for frequency of car washes is about every two weeks. But, if you want to really take care of your car then a trip to Spiffy’s Car Wash is in order about every 7-10 days. When pollen, snow, mud, sand and other elements attack your car, you may want to up the frequency even more.
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