Tips for Car Care

April was the automobile national month of service, so here are some tips and products must be treated on its wheels.

Mr. Maynard,

I have to worry just a 2016 Subaru Outback and wonder how the entire plastic in the permanent roof rack. It is black Griot Service Restorer version describes in his column of March 10, is a good choice? If not, what would you recommend?

Tim Patterson,

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Griot innovator of adaptation will last longer than most other types of aerosol I tried, but all are very temporary. To protect the plastic in a new vehicle, I spoke with details Then largest Williams on the mobile phone (bigdmobile.com). Williams is more than a detailer and is also the director of the western region and forming layer and Optimum Opti.

"For a new car, the best that can be used for long-term protection, the plastic layer optimally Gloss ($ 60), a hybrid silicone" Williams said. "The coating, which can be used on all exterior plastics, for two or three years is good, and hold the plastic and white, beautiful," he said. The coating can be applied by it do itself and is maintenance-free up repeatedly.

For plastic very faded, Williams recommends a professional application of restoration optimal setting. "I made a Chevrolet Avalanche recent years with this and still looks good. The cost would be about $ 400, he said.

To a solution DIY plastic stained, try Protector Plus Optimum Williams said. There is an indoor and outdoor clean bandage and protect leather, plastics and strips. It's cleaners, oils, polymers and UV inhibitors. 17 oz bottle is $ 12.

DIY products can be ordered from Amazon or Opticoat.com. For professional use, contact Williams.

green clean

Glass cleaner Frosch Bio Spirit is the "green" long-alcohol clean in Germany sold basis and is now available in the US It is a green cleaner called for several reasons, according to the company.

Frosch Bio Spirit $ 4.50. Frog

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Frosch Bio Spirit $ 4.50.

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It is based on biodegradable and renewable plant ingredients formulated. It is also completely free of harsh chemicals, such as phosphates, borates, formaldehyde and skin tested by the proven sensitivity that company. All ingredients are vegan and never tested on animals. It is then packaged in bottles, which are recyclable to one hundred percent.

And if that is not enough incentive to conventional glass cleaners dry ammonia with plastic, rubber, vinyl and leather.

A test of the cup working light green empty well a bright and clear gloss on the glass of my Ford Escape set in 2008. It was almost as if layers of dirt (such as car wax juice and error) when built scrub the glass. He also worked very well in my glasses - and better than optical cleaning solution that had used. to protect a microfibre cloth the surface from scratches and helped to polish the glass.

Frog the "Most Trusted Brand for the house cleaning" in Germany (with the name of Readers Digest 2001-2015) and glass cleaner was Bio spirit named called AutoBild fans' best glass cleaner car magazine.

Bio glass cleaner Spirit sells for $ 4.50 and the full line of green cleaners available FroschUSA.com Frog and Amazon.

Griot Garage

I said that your car is not ready to show until the tires wear. Now I must add that your car is not ready for the show until the painting was given a massage with clay before polishing and waxing.

"Terrer" a car is a tedious job, but it has become much easier with the advent of mittens polymer surface preparation. Garage Griot came with its own pair of gloves preparation. Choose well to correct for normal or quick crud embedded heavier in the surface of the painting paint quantities.

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