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Radford's Blue Bux save environment and money
Batteries and ‘Blue Bux9
Radford Auto in Blyth and Brussels is offering Blue Bux in return for old automotive batteries. In an
efforttodotheir part for the environment McKerlie-Millen, of which Radford’s is an associate, will be
collecting the batteries and shipping them to a recycling firm in Pennsylvania where the lead, acid
and plastic will be removed. Here Albert Roetcisoender, left, and Dave McLellan of Radford’s stand
beside a display of the recycled batteries and one of the Blue Bux.
Waxing first step in fall car care
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Your car faces many enemies
during the hot summer months.
Sun, birds, tar and tree sap can
cause a car’s beautiful finish to
fade. Fall is the perfect time to
renew the showroom shine and
protect it against winter enemies
such as slush, ice, road salt and
repeated winter car washings.
The first step in any fall car care
regimen should be a thorough wax
and polish of the car’s finish. Only
thousandths of a millimetre thick, a
coating of wax protects not only the
car’s paint, but its resale value as
well.
Cut Waxing Time in Half
Until now, the job of washing
and waxing a car meant spending
at least half of a beautiful fall day
hard at work applying and remov
ing wax. But now there are a
number of electric automotive
waxer/polishers on the market
which cut waxing time in half. By
using a random orbital motion
which duplicates gentle hand
polishing 2,500 times a minute,
automatic waxer/polishers produce
a showroom shine without burning
the paint or wearing out your arm!
Choosing a Waxer/Polisher
Look for these features to ensure
you’re using a reliable, well-built
waxer/polisher:
•Permanently lubricated, heavy-
duty ball bearings for longer life.
•A precision counterweight for
vibration-free operation.
•A direct-drive motor for greater
power and quiet operation.
•A light-touch pushbutton for
easy, one-hand operation.
•A pad that resists wear and
corrosion from chemicals.
•A brand that comes complete
with all waxes, polishing solutions
and accessories.
Start with a Good Wax
Choosing a wax is often a
matter of choosing what’s on sale,
since most waxes offer similar
shine and protection. However, the
method of application varies, with
some products sprayed on and
others applied by hand in a liquid
or paste form.
Most car care specialists recom
mend liquid and paste waxes, since
they last longer than spray-on
waxes. Liquid and paste waxes,
however, do take a little more time.
Eight Steps to a Beautiful Car
Following these easy steps, the
waxing/polishing process is fast
and simple:
1. Apply the wax to the waxer/
polisher bonnet following the man
ufacturer’s instructions.
2. Apply the polishing solution
over the wax, again following the
instructions for proper amounts.
3. Set the waxer on the car, press
the button and begin applying the
wax. The waxer/polisher will do all
the work; just slowly move it along
the car until about one-third of the
vehicle is covered. It takes just
seconds to get the feel of applying
the wax and polish solution proper
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4. After about a third of the car is
covered, reapply the wax and
polishing solution and continue the
process until the car is completely
covered.
5. For hard-to-reach spots, such
as around mirrors, apply the wax
by hand.
6. Allow the wax to dry.
7. Remove the original bonnet
from the waxer/polisher and re
place with a clean bonnet.
8. Polish to a brilliant shine. In
contrast to all the elbow grease
needed to remove wax and to polish
cars by hand, removing the wax
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and polishing solution with an
automatic unit takes little effort
(most waxer/polishers can be oper
ated with just one hand) and you’ll
be done in less than an hour. Just
set the waxer on the car, press the
button and watch your car’s show
room finish return.
Starting your fall car care with a
high-quality wax and polish will
renew the showroom shine that
summer takes away and protect
your car from the slush, salt and
rain of winter. And using an
automatic electric waxer/polisher
will give you more time to enjoy the
beautiful fall season!
Radford Auto in Brussels and
Blyth, an associate store with
McKerlie-Millen Inc., is giving out
Blue Bux for your old batteries.
Manager and partner Tom Cron
in said that for every used auto
motive battery brought into the
stores the customer will receive one
Blue Bux valued at one dollar
which can be used towards the
purchase of any store product.
Last month McKerlie-Millen Inc.
stated that their 160 stores would
collect the scrap batteries, which
would in turn be shipped to
Pennsylvania, where a recycling
firm will recover the lead, acid and
plastic. The acid, Mr. Cronin said,
First car, first love
There are many milestones in
life: marriage, having children,
retirement, and so on. But for
teenagers, the one they look for
ward to most is getting their first
car.
To sixteen and seventeen-year-
olds, having a car means more than
just transportation, it represents a
new sense of freedom and inde
pendence. They no longer have to
rely on mom or dad to drop them
off at a party or take them to the
mall; now they are free agents
taking one of their first steps into
adulthood and responsibility.
Fortunate are the teenagers who
work hard, save money and pay for
their first automobiles themselves.
It may be easier to have mom and
dad pay for it, but the personal
satisfaction and sense of achieve
ment they will gain when buying it
for themselves cannot be surpass
ed.
Teenagers who just purchased
their first cars are easy to spot:
They will have wrinkled hands from
washing and waxing so frequently;
they are in and out of the auto parts
stores purchasing every accessory
known to the car industry; they
usually carry a photo of their car
in their wallets and they probably
have a subscription to a car
magazine.
These young driving enthusiasts
don’t even mind the first repair or
two. Actually, they find the added
responsibility a challenge. The first
couple of times stuck in traffic
will be used for fertilizer and the
rest of the battery will be reused.
With the initation of this pro
gram the company is doing what
they can to help the environment.
“Lots of people have batteries at
home or at business that they can’t
get rid of. You can’t take them to
landfill sites because of the risk,”
Mr. Cronin said. We want people
to know that this service is avail
able for them in the Blyth and
Brussels area.”
Mr. Cronin also said that if
anyone has more than 20 batteries
to get rid of Radford’s will send a
truck to pick them up, with no
charge to the owner.
don’t bother them either, they
actually think it’s kind of fun.
Teenagers new to driving love it
and probably invented the phrase
“joy ride”.
But at some point it will happen -
every young driver enthusiast be
comes not-so-enthusiastic about
driving anymore. It could be a
three hour line at the Department
of Motor Vehicles, or a traffic jam
that made them late for work,
whatever the cause, they then
realize why driving is considered a
“necessary evil”. Depending on
the individual, this transformation
could take two months or two<-^
years, but it’s bound to happen.
In some ways, driving could be
compared to romantic love: They
are both necessary for most people;
they both evoke emotions of plea
sure, excitement, anger and frus
tration; they can both become part
of your personality and everyday
life; you can have two cars or two
lovers but in both cases it may be
tricky; and you never, never forget
your first.
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