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Here's how to keep your car
Staining the car's inte-
rior fabric, especially for
the first time, can be a
trying experience. Usually
the owner has been proud-
ly keeping the outside
clean and bright, but he or
she has very little knowl-
edge about how to remove
a smudge of chocolate or
shoe polish from the seat
fabrics.
Not always difficult
Whether or not the stain
is difficult to remove de-
pends mainly upon the
type of stain and the fab-
ric. Most automobile seat
and door panel upholstery
use three types, according
to Fisher Body Division of
General Motors.
1. Vinyl coated fabrics.
2, genuine leather. 3. Syn-
thetic cloth fibers (nylon
or rayon) .
Vinyl and leather are
relatively easy to clean.
In fact, 'there is but one
recommended method of
removing stains from
these two types of fabrics.
Use lukewarm water and
only the suds from neutral
soap worked -into a piece
of gauze or cheesecloth.
This treatment should
work on most stains.
TAKE TIME TO STOP
Plan -every trip so you won't.
have to force yourself or your
car. Take time to stop, stretch,
rest, have a snack. You'll be
more alert, more relaxed, and
more comfortable — and safer.
Spotless inside
Synthetic fibers
Cleaning nylon or rayon
cloth fibers is more of a
challenge.
For best results., stains
should be removed as soon
as possible after they have
been . made. The longer
they set, the more difficult
the job becomes. Experts
warn that treatment of
some 'stains, especially
where water treatment is
specified, may cause dis-
coloration or d'sturbance
of the finish. These nega-
tive results, however, may
be considered preferable
to the stain itself.
Before discussing what
can be done for•stains, one
should ' first learn what
NOT to do when cleaning
fabric. Here ..are four
points to remember:
1. Never use. gasoline or
naphtha..
2. Do not use solvents
such as acetone,, lac-
quer thinners, enamel
reducers or nail polish
remover.
3. Do not use laundry
soaps, bleaches or re-
ducing agents. They
'weaken fabric and
change its color.
4. Do not use too much
cleaning fluid because
an. excessive amount
may destroy rubber
padding or leave a sol-
vent ring.
There are two ways of
cleaning general soilage
from cloth fabrics. One is
with, a cleaning fluid and
the other is with detergent
foam cleaners.
Cleaning Fluid Use
Cleaning _ fluid, which
can usually be obtained
through an automobile
dealer or reputable auto-
motive supply house,
should be used to clean
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stains containing grease,
oil or fats. Here's how to
use it:
1. Vacuum area to re-
move loose dirt.
2. Always clean at least a
full panel or section
of trim by masking off
adjacent trim along
stitch or weld lines.
3. Mix detergent type of
foam cleaners, strictly
accor4ing to directions
on label.
4. Use foam only on a
clean sponge or soft
bristle brush. Do not
wet fabric excessively
or rub harshly with aW
brush.
5. Wipe clean with a
slightly damp absorb-
ent towel or cloth.
6. Immediately dry fabric
with a dry towel or
hair dryer.
7. Rewipe fabric with dry
absorbent towel or
cloth to restore the
luster of the trim and
to eliminate any dried
residue.
Good housekeeping in-
side the family car can
mean extra dollars at
trade-in time, so it should
be worth your effort to
keep it tidy and spotless.
Why You
Can't Get Started
Servicing or replacing
the car battery may not
be the answer to a car's
winter starting. woes.
That's what a high per-
centage of motorists
learned when they experi-
'.eenced starting failure and
sought to correct it solely
through attention to the
battery.
According to a hard -
starting survey conducted
by Champion Spark Plug
Company last winter, re-
peated failure was experi-
enced by 38.9 per cent of
car owners who had their
batteries charged after
initial "can't starts."
Repeat Failures
Of those motorists in-
stalling a new battery af-
ter not starting, 25.9 per
cent had at least one other
failure.
When car owners treat-
ed starting woes with en-
gine tune-up, they had
better success in forestall-
ing future problems, the
survey showed. Rate of re-
peat can't starts was 14.6
per cent after a tune-up.
Installation of new spark
plugs alone was a better
answer to starting trouble
than battery service since
18.7 per cent had addi-
tional problems with new
plugs.
The survey also revealed
hard starting continues to
be the leading problem
confronting motorists. In
the U.S., 29 per cent of
owners reported at least
one failure last winter. In
Canada, 30 per cent had
trouble.
- Cold weather was not
solely to blame for start-
ing trouble. Warm weather
regions in the U.S. were
only slightly below the
national average in re-
- ported "can't starts."
Coast Starts Hard
In Pacific Coast states,
27 per cent of car owners
surveyed had at least one
failure while the Soiith
Atlantic states had a. 28
per cent "can't start" rate.
These areas also had the
lowest incidence of tune-
up purchases in the' U.S.
When skidding, turn
wheels in --the direction of
the skid.
SIGNAL YOUR INTENT
On winter's icy roads, mo-
torists should .give signals of
intention to turn sooner than
they would under normal driv-
ing conditions.
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Reminder! Clinton Community Credit Union
ANNUAL MEETING
in the Ministry of Agriculture Board Room, Clinton
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 0,.:oov.m.
for the purpose of receiving reports and financial statements for the year
ending on September 30th, 1977; electing Directors and Credit Committee
officers, appointing auditors; for the purpose of amending By -Laws and of
transacting all other business of an Annual Meeting. Lunch will follow the
meeting. Door Prizes.
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