Does your car’s color match your favorite one?
No?
Why don’t you give it the colour you love?
You might be wondering as if it might be a very daunting task, right?
Well, getting that done by Atlas Auto Collision can become much easier.
Still, what if you love the colour of your car and don’t want to spend money on getting it replaced with any other colour?
If this is so, I’m sure you would love to explore the tips that would help you keep the paint protected for years & years, right?
Well, keep going through this blog to its end. Here, I’ve listed some of the best tips that will help you protect the paint of your car easily and with no hard effort.
Tips To Protect The Paint of Your Car
Always Keep Your Car Covered When Parked
It is the most-basic tip in terms of keeping your car protected. It’s the simplest step for protecting the paint of your car.
No matter wherever you go, when you keep your car covered when not in use for an hour or more, there remains a very little chance of the dust-particles getting attached to the outer surface of the car.
Meanwhile, if you don’t do so especially, in an open space your car is highly vulnerable to getting affected by various things like dust particles, sunray and other elements that can destroy the paint.
This is why no matter, even if you keep your car parked inside a garage for a longer period when not in use, you mustn’t ever forget to use a car cover over it.
But there are some aspects to keep in mind while using a car cover:
- Ensure that the car is dry and neat.
- Never cover a wet car as it produces fungus and bacteria.
- Don’t keep the car cover under the sun.
- Never keep your car covered for as long as a week or else it will only damage your car rather than protecting it.
There are many other advantages of using a cover over your car whenever parked. Suppose that someone carrying any type of chemical component spills it over or nearby your car. Can you just imagine what might happen once such an incident happens with your car?
It would cost you a lot, right?
Of course, it would. And I’m damn sure you wouldn’t ever want such an incident to happen with your car.
If so, then why don’t you get a cover to keep your car protected?
Wash Your Car Thoroughly On Regular Intervals
Washing your car is one of the simplest and easiest ways to remove any type of foreign particle from its surface. Having said this, just wiping your car with a piece of wet cloth and then simply pouring water over it doesn’t work enough.
Rather, it requires you to clean it thoroughly. Having the right tools and methods is essential for your car’s paint.
While cleaning your car, there’s a very important thing that you always need to care about.
Can you guess what might that be?
No idea?
Well, it’s the type of chemical or detergent that you use for cleaning your car’s exterior. Make sure you don’t use household detergents or any such chemicals that are highly acidic.
Because there is nothing worse than using acidic dish soap to wash your car as it wreaks havoc on your car’s paint coat. Experts recommend that you should only use a high-quality automotive soap with a foam applicator.
Another very important issue that you need to care for is bird droppings.
Yes, the dropping of birds is also one of the major causes for the deterioration of the look of your car.
This is why you must remember to clean all the bird droppings thoroughly using water as soon as you see even a single one on your car’s surface.
Most of all, keeping all these tips in the mind, you must make sure that you get your car washed at regular intervals. If not possible, at least, once a week.
Don’t Forget or Skip Drying
This is the major cause why most of the people getting their car washed fail in giving it a sparklingly clean look. They follow the method of cleaning that simply requires washing and not drying; which is just a dull idea.
Let me tell you that such people think that the water droplets on their car will get dried naturally as they go on driving it.
This is the worst and in fact, the most devastating idea for the paint of the car as this is something that gets the paint damaged to the greatest extent.
Moreover, drying the car naturally leaves water spots on its surface that will render all your energy and time to be wasted.
And I am sure you don’t want to waste your time, would you?
Not ever.
So always make sure to dry the exterior of your car after you wax it.
You can use a microfiber towel or preferably a weave drying towel to absorb the water and dry your car.
Get A Clay Bar for More Effective Cleaning
Do you want to give your car the benefits of a more effective cleaning?
If yes, get a clay bar. You might be wondering about how you can clean more effectively just with a clay bar, right?
Well, clay bars are much more effective in removing the smallest dust particles, even the most minute ones that aren’t easily visible to the naked eyes.
For a better finish, apply wax polish on the surface of your car just after you finish using the clay bar.
Remember a good waxing can easily last 8 – 10 months on a car that will protect the paint of the car from external elements like scratches, dust, contaminants, and UV rays.
Use Paint Protection Film
A paint protection film is an innovation in the field of automotive aesthetic technique. Are you wondering about what a paint protection film is?
Well, it’s simply a clear film applied to the body of your car. This film is very much like the one applied on a glass area or windshield. It is will protect the paint of the car from elements like heat, dust, pebbles & rocks flying from the road, grime, dust, tar and more importantly the UV rays.
Once a paint protection film is used on the surface of your car, you can be sure about the complete protection of your car’s exterior for almost 5 years.
It is almost the lifetime of cars. You can also have paint protection film applied in certain parts of your car like the front or rear bumpers.
Conclusion
In this way, there are many different ways to protect the paint of your car. The choice is yours.
Whatever the reason behind the damage to the paint of your car might be, washing and using a cover have always been the mandatory techniques in protecting the paint of cars.
If you’re looking for professional help with your car’s body, turn to Atlas Auto Collision. We offer everything from paint protection to detailing services to panel replacement.
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