Mike’s Cars Blog

We may care for our car so much to prevent it from having rust, however, if you were not able to do it successfully and you found some rusty portions in your car, proceed to the next step and protect the uninfected areas and stop rust propagation. Rust, once it has already infected your car, should be immediately eliminated because it can spread and eat up a huge portion of your vehicle.

Aside from the fact that a rusty car makes your vehicle ugly and unattractive, it also decreases its market value if you have plans of selling it to someone else and several other reasons why you should get rid of rust. Rust removal is offered in auto repair shops but unfortunately could be availed at a high cost. Having quite knowledge about the DIY steps in rust removal of your vehicle could let you save lots of money and time when you get that pest out of your vehicle.

Before anything else, remove the affected portion. Even if this portion is covered with paint, it can still eat up your car. Therefore, you have to eliminate the root of the rust. You can grind the rusty portion using grinders. Remember to make it smooth. A rough surface could make your car more prone to rust. Grind the surface gently to ensure that you only remove the infected portion and not more than what it should be.

Then, apply the prime and the paint. The primer prevents the surface to be infected with rust again and the paint is to protect the outer surface of your car. Use the blue painter¢s tape to prepare the surface to be painted. Three thin coats of body primer, applied smoothly would be enough to protect your car. Leave the primer overnight then apply three to four thin coats of paint until you achieve your desired color. Let the paint stand until it dries and cures thoroughly. Wash your car to sum things up and that¢s it. You now have a rust free vehicle.

Having a car could give you the convenience of being on-the-go whenever you want to go somewhere or if your friends invited you to some place far from home. However, due to the increasing price of oil in the market, a lot of people are already questioning if the convenience of having a car is worthy of several dollars spent in every full tank of gasoline.

We can’t stop the oil price hike and all we can do to save money with our gas is to minimize our consumption. There are still ways to do this and I hope you will find the following helpful.

Getting regular tune-ups is the most common and most important thing that a car owner should do to ensure he’ll save gas and care for his car at the same time. This will let you save money for both gas consumption and engine repairs. Minimizing the use of the air conditioner could be another way to save. Just turn it on if you’re not comfortable with the weather and feel the fresh air if the weather is fine. You could also adjust your driving habits and always practice using the 5th gear as soon as possible. Maintain a smooth speed and avoid driving on curvy and rough roads to prevent excessive gas consumption.

On the other hand, you could also maximize your car use to reduce your gas consumption. Make friends with your co-workers and engage yourselves in carpool. In this way, you take turns with using your car and it maximizes every ride. Planning your destinations each time you take your car out of your garage could also help you save gas. You do everything you could in one trip without wasting time and gas going back and forth just to do another thing.

Another thing that people discovered is the perfect time of the day to buy fuel. Colder periods make gasoline denser (much more fuel) and buying early in the morning or late at night when it’s colder could let you have more gas in the same gallons you use.