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.

We should always keep a spare tire whenever we use our vehicle and go somewhere else. However, we may be lucky enough to not suffer from the disadvantage and hard work of replacing our car tires along the road. For a long time, we may have that spare tire kept and idle.

If in case you suddenly broke that tire of yours and you realized that the tire you have as spare has been sleeping for so many years now, think twice first and examine your tire if it could still be used and give you a safe ride. After so many ears of being idle, your tire may have lost its elasticity that could cause accidents along the road. Some hidden defects may have been caused by the long time it has been kept in your compartment. It may be rotten inside and if used, could cause the driver to lose his control while driving especially when driving at high speeds.

Tires are made of polymeric materials that may degrade after a certain period of time. To check when the car was manufactured, look at the last four digits of the embossed series of number on the outer or side wall of your tires that indicates the week and year it was made such as 2406 which implies that your tire is manufactured on the 24th week of 2006. According to vehicle safety experts, tires could be reliable until it reaches its 6th year and tires that are more than six years of age could cause tire failures.

Another important to consider is to check your manual. A certain portion should be allotted there for your car tires safety precautions. You may also request for a maintenance assistant to kindly check your spare tire as well even just every 6 months to determine whether you have to get yourself another spare tire. If you¢re stranded on the highway, check the appearance of your spare tire, use it temporarily until you get your destination and visit and auto shop to verify if your old spare tire is still in good shape.

The aim to eliminate the pollution and harmful effects of Lead caused by leaded gasoline led to the birth of unleaded gasoline. Leaded gasoline was used years ago to prevent the knocking-effect in the car’s engine, which is addressed by the presence of Lead in the gas. At present, unleaded gasoline and several car engine innovations have made leaded gasoline to obsoletion.

Presently, there are different grades of gasoline that could be used in your car: unleaded, super unleaded and premium unleaded. You just have to check which type is advised in your car owner’s manual. These types differ in the octane rating where the higher octane rating depicts better performance and more cost. A higher octane rating makes your engine have faster acceleration and more power plus a less violent explosion in your cylinder. You can use the grade specified in your manual or something higher than that, but not lower. There are also some types which are advertised to have other additives that could keep the engine cleaner and this, of course, cost more.

An important thing to note is to fill your tank in gas stations where several vehicles are filled up and gas supply is easy replenished. In this way, you’ll be sure you’ll get fresh gas and no “unwanted stock” will clog your tank.

We may be so concerned with the outside appearance of our car, specifically its paint, tint, rust-infected areas ad so many more. However, some people may take the inside of the car for granted. We may have the best looking car physically (outside) but when we invited friends to share the ride with us, we may create a major turn-off and negative impression if we have a dirty and stinky car.

Our vehicle takes us to places we want to go and it gives us the convenience of having a ride during a bad wintery weather. It is therefore a must that we do every little thing that we could to keep our auto clean and presentable.

Every corner of your car should be cleaned regularly to ensure you won¢t be keeping some disgusting stuffs in there. If you went to the store and bought something like fish or meat, clean your car immediately. See to it that you include cleaning your compartment and properly arrange your tool box and other stuffs in it. Decorate it with a few pillows and clean seat covers; but do not decorate too much. (You might over decorate your car and forget about your safety.) Buy some air freshener with a scent that¢s just right to keep your car smelling nice. Get your car prepared to make sure you¢ll have a ride that¢s worth riding. Keep it clean and smelling fresh, make it look nice from the outside to the inside.

To have a good view of the road, you should always keep and maintain a clear windshield. Your windshield may be made of glass or plastic that when suffered from a little crack could lead to propagation to make an even bigger and more noticeable crack.

You may sometimes drive along rocky roads and a stone may hit your windshield that could cause a little crack on it. A lot of people may think that an immediate replacement would be the only solution to get rid of this problematic windshield but a little repair could get rid of it and let you save a lot.

Windshield repairs are already offered in auto repair shops. The repair includes the use of an advanced technology to prevent that crack from propagating. Cleaning and filling the damaged area are the major steps in the repair. The windshield must be properly cleaned to ensure that no dirt will be trapped inside the glass and it must be dried as well to prevent the windshield from cracking again on the same area. A resin is used to fill the crack and the curing process is aided by ultraviolet light. The clarity of the repaired portion may slightly vary from the unaffected portions.

After the repair, your windshield is almost as good as new, with lots of dollars saved for having the repair instead of the total replacement. You just have to find a reliable windshield repair provider to minimize that blurred portion after the repair.

Mike’s Cars Blog is a blog that is dedicated to providing information about automobiles, cars, and sports utility vehicles (SUV). Here you will be able to find and read articles about choosing a car, where to get car financing, basic trouble shooting, setting up your ride and doing minor repairs.