Why do experienced motorists carry a “blunt” from a stearin candle?
- August 17, 2023
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Car maintenance does not stop increasing in price, and their owners have to remember more often, or come up with all sorts of ways to extend the life
Car maintenance does not stop increasing in price, and their owners have to remember more often, or come up with all sorts of ways to extend the life of certain nodes of their “iron horses”. Among other “grandfather recipes” of this kind, there is one in which an ordinary household candle is used.
Even if you are extremely careful on the road: you don’t get into accidents and you don’t scratch your car in the parking lot, creeping rust will still find a way into your car’s body faster than you’d like . A car that moves on the road and does not stop in the garage is inevitably and regularly subjected to “shelling” with pebbles, sand and nails flying from the winter wheels of other cars. On highways, the damage from such a bombing is particularly high.
As a result of blows, chips appear on the paintwork. Those “gates” become for the entry of an aggressive environment into the metal of the body and later into corrosion centers. In most cases, the car owner does not notice the moment when another chip appears. At some point, the motorist discovers that a “saffron milk cap” has formed on the body – a piece of rusty metal. It is clear that if nothing is done with it, then after a fairly short time a full-fledged “rotten” place will take its place.
But do not repaint the whole body element, basically because of a small chip! It used to be an expensive pleasure, especially in the current economic situation. Economical drivers behave differently.
They neutralize the detected rust spot “until better times” – temporarily, but reliably! The logic here is simple: if a lot of chips appear, I repaint the whole element. They do this especially often with the hood, where stones from the road most often fly around. It is required to close the chip immediately, as soon as it is discovered. Therefore, the means for this should always be at hand and do not require complicated procedures for application.
And a piece of stearin candle is just right here. Therefore, it makes sense to always keep it in the car. It is enough to dry and wipe the place of the chip that has begun to rust from street dirt, and then rub it with a little effort with an ordinary household candle. At the same time, a waterproof coating is formed on it, which stops the development of corrosion.
It is clear that after some time this “patch” will lose its useful properties. Or disappear completely after a visit to the car wash. It is not a problem. It is enough not to forget to regularly update this type of point protection against rust and the latter will not progress. When over time a significant number of such problem areas accumulates, it is possible to paint the car.
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Even if you are extremely careful on the road: you don’t get into accidents and you don’t scratch your car in the parking lot, creeping rust will still find a way into your car’s body faster than you’d like . A car that moves on the road and does not stop in the garage is inevitably and regularly subjected to “shelling” with pebbles, sand and nails flying from the winter wheels of other cars. On highways, the damage from such a bombing is particularly high.
As a result of blows, chips appear on the paintwork. Those “gates” become for the entry of an aggressive environment into the metal of the body and later into corrosion centers. In most cases, the car owner does not notice the moment when another chip appears. At some point, the motorist discovers that a “saffron milk cap” has formed on the body – a piece of rusty metal. It is clear that if nothing is done with it, then after a fairly short time a full-fledged “rotten” place will take its place.
But do not repaint the whole body element, basically because of a small chip! It used to be an expensive pleasure, especially in the current economic situation. Economical drivers behave differently.
They neutralize the detected rust spot “until better times” – temporarily, but reliably! The logic here is simple: if a lot of chips appear, I repaint the whole element. Especially often they do this with the hood, to which road stoners most often fly. It is required to close the chip immediately, as soon as it is discovered. Therefore, the means for this should always be at hand and do not require complicated procedures for application.
And a piece of stearin candle is just right here. Therefore, it makes sense to always keep it in the car. It is enough to dry and wipe the place of the chip that has begun to rust from street dirt, and then rub it with a little effort with an ordinary household candle. At the same time, a waterproof coating is formed on it, which stops the development of corrosion.
It is clear that after some time this “patch” will lose its useful properties. Or disappear completely after a visit to the car wash. It is not a problem. It is enough not to forget to regularly update this type of point protection against rust and the latter will not progress. When over time a significant number of such problem areas accumulates, it is possible to paint the car.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
