Tips for protecting new car

Tips For Protecting Your New Car
By Jimmy Webster

When you first get that new car off the showroom floor, you are concerned about keeping it in a pristine condition. You park on the back of the parking lot, keep lots of distance between you and the car in front of you, and caution passengers about bumping doors. You even are concerned about food and drink in the car, maybe banning it altogether. The same is true of smoking. Not in your new car, you may order.

The above suggestions are good at keeping your car in showroom condition. However, they won't entirely be able to do that. There are other things that can cause damage as well. Most new cars have a very impervious finish, but certain things can damage it. Excess exposure to sun, wind, and winter weather can cause a dulling of the finish. Pollen, sap, and seed pods from surrounding trees and plants can not only make it look bad, but can ultimately damage the finish.

One thing that many don't realize can really mess up the finish is automatic car washes. Even the soft touch, hands free ones can cause very fine, almost microscopic scratches. These may not be very visible, but they do dull the finish somewhat. They also allow environmental factors to penetrate deeper into the finish, causing further damage.

Other, less common things that might damage your new car are theft and vandalism, and animal damage, either from scratches or from prints left by cats walking all over it. These are not really common, but can cause extensive damage, especially from vandalism, which is damage by intent. Dogs jumping on the sides of your car door can leave deep scratches. Though muddy cat prints don't permanently damage it, they are very unsightly.

Keeping your car garaged any time it is not in use is one way to prevent damage from weather, animals, and vandals. If necessary, you can keep the garage locked and thus prevent access by others. Other damage is not prevented by garaging it, but at least these few dangers are avoided.

It may not be possible to garage your car. Maybe you don't have access to a garage, but still want to protect it. In that case, you can use one of the car covers. These are fitted vinyl, canvas, or other heavy material covers that fit directly over the car and protect it when not in use. They afford good protection from most dangers and are relatively easy and quick to put on and take off.

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