Inspecting Your Windshield Can Save Your Life
Windshield installation might be as essential as the installation of your brakes. Your windshield is more than simple glass — it’s edge is an auxiliary piece of a vehicle and backs up the rooftop so your car or truck lodge doesn’t crumple during a rollover in an event of an accident. In addition, it keeps passengers from being ejected out when there is an impact. Research reveals that 70% to 85% of all windshield installations are not done effectively. One major factor incorporate is not using the right adhesive or compromising the primer, installing the glass in temperatures lower than 40 degrees, and installing the windshield without gloves. Taking your vehicle or truck to a dealership doesn’t ensure the windshield will be installed properly. This supports the idea that numerous dealerships send cars to a third-party contractor, then include...
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Why You Shouldn’t be Lazy Cleaning your Car?
Feeling lazy cleaning your car and yet you don’t have time to go to a car wash? You clean your car but eons ago? Ok, you are just waiting for your baby (car) to be brought to salvage yard ‘cause it’ll soon be dead. Seriously speaking, cleaning a car is one of the most important steps every owner should keep in mind. It will not only give you bragging rights and feeling good about your car but a whole lot more benefits. Not cleaning your car can hurt you and your wallet! Accumulated dirt can become sandpaper that weakened car’s paint. Tree sap and bird droppings can etch paint off. Bird dropping is said to contain uric acid which is corrosive enough and leave patches to your car if not remove immediately. When the paint starts to crack off,...
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Common Windshield Wiper Problems
Windshield wipers often get little attention until it rains and we actually need them. I remember riding in a public vehicle and suddenly it rained. Initial instinct of the driver is to turn on his wipers because he can barely see the road. But to his dismay, it is moving back and forth but skipping and hopping with annoying sound. So what he did was to manually wipe the windshield with rag every once in a while. Oh I bet you are thinking how I got to my destination safely? Well, I don’t know, too but I am still thankful. So, what could’ve gone wrong with the wipers? Let us enlighten ourselves with different windshield wiper problems. One direction water smear This is common during winter time. But let us say it is summer time and you still see...
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How to Repair Windshield or Mirror Cracks?
Mirror or windshield cracks are common problems when you have a car. Even if you are really extra careful, you will still end up having minor cracks. You might not be the cause most of the time especially when you are just driving and suddenly a rock came off and boom, it hit your windshield. Well it happens, really. But do you know that it should not be a problem nowadays? You can go to the nearest auto shop to fix the problem or (this is a blow) you can do it all yourself! Yes! But don’t forget that I am talking about minor cracks, okay? So, let’s get started. Follow these steps and you can see magic right in front of your eyes. Please bear in mind that you need a windshield repair kit to make all these...
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All about your Radiator.
The Radiator is one of the most important pieces of the car’s cooling system, and it functions to help keep the car from overheating. Have you seen a car on the side of a road with steamy white smoke? Maybe it happened to you as well. But do you know what caused this problem? There is a good chance it occurred because of an overheated engine. A car engine functions through a series of moving parts, this create friction. The friction produces excess heat energy, not to mention the heat from fuel combustion in the engine. A car engine ideally runs between 180 to 210 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than this and the engine will start to overheat. We want to avoid this scenario, and as long as the car’s radiator is functioning properly, that case will never happen. The...
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DIY Cleaner for the Inside of Car Windshield
Clear windshield inside and out is important to have a good visibility. But sometimes cleaning the inside of your windshield can be a pain in the neck because of streaks and fogs. You will see yourself end up going to auto supply shops and buying instant cleaning materials. Unfortunately, it will just double the work. You will get so annoyed to see streaks are all over after cleaning using these instant cleaning agents. Plus, mostly commercial windshield cleaners contained methanol, a poisonous chemical dangerous to health. Adding the challenge is the angle and the position of dashboard making it really difficult to clean. But do you know that with the right tools, right knowledge and less budget (Yes, affordable!), you can make your own version of cleaning agent? Here’s a DIY windshield cleaner and tips to properly clean the...
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