Tips for Protecting Your Car’s Paint | OK Carz

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Ways to Keep Your Vehicle Looking Good

How old is your current car? Does it look like-new or like it has been through a lot? Nowadays, drivers are keeping their cars longer than ever before. While part of that is due to vehicles being large investments for buyers, but also to the fact that manufacturers are constantly finding ways to enhance the quality and lifespan of their vehicles. Of course, cars don’t last forever, and neither does the paint. Thankfully though, there are ways to help preserve and protect your car’s paint to keep it looking good. Here are a few tips.

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Wax Your Vehicle Regularly

While modern vehicles tend to come with some protection in the form of clear-coat paint, your vehicle is still vulnerable to some damage, such as fading from the sun’s UV rays. Car wax offers an extra layer of protection for your vehicle if you wax your vehicle regularly. It’s recommended that drivers wishing to wax their car do so every three months as wax will break down eventually.

Clean Bird Droppings and Tree Sap Quickly

Bird droppings and tree sap are notorious for damaging the paint of cars. Bird droppings are acidic and can eat away at your paint while tree sap hardens over time, staining your car and making it more difficult to remove the longer it sits. If you notice either of these on your vehicle, you will want to wash it off as soon as you can.

Shelter Your Car If Possible

Of course, the easiest way to avoid having to clean your car as often is to shelter it in a garage or other covered structure. This will help prevent harmful environmental factors from reaching your vehicle.

Use a Car Cover

Parking under a covered structure isn’t an option for everyone. So, what do you do in this situation if you don’t wish to wax or wash every time a bird flies by? Car covers are great options for those that must park outdoors as they provide extra protection for an affordable cost.

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