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Why do people paint on their car calipers and rear brake drums? These parts are made of cast iron, under the constant action of high temperature, the factory coating simply burns, exposing the surface of the metal, which is subject to corrosion. Painting calipers is more aesthetic than practical.

Casting and forging from the factory are coated with a special durable polymer paint. Over time, an oxide appears in the chips from the stones, which destroys the coating located nearby and increases in size. The reason for the painting may be a color change or poor quality painting, which was done before. Before painting alloy wheels, it is important to defect them for cracks and the correct geometry (so that there are no "eggs and eights").

How nice to get into a warm car and immediately start moving. The electric engine heater was invented back in 1949, it was a heating element that is built directly into the cylinder block. Later, many cars from the factory began to equip this option. We realize pre-start heating on our own, consider installing a flow heater on a car.

The surface of the headlights of modern cars from the factory is covered with a protective layer of varnish. When operating on a transparent surface, chips and opacities from permanent sinks appear. The coating burns out, scratches, that is, loses its original appearance. At each polishing, the varnish layer becomes thinner, processing with abrasive materials accelerates this process.

Welding is a very interesting thing, then they come into fashion, then interest in them disappears. Like many wonderful improvements, they came to us from motorsport (the creation of wide wheels for single-drive). There are two manufacturing methods using four and eight discs. The disks for the weld-outs must be smooth, after refinement it will be much more difficult to roll them.

The light transmittance of budget films can significantly differ from the declared, but for self-tinting we are interested in just such. In order to avoid problems with the law, car owners mostly tint the rear of the car. For rear side windows, 5% throughput is allowed for those.

Chips from gravel periodically appear on the car body. For these little troubles, they are not willing to undertake painting workshops, offering to paint the element completely. We will master an independent way of repairing chips, which can be repeated as prevention, for example, after washing a car. Methods for selecting the paint color • by the code on the information plate (which is located under the hood or in the doorway) • by the fan of flowers in the auto enamel store (take the fan from the seller and bring it to the body, choose the most similar color) • give it to the colorists (usually it’s a gas tank flap or any part that’s not too small, the plug of the towing eye or headlight washer is too small) To repair minor damage, paint is poured into special bubbles in the caps of which there is a thin brush.

One of the main problems when working with putty is its subsequent shrinkage (drawdown, you can call it differently). There can be several reasons for shrinkage. Violation of the application technology • layer is too thick for this type of material • proportion is not observed when mixing with the hardener • uneven mixing with the hardener • whipping instead of mixing (air bubbles form in the mass) • the putty is applied to a layer of old material (a thick layer of paint or other putty ) • interlayer drying is not sustained Improperly selected abrasive materials • work with sandpaper of large gradation • risk from large abrasive is not removed by smaller • surface the awning before application is improperly prepared (the risk is too large or gloss comes out on the back) It is also considered that working with water is contraindicated, since the automotive filler material is porous and will certainly absorb moisture that will reach the metal surface, rust will form and the filler will simply disappear.

There are several types of putty, the main ones: with filler for deep irregularities, coarse-grained and finishing. In practice, they differ in the presence of pores after drying and grinding. Not all pores can be poured with soil, so for the final broaching use finishing or finishing putties. In fact, the whole difference in the filler filler mass, the smaller the filler - the less pores.

Why tint the taillights? Can aesthetic pleasure be more important than safety? The reason is the same pre-sale preparation, tinting can hide damage to optics, cracks, scratches. In some cases, when replacing one stop, the difference between the fresh and old parts, poor quality of duplicates become visible (for example, the color of a native part may be saturated or of a different shade).

New scratches are constantly being found on the car body, in many workshops they even come up with some classification: parking, after a car wash (when the washer throws a dirty hose over the body and touches it), professional (the roof and trunk lid are shuffled by boxes), etc. Some defects are removed without a trace, but something remains forever, before panic you need to understand how bad things are.

Which dent is editable and how to choose the master for pulling dents. To equalize a dent on the car body you need experience and a special tool. There are defects that cannot be completely eliminated • The paint burst • A dent on the edge of the body or pillar (in a place where the metal is especially hard) • The damaged element was already painted • The dent is pulled (the metal is too deformed to return to its previous position) An experienced craftsman will help make the damage less noticeable, reduce it visually, even if it is not completely repaired, but it will not irritate attention.

We take care of a good view from the car in the winter, we will figure out the device and the installation of heated mirrors ourselves. To do this, consider a universal heater, which is installed additionally on cars without this option. The heating element, without consuming a lot of electricity, is able to work efficiently to a very low temperature (some manufacturers claim up to minus 50 ° C).

Consider another nice winter option. Heated wiper blades - this is a good overview of the road in the cold season, the absence of ice and frozen wipers to the windshield in the morning. There are three options for heating the wipers: heating the area on the glass where the brushes are off installing the heated brushes installing the heating in the wiper blades Heating the wiper zone Installing a heating element on the inside of the windshield is similar to installing side mirror heating.

How long does a vinyl film live on a body? Chinese for about three years, after this period, the edges begin to surround, bubbles appear on the planes. Surfaces with complex terrain are the first to suffer, because cheap film initially does not stretch well. The battered appearance of a car is a small part of an unpleasant picture, the most interesting thing ahead is the removal of this beauty completely.