Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1914 — Preserve Car Body. [ARTICLE]

Preserve Car Body.

For the particular man, one of the most trying things is to have the body work of his car get shabby. The following mixture makes an excellent “restorer” for the body work: One pint of turpentine, one pint of wood alcohol, one quart of distilled or rain water, one quart of kerosene oil. Mix the alcohol and turpentine together, then mix the water and kerosene oil together. In order to defy the old adage about oil and water not mixing, it is necessary to place the kerosene and water in a gallon jar and shake briskly until they mix, then add the alcohol and turpentine, which have beqn previously mixed, and shake the whole until thoroughly mixed. The mixture is apt to separate after standing, but can always be brought together again by brisk shaking. The mixture* should be (applied to the body work with the soft side of a flannel cloth and polished with a dry one.