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So, let’s ask ourselves the all-important question: why care for a car at all? Well, let me ask you, don’t you care for your selves?

Then why should it be any different for us? I am sure you’d love to drive a car that looks good and is in good condition. You’d be proud of it. Now how do you ensure that your car is in excellent condition? That’s where car care comes in.

Like saloons and parlours that pamper you, car spas and saloons help us look clean and young. And if you don’t want to trust the spa, just spare a few minutes of your lazy Sunday to work wonders on us. There’s nothing like a regular wash, polish and wax routine to revive our spirits.

Exterior detailing

Do you know that your car’s exterior has a base coat/clear coat finish, which is a thin colour coat covered by a clear acrylic or enamel urethane layer? This clear coat finish is only 2 mils thick. So what does that imply?

It means, quite simply, that your car’s skin/exterior can be damaged by many factors: sunlight, UV radiation, acid rain, salt, dirt, air pollution and routine wear-and-tear. So you just have to wash it weekly and polish it every six months to keep it looking new.

Do make sure you wash your car after a rain; because the water evaporates leaving behind the acid that can eat into the finish. Similarly, if your car has endured muddy roads, give it an undercarriage treatment after a wash. This will remove the caked-on mud, which contains moisture and causes rust and body rot around wheel wells and door sills. Also, remember to remove tar and tree sap from the car’s surface quickly. The longer they stay, the more they damage the exterior.

Vista Car care brings you a whole range of products to keep your car’s exteriors healthy and attractive:
• Vista Long life polish
• Vista Glass cleaner
• Vista Car shampoo
• Vista Dashboard polish
• Vista Tyre conditioner
• Vista Wash and wax

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Interior detailing

Isn’t the interior of your car as important as the exterior? After all, you spend a lot of time here.

Good interiors provide comfort, safety and convenience to its occupants. Some even come with features like the climate control system, which add to your comfort and keep the interiors pleasant.

The interiors or inside living area of your car includes the seats, seat belts and harnesses, inside door panels, carpeting, mats, dashboard, rear ‘parcel tray’ (if equipped), and cargo area. Keeping it clean and protected ensures that your car looks good from inside as well as outside. It also provides longer interior life, and makes cleaning up a lot easier the next time.

It’s also wise to prevent any loose articles from moving around within the interior, because they can interfere with the operation of the brake, accelerator and clutch pedals. They may even be dangerous when the car jerks/breaks suddenly, or during an accident.

Vista Car care’ s array of products to keep your interiors clean and hassle-free include:

• Vista Glass cleaner
• Vista Multi-surface shine restorer
• Vista Upholstery cleaner
• Vinyl and leather conditioner
• Vista anti-fog De-mister

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Special treatment

Hey, wait. Apart from interior and exterior detailing, there are a few other things you need to do to keep your car well groomed. You can protect it for long term through different treatments like a fluorocarbon-based paint protectant, corrosion-resistant treatments, etc.

Vista Car care has the following products for special treatment:

• Paint protectant
• Fabric protector
• Rust proofing
• Engine lacquer
• Sound deadening pads

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Towels used to wash tyres should not be returned to the wash bucket. The silicones from the old tyre dressings will rub off on the towel and act as a defoamer, flattening your suds.

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