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Fall Is a Season Where You Must Pay Attention to the Maintenance of the Body of Your Car

After the summer, the following months usually bring rain and also a lot of wind. This season might be a great source of gorgeous photographs, postcards, and Instagram posts, but the ugly side of autumn starts to appear on the car's surface. To protect your car from inclement weather, here are a few suggestions that will allow you to improve and maintain your vehicle's exterior appearance in the best condition possible.

Don't Ignore Humidity

Autumn arrives with a considerable amount of rain. Although humidity itself is not the primary source of problems, its corrosion is incredibly detrimental to the car's bodywork. For this reason, it's necessary to check if the surface of the car has dents, scratches, or other flaws because even if they seem small, the effect of humidity can aggravate them and deteriorate the paint.

Dry Leaves Can Cause Corrosion

Most leaves fall while your car is parked. Don't forget to remove them before starting the vehicle to prevent them from accumulating unnecessarily on the surface of your vehicle, especially in the area of ​​the front and rear windows. Combined with the season's rains, typical humidity, and the earliest frosts, fall leaves can become a real nuisance. Also, you can expect scratches on the car's paint if you don't keep it covered. Furthermore, this accumulation plugs important airways that allow the vehicle components to "air out." It's not a great choice to let leaves create a blanket covering the car, as it will affect the car's electrical systems by not allowing them to breathe correctly.

Leaves Aren't the Only Threat

Many wind-blown leaves fall early and have not dried adequately, and this is another problem in itself. Remember not to park under trees, as leaves, resin, or molasses are not suitable as travel companions for the surface of your car since they end up harming the paint. Molasses is a sticky, transparent, and shiny substance that appears on the surface of the leaves. If you spot this problem, it means that there is a pest that is affecting the plant. Besides, it leaves the floor, windows, and paint of the car smeared.

Rain Doesn't Wash the Car

Be careful with the rain and remember that this element doesn't help clean your car's surface. It's even less effective if it occurs while driving since the erosion is higher. Also, the mud, the pebbles, and the rain's rebound effect will only play against the car's paint.

Avoid Trees

You can never choose where to park your car as it depends on many factors. The practical way to keep your vehicle protected is to have a garage space, although this is a privilege that not everyone can enjoy. Another solution is to cover the vehicle with a tarp and prevent the leaves from accumulating on the bodywork. If this isn't possible either, the simplest thing is to remove the blanket of dry leaves as soon as possible to avoid more significant damages.

Last-Minute Recommendations

Keep the vehicle clean. Perhaps it's the obvious thing to say since a well-maintained car prevents accidents and surface problems. It's best to watch out for fallen leaves, avoid puddles, and observe any imperfections in the body, and clean these as soon as possible. Finally, you must check the antifreeze level and, if possible, change it so that the engine is protected against cold temperatures that are yet to come.

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