Antique & Classic Cars Blog

Is this a picture of a car or a tree? Yes.

You don’t have to be Clouseau to determine that this car is parked on a tree-lined street.

But mostly it’s a reminder that your classic will look better, longer, if you wash off the grime, bird poo, tree sap, chemical and mineral deposits and whatever else has collected on its surface. Then get a quality wax, like Maguire’s carnauba, and put a tough, shiny barrier between airborne assailants, including sunlight, and the paint that makes your car look nice.

It took about 90 minutes to carefully wash and wax my ‘69 MGB GT (and only a second to split that infinitive). It’s a new paint job’s first waxing, which will help it retain its deep color and gloss.

Car, tree or house? Right. Spruce (and elm), ‘69 MG and ‘26 bungalow.

In Minnesota, winter falls with a thud. Protect your car’s finish as soon as you can, before you turn off your outside spigots, and salt and gravel coat the streets eager to digest classic sheet metal.

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