Cheap Ways to Make an old Car look better
If you have an older car that has seen better days, you may be tempted to junk it and buy a new one. However, perhaps you don't have the money or have an attachment to your older car. The good news is that you don't have to live with a clunker. There are cheap and easy ways to spruce up your automobile and get it looking roadworthy again. Below are some quick tips to help turn that set of wheels from an eyesore into a beauty.First, wash your car well. Many people with older cars stop keeping them clean. Although it can be tempting to throw in the towel when the rust is eating away at your wheel wells, it is important to keep even the oldest car clean. A really clean car, no matter how old or banged up, is always going to look better than a car that is covered in dust and dirt. A clean car simply shows that you take car of your things and take pride in your car's appearance regardless of the make, model and year.New hubcaps can also make your car look a whole lot better, and you can buy good plastic ones for less than 30 dollars. Driving with rusty or missing hubcaps can make your whole car look a lot worse. Replacing your hubcaps can take years off a car's look.Be sure to check the size of your old hubcaps before you buy replacements! Don't judge size by sight, you really have to measure them. A 13-inch versus a 14-inch hubcap can make a very big difference in fit. Don't splurge on really fancy hubcaps unless you can do some pretty serious restoration work on the rest of your car. Really flashy hubcaps are just going to look out of place on a rusty 1993 Honda, like a pair of sexy shoes on an old lady.If your car has scratches in the paint, you can touch them up with paint pens you will find for sale at most automotive supply stores. But be sure to get exactly the right color. There is no generic "white," for instance; paint pens come in various shades of white including eggshell, arctic, and milk. Although paint pens can do a good job covering up small scratches, they are not meant to cover large areas and shouldn't be used for that purpose.No matter how tempted you are to try and paint your car with a spray can, brush or roller, you shouldn't try it unless you have some professional painting experience. It is very hard to make a home paint job look smooth, and if you get it wrong your car will probably end up looking worse than it would have if you'd left it alone.
