How to protect your car during the COVID-19 Circuit Breaker

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How to protect your car during the COVID-19 Circuit Breaker

 

Singapore’s covid-19 circuit breaker may mean your car isn’t driven for three weeks or more.

Here’s how to keep it safe and roadworthy for when you need it – and for when the lockdown lifts.

1) Protect against bad weather

Older or classic cars, in particular, don’t take well to a battering from the elements. If possible, parking in a dry, sheltered location is best. 

A car cover may be a worthwhile investment, too, if a canopy or garage is unavailable.

2) Clean your car before storing it

A proper clean will do your car good. Leaving grime on the bodywork, especially at this time of year when it may be lathered in road salt, can cause damage over time.

Motul also emphasises the importance of cleaning your tyres. This will get brake shavings, grease and mud off, which can all cause damage after a while.

As ever, use the two-bucket method, rinse with free-flowing water and dry with a leather chamois for a tidy finish. As well as being good for your car, it’ll be a productive task to keep you busy at home. If you have unsightly scratches that you would like to remove, you can try this! 

3) Clean and protect the interior

Your car interior can be a petri dish for dangerous microorganisms, including the coronavirus. Give the interior a spring clean while you’re in lockdown. It’ll stave off bad odours that you don’t want to smell on your return – and prevent damage to cabin materials.

Using a sunny day to air the car can really help as well. It’s surprising how quickly damp and eventually, mould, can build up in a car that doesn’t move. Put some moisture-absorbing silica gel in there for good measure.

4) Drive your car to the nearest petrol station

It is essential to keep your car moving to prevent the tyres from flat-spotting. 

This phenomenon is known as flat-spotting, a condition that occurs when a tire has been stationary under vehicle load for a prolonged period. The tire has a flat spot in the area where it was in contact with the ground.

It will be a good time for you to properly inflate your tyres and top-up fuel at the same time. You can also get our Fuel System Cleaner to give your engine a clean too while you are refuelling.

 

Stay Home, Stay Safe and Save lives.

Motul Singapore would like to wish all motorist to stay safe during this period. 

 

Edited April 8, 2020 by Motul_SG