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		<title>Dome Light Dimmer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What car you got now? what was the production year? and was it European or American manufactured? or was it Japan or Korean car? Why was I questioning it, because an old car, especially manufactured by Japanese and Korean company don&#8217;t have dome light dimmer features.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What car you got now? what was the production year? and was it European or American manufactured? or was it Japan or Korean car? Why was I questioning it, because an old car, especially manufactured by Japanese and Korean company don&#8217;t have dome light dimmer features.</p>
<p>The most common usage of this dome light dimmer usually handy when you often traveling on night and have to prepare a parking ticket and payment. It would more comfortable, if the lights stay alive even if the door has been closed as a plural in luxury cars.<br />
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Cabin lights (dome light) like the European cars, will stay on when the car door opened, and door were closed, the light not immediately off but will remain for a while and then fade slowly until extinguished. It&#8217;s really elegant sightings and handy for some people, which obviously we don&#8217;t get it in certain car.</p>
<p>Well for you whom like to experiment, these features you could do it on your own.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mikadotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dome1.jpg"><img src="http://www.mikadotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dome1.jpg" alt="" title="dome1" width="534" height="304" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-30" /></a></p>
<p>VR1: To set the time delay.<br />
VR2: To regulate the intensity of the LED&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Please note, that note the input switch is in the scheme is NEGATIVE INPUT!<br />
For cars Positive signalized sensor output, it is necessary to change the relay position which is connected to a positive change to the ground along with its diodes.</p>
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		<title>Removing stains and cigarette smells</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some people smoking has become a necessity, some even thought it as lifestyle. But then it became habits they brought till up in the car. As a result even spread bad smell and cigarette ashes scattered in the cabin of the car.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For some people smoking has become a necessity, some even thought it as lifestyle. But then it became habits they brought till up in the car. As a result even spread bad smell and cigarette ashes scattered in the cabin of the car.<br />
Although currently there is no smoke, does not mean the problem is completed. The odor does not necessarily disappear. Cigarette ashes scattered to be one of the causes. This articles doesn&#8217;t meant to judge or stop people smoking cigarette, but at least you&#8217;ll know how to get rid the stains and smells inside your car.</p>
<p>The main cause of the odor is a stain attached to the cabin. This stain comes from cigarette smoke containing nicotine. Nicotine stains most easily found on the ceiling because the colors are so yellow.<br />
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Besides the smell, the ceiling is exposed to cigarette smoke is so unsightly it gets dirty. Not quite up there. Hand holding the cigarette so the migration of media to another part of the nicotine stain cabin, such as steering wheel, door panels and center console. It might seems too much scary, but do not worry, when you&#8217;re able to understand how, stains and odors act, those are controllable and could be able to remove.</p>
<p><strong>Ceiling</strong><br />
Ceiling is the most upper interior in your car, and usually doesn&#8217;t pay your attention much, but when your found stain, its easily to be found and kinda annoying. To control it spray a special cleaning fluid interior (interior cleaner) on the stain on the ceiling. Then brush slowly and direction. Wipe with a cloth to remove the stain of nicotine. If still stubborn repeat the process.</p>
<p>If this fails too, use stronger chemicals. Usually with this material that stubborn spots of nicotine could be appointed. It should be remembered for suspended ceilings should not be too much exposed to water, because the ceiling will slacken.</p>
<p><strong>Door Panel</strong><br />
How to clean the door panel is the same with the ceiling. But the part that is difficult to reach, such as power window buttons can be used a brush to help work.</p>
<p><strong>Steering wheel</strong><br />
This section is easily soiled due to direct contact with the hand while driving. The cleaning process is as easy as the door panel.</p>
<p><strong>Rear view mirror</strong><br />
Feature stained glass mirror that nicotine is as dewy surface. To clean the glass needs cleaning (glass cleaner). Spread on the glass and wipe with a clean cloth in order to get sleek and clean rear view mirror.</p>
<p><strong>Center console</strong><br />
Often contracted from small piece of cigarette ash and holding the gear lever. But do not worry, because in order to clean up this section do the same with other parts. And to give the impression to be sprayed glossy vinyl and rubber conditioner.</p>
<p><strong>Ashtray</strong><br />
We could consider this section as a nest of ashes and cigarette butts and can spread the odor of nicotine throughout the cabin. How clean is simple, which is separated from its seat ashtray and dispose of ashes and cigarette butts are left. Flush with water and pour it all purpose cleaner. Brush with a toothbrush and rinse with water. Last ashtray wipe for drying.</p>
<p><strong>Bench</strong><br />
Cigarette ash often fall to bench, to clean it just sucked it with vacuum cleaner. But if the smell of odor can be used vinyl and rubber cleaner, as the same process we go through with the ceiling.</p>
<p><strong>Carpet</strong><br />
The problem with the bench. Remove the carpet from the car and flush with water. Then apply a dab of soap and brush. After the foam out, while brushing flush with water until clean. Last dry with a way of drying.</p>
<p>The final phase of clean-up process is by spraying deodorizer in the cabin. You could spray on the above mentioned parts, mainly air-conditioning, ceiling and benches. Well, hopefully now the smell and stains nicotine in your car has gone away.</p>
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		<title>Tips and trick cleaning fabric material carpet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fabric is one type of textile material consists of a network of yarn / natural fibers (Yarn) or yarn / fiber artificial. Yarn / natural fibers (Yarn) is produced from spinning raw wool fibers, hemp, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands of yarn. Textile fabric formed by weaving, knitting, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fabric is one type of textile material consists of a network of yarn / natural fibers (Yarn) or yarn / fiber artificial. Yarn / natural fibers (Yarn) is produced from spinning raw wool fibers, hemp, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands of yarn. Textile fabric formed by weaving, knitting, knotting, or pressing fibers together (felt).</p>
<p>Care tips especially needs to be done on cars that use materials such as Fabric in the interior of type / type best ideal family car:<br />
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Lift the carpet and clean the car basically. Use a vacuum cleaner to avoid littering the ground stick back and other parts.</p>
<p>If the soil still attached to use a brush that is not too loud and a solution of detergent with a little water softener. Try not to let dirt for longer than 3 days for ground to be fully lifted.</p>
<p>Rub until the dirt away from the carpet base and let the car dry with a little open.</p>
<p>Clean the carpet cars that have been raised previously with the same procedure with the carpet base. Remember, this is more dirty part of the carpet base and thus require more intensive treatment.</p>
<p>After washing with detergent water solution soaked carpet car that hit the dirt ground in the same detergent solution for 10 minutes and brush again lift the dirty part.</p>
<p>After the dirt lifted the carpet soaked in a solution of liquid back softener fabric material in order to maintain the flexibility repeat these steps above if the dirt has not been fully lifted</p>
<p>If you already clean car carpet lift and dry in the sun to dry. Make sure the car carpet is completely dry before installing it again. Because of the damp carpet will cause odor and mildew in the interior</p>
<p>If you already clean car carpet lift and dry in the sun to dry. Carpet car is not only clean but to be sweet and gentle as usual </p>
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		<title>Car carpet clean it yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What was the most annoying carpet problems instead of the smell? Yup its the cleaning process. Usually wet or damp carpet coming from slit of water seepage puddles on your carpet base. If left too long, unpleasant damp smell in the interior due to the potential for rust in the damp floor deck cabin is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What was the most annoying carpet problems instead of the smell? Yup its the cleaning process. Usually wet or damp carpet coming from slit of water seepage puddles on your carpet base. If left too long, unpleasant damp smell in the interior due to the potential for rust in the damp floor deck cabin is very possible.</p>
<p>For it does not last long, let&#8217;s take a moment to clean itself. Equipment that needs to be provided is also easily obtained. Just use a brush and shampoo the car. Furthermore, this requires a brush that was used to polish shoes. Shampoo needed any regular cater to the car body. Function shampoo just to lift the dirt on the carpet base.<br />
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The first step, it is better to remove all the carpet foundation for the process is the maximum. Then shampoo mixed with a composition of 1-2 water bottle cap for a single bucket size. Warm water is better, but plain water is also not a problem.</p>
<p>Most important either during the process the sought combing direction, do not pressed it too tightly. The goal is that dirt can be thrown outward carpet. </p>
<p>You might wonder was that step will make the fine hairs on the carpet stand up?<br />
The answer is feathers not going to stand as long the combing direction is correct and as long the brush were not press so strong. It&#8217;s better than brushed repeatedly brushing once but was too strong.</p>
<p>Then if you do not want to be bothered essentially stripped the carpet, are advised not to use too much water. So do not be too wet, the brush is dipped in water briefly and then drained. So that the drying process is rapid and not leave the smell and the water still remains.</p>
<p>If liquid is spilled taxable only in an amount not too much, just do this process only once. However, if the resulting inundation that caused the entire surface is wet, this process should be performed between two and three times.</p>
<p>Once clean, can be dried with the help of wet vacuum before drying, such as the plural done salon car. To work on his own, could use a tool commonly used hair dryer to dry your hair femininity .</p>
<p>To the maximum dried, dried by relying on the help of the sun during the day. Carpets are not detachable base can be assisted AC cabin pressure toward the floor, although it took a little longer.</p>
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		<title>Interior coloring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instead of exterior could use vinyl material, combination of color inside interior could makes your car more attractive, yet cost you less money. The main character of best vinyl interior is good or excellent condition, but stained or faded from the sun, there is an inexpensive fix you can do at home. Most large automotive [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Instead of exterior could use vinyl material, combination of color inside interior could makes your car more attractive, yet cost you less money. The main character of best vinyl interior is good or excellent condition, but stained or faded from the sun, there is an inexpensive fix you can do at home. Most large automotive paint suppliers carry a full line of professional vinyl re-coloring products that are both easy to use and will match your original factory color. </p>
<p>Simply specify the correct year and color, if possible, and the dye can be mixed on the spot. The dye requires no thinning, but a compressor and spray gun should be used for best results. Both of these items can be rented for a day or weekend at your local rental yard. The results are incredible, and you&#8217;ll save a bundle over buying a complete reproduction interior kit.<br />
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Cleaning<br />
The automotive paint shop where you purchase your dye will also carry vinyl cleaners. Use a stiff bristle paint brush to work the cleaner into the grain of the material in order to remove all skin oils, dirt or vinyl conditioners you might have applied over the years. Wipe the cleaner off with a clean damp towel. If your material is really soiled, several cleanings might be necessary. The surface of the part must be as clean as you can get it for the best adhesion of the vinyl dye. On this door panel, you can see the way the vinyl has discolored between the door handle attaching points. For best results, also remove any emblems and metal trim pieces prior to cleaning.</p>
<p>Discoloration<br />
Here is a perfect example of why an original interior should be re-colored. These GTO seats have faded to several different shades of green, but the seams, stitching and overall condition is excellent. To make sure you color every nook and cranny, take the seats apart completely prior to cleaning them. Be sure to use the paintbrush to get all surface dirt from the stitched areas. This might seem trivial until the color starts to lift because you didn&#8217;t clean the surface completely! After cleaning each part, allow at least 12 hours drying time indoors or an hour or so in the hot sun. These seats sat in the bright sun for about two hours and were completely dry prior to applying color.</p>
<p>Spraying Color<br />
The vinyl dye can be poured into the spray gun canister directly from the can. Usually, no mixing is necessary. For best results, the temperature should be between 70-85 degrees. Keep your spray nozzle about 16-18 inches from the surface and apply several light coats in a smooth back-and-forth motion. Regulate the air pressure to be about 45 pounds at the nozzle of the gun. Allow 10 minutes between coats. This is called the &#8220;flash off&#8221; period. You are not trying to achieve a glossy surface, just applying the color. If you&#8217;re changing color, it will take a few more coats, which means more dye. Consult with your paint expert on how much dye you will need to do your complete interior. Plan on spending an average of $35 per quart. To do an average interior, about two quarts will be necessary (possibly three if you&#8217;re changing color). Spray in a well-ventilated area and wear a particle mask for safety—you&#8217;re not trying to dye the inside of your lungs.</p>
<p>Hard Plastic<br />
The same process is used on hard plastic parts like this kick panel. Unlike the soft material on the seats, once you have cleaned the surface you can wash off the cleaner with the hose. Again, let the panels completely dry for a few hours. Another product available at the paint store is called adhesion promoter. It is available in aerosol cans and should be sprayed on hard plastic surfaces prior to the color. This gives the dye something to cling to on the plastic and provides a very durable finish. Again, several light coats will work better than a heavy application.</p>
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