Gas Scooters - Add a Touch of Creativity

By Mike Scott

It is no secret that the price of gasoline has climbed to almost intolerable levels. This has caused financial hardship to many families who have to commute to and from work every day. Cars have become a luxury in many places and in a lot of major world cities from New York to Calcutta, commuters are becoming more innovative in the way they save on the high gas prices. One of the ways they are doing this is to purchase scooters.

There are many different types of scooters. There are the foot-powered which are preferred by teenagers and children for playing, then there are the electric-powered which are modern and require no gasoline. Then there are the gas-powered scooters which have gained in popularity.

Scooter have been around since the 1920s. They first appeared in the Far East then they took up residence in the West where the technology evolved to produce even better models. Today, it is not uncommon to see in many cities, thousands of day workers riding to and from using scooters. This has saved tremendously.

Gas scooters are especially preferred today because they do away with the necessity of expensive gasoline. The technology behind gas scooters has evolved in the last 10 years. A gas tank is mounted on the base of the scooter and the gas is pumped into an combustion chamber which burns the gas thereby releasing the pressure that causes the engine motion. Gas scooters can mount speeds of up to 100 miles an hour.

Gas scooters, just like the rest of the scooters have their inherent advantages. One of them as we mentioned is the fuel efficiency. People are looking for ways saving on gasoline. This is because of the high prices that are prevalent in almost every major world city.

Gas scooters are also cute. That is why other than their fuel efficiency, which definitely attracts many because of the state of the world economy, scooters are still a hot selling item among the younger generation. In the US, people mostly buy scooters for recreational purposes. During good weather such as summer, many people get on their scooters and use them to commute for short to medium distances. Picnics are also places where it is easy to see gas scooters.

Gas scooters also continue to attract many because they are affordable. In places like the US, most people can afford a car. But in third world nations and other emerging nations, this is not the case. Many workers are faced with long commutes and no reliable transportation. The public transportation is crowded and sometimes unsafe. Scooters are definitely one great way of resolving this situation. They are far less pricey as compared to cars and are therefore well within the reach of many medium income workers.

In places plagued by long traffic jams, gas scooters are also ideal because one can easily manuever. There is no longer any need to wait behind a long stream of cars. One can easily manuever through traffic and get to their destination faster. - 21396

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Car Resprays and Bodywork Repair and Restoration

By Mario Goldstein

There are new ideas and research being done within the realm of fasteners when it comes to repairs.

One welcome change that has been observed is in the bumper mounting area now coated fasteners are being used. This means an added replacement expense during repairs but it also means less corroded bolds.

A new trend is headed toward fascia plastic fasteners being used. They are perfect because they are corrosion free and will release then they are suppose to. Continued research and changes like this are going to create a need for new types of fasteners. A good example of this is aluminum panels demanding aluminum fasteners. Again another significant way of reducing corrosion meaning a cost reduction because assembly times are faster.

Routine Uses for Fastener Applications. -any of the sheet metal parts such as body panels, trunk, lid and hood. Usually attached with a Grade 2 screw or rivet. Screws may all look the same but there can be differences in and long and strong, they are as well as the pitch.

-treaded fasteners are most common for assembling bumpers. They have to be high strength as the bumper provides safety to the occupants of the vehicle.

- Steel, plastic threads or plastic clips can be used for the headlight, grille and fascia.

-For interiors fasteners or screws that are threaded are used for the dash board, while the pads may be plastic fasteners of varying types. Door trim panels are normally clips but some are bolts. Be very careful with the plastic clips as many are designed for one time use.

- Steel bolts and screws are for the fiberglass items as well as plastic lips.

-Steering and suspension are crucial to safety therefore demand high strength bolts.

Proper Fastener Management Means Less Profit Loss

You can actually stop your losses and increase your profit by about $50 on every repair done if you itemize the supplemental materials needed in your repairs. Items such as your chemicals, fasteners and even masking tape. That may seem like gouging the customer but actually these costs can mount up to thousands of dollars per year because they are not factored in when doing the estimates. If your shop does about 200 car repairs, a month then you are going to exceed $100,000 in revenue alone just in this one small change. You can actually create a snowball affect just by implementing a small change like this. You can re invest that extra money into other cost saving equipment, which allows you to increase the workload yet cut down the labor expense. The same goes for being astute at keeping control of inventory. You can dramatically cut down on your losses.

Once you have cut these costs down then naturally, your profit level rises. It?s the little things that can really make a big difference in the profit margin in this particular industry. The same with not wasting product is another issue to keep track off. By the same token, though don?t start cutting corners to save money. In the end, it could end up costing you more by having customers returning for repairs and this is damaging to your businesses reputation. - 21396

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Spray Paint Repair - Removing Paint On Your Car

By Kurt Sullen

Spray paint could end up on your car several different ways. One it can be an over-spray from another area that you're painting on the car. 2 it could be an accident that someway the spray got on it. Or you decided to spray paint the car yourself, then didnt like it or made a mistake.

How difficult a job it is going to be to remove it will depend on alot of components. Firstly, you require to determine the kind of paint. Hopefully it'll be a water based paint which's much easier to deal with. All you would most likely have to do here is wash the area down well with soapy water. At present if it is an oil based paint then it makes things abit more challenging. Then the other dilemma may be you dont even acknowledge what kind of paint it's.

First of all, there're a few kinds of paint. It could be lacquer or acrylic. It could even be enamel but this isn't as favorite as it used to be. If your basic paint on your car happens to be enamel then if the accidental spray paint is lacquer or acrylic would make the enamel paint look creased. Unfortunately, the exclusive solution in this case will be to scrape the area clean and then re-paint it to match the motorcars primary colour.

If youre lucky enough to have an original finish of acrylic or lacquer and enamel paint has been sprayed on top of it, there won't be any wrinkles to the original. You want to check if the paint is enamel, so here's what you do.

Take any paint thinner, kerosene, gasoline or turpentine and apply a reasonable amount to a clean white cloth. Now very softly rub over the paint you want to remove. If you see the paint color being transferred to the cloth, then its enamel. If the cloth continues to stay clear then it is acrylic or lacquer. If it did turn out to be enamel then merely continue to gently clean off the residue of the paint.

Hence if you have ended up with either lacquer or acrylic being the culprit then you'll require to go and purchase the finest grade of rubbing compound on the market for car finishes. Take a hand sized white cloth and gently moisten it with some kerosene or turpentine. Just enough to moisten the cloth, as it keeps the compound from caking, and makes the abrasive finer, which results in a greater finish. Patience would be the virtue here, as you must carry on inspecting the area youre working on so you dont remove or spoil the introductory finish of the car. Work in reasonable circular motions with gentle pressure. Carry on checking the colour of the paint on the cloth. Keep utilizing different parts of the cloth, so your cloth remains jolly clean, and you are not simply putting the paint back on over again.

The best answer is by nature is not to spray paint the car at all. Accidents do happen though and fortunately for this certain one theres a solution. - 21396

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Learn To Remove Egg Stains From Car Paintwork and Bodywork

By Mario Goldstein

Vandalism of property is a costly endeavor not only for the recipient in damage repairs but also for the one being so destructive when they land in jail. Throwing eggs at cars may seem like a harmless prank. In fact, though it is not harmless as it leaves stains on some car paint finishes. If there is a great deal of staining it could mean having to the have, the car repainted. Now that harmless prank has turned into hundreds of dollars worth of damage.

There are some individuals that have said that Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion rubbed into the egg stain and left for five minutes then removed works well. I haven?t seen this in action so it?s hard to say how valid it is.

There are two solutions you may want to try before taking it to the auto repair shop.

Method One

Step One Most often what happens is if the egg happens to hit the car the wrong way if will chip the paint. So first, you need to assess the damage very carefully. If the paint is not chipped you can try this method, otherwise you need to go to method 2.

Step Two Purchase some very high grit sandpaper and soak a strip of it in water overnight. The paper must be saturated with water.

Step Three Sand very lightly the stained area with the sandpaper you had soaking in water overnight. Do not apply too much pressure and make sure you keep the sandpaper wet.

Step Four Rinse the area well and dry it. You now need to use a rotary polisher. This should remove any marks that the sanding may have made. The technique you have utilized here is a smooth service that has had a clear coat melted into it.

Step Five Now you are going to want to eliminate the swirl marks and you do this by applying a pure polish and buffing it in.

If the egg stain mark is not gone then you will have to resort to step two.

Method Two Fold an extra strength paper towel into a square and place it over the egg stain. Then spray the paper towel with brake cleaner being sure to keep it confined to the area of the stain. The brake fluid may removed some of the car paint so be absolutely sure not to get it anywhere except on the stain itself.

If the car is badly chipped you will need to sand it down, and then touch it up with some car paint.

Removing permanent stains from cars can be very difficult. In order not to end up having to do a full paint job you would be much further ahead to take it into a paint repair shop and have it professionally done. All too often do it yourselfers have ended up costing themselves a great deal of money thinking they could repair a problem themselves.

Ideally if there is vandalism in your area you would be wise to keep your vehicle in a shelter location if possible. - 21396

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Examining Modern Motorscooters

By Mike Scott

In the 1920s, most parts of the world were undergoing the changes resulting from the industrial revolution. Countries like Britain, France and the United States had already made giant strides in this field. Other parts of the globe like the Far East were also experiencing an industrial re-awakening of their own. Taiwan is one of these countries. Today, it is one of the leading exporters of manufactured goods to the rest of the world. One of Taiwan's leading contributions to the industrial revolution is the scooter. This was a product of an engineer called Gino Tsai, who worked for the J.D. Corporation.

The first scooters were foot powered. This means they were not motorized. The technology to motorize the scooters actually emerged later. Gino'd motivation was basically to get to work on time. In these early days of the industrial revolution, numerous factories were being created which required labor. Most people in these times lived in the rural areas and had to commute long distances to get to work. Every morning saw long streams of day workers walking to their jobs and back home again. Gino's invention was geared to alleviate this and that is why the scooter became a popular buy.

Today,scooters have revolutionized the way people commute. A cross between a bicycle and a regular motor cycle, today's scooters, while still resembling their earlier counterparts, are motor powered. In many major world cities, the scooters are one of the most major ways of getting around. This is because cars are still too expensive for the average worker and the income per capita is still low. Let us examine the reason behind the buzz that is sweeping the world regarding motor scooters.

Fuel Efficiency The recent global economic crisis has become an item of focus for many people. This has been caused by the high price gasoline. Gasoline is the lifeline of many world economies and this increase in price has caused financial hardship for many. It is no longer uncommon to see people looking for new and innovative ways of saving money especially in the area of commuting. Motor scooters are a sure way to do this. Their fuel efficient nature is one of the best ways of cutting down on the cost of commuting.

Cheap to maintain Scooters are easier to maintain than motor vehicles. It is not a secret that a motor vehicle can easily cost hundreds of dollars to repair when it breaks down. Motor scooters are easy to maintain because their mechanical configuration is simpler. The total sum of its parts is also much less than those of a motor vehicle. This means that workers with a low income and who cannot afford to buy and maintain a car can easily afford a motor scooter.

Convenient Scooters are very convenient. This means that if you live in a city with a traffic problem, a scooter can be ideal especially when it comes to manuevering your way through traffic. That is why cities which experience issues with traffic have a large number of motor scooters. - 21396

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