Water is a natural cleaner, water washes away all accumulated dirt not only from the body’s exteriors but also the proper intake of water also helps an individual maintain body balance, maintain the level of fluids in the body and also helps in the process of excretion.
The reason why water is used to clean things is because of its flexible properties known as the universal solvent water manages to break through the bonds of any substance and gradually reduce its weakness with time.
When it comes to the automobile and manufacturing sector water is used for a wide range of purposes apart from the process of cleaning. Let us understand all of them in detail.
FUNCTIONS OF WATER IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
- Water is used as a coolant in the automobile industry: Water is used as a coolant because of its high specific heat capacity it can absorb heat and then convert it into steam thus water is used as a coolant.
- Water is used for fabricating: Water is used in the process of fabrication because it tends to mix well with paints and emulsions hence it is easy to use water as a solvent rather than any other medium of liquid.
- Water is used as a fluid for transmission: water is also used as a medium of transmitting fluids because water can almost pass through any kind of material be it solid, liquid or gas.
But one thing that remains unchanged is that water is used as a cleaning agent, the best thing about water is that the intensity of water changes through the passage through which it is allowed to flow, the intensity of water flowing from a household tap is different from that being released from a nozzle or a pipe, which is why water is used as a car washing agent in the automobile industry.
HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF CAR WASHING
- “The earliest evidence of a car washing machine was detected in the year 1914 when a particular group of people worked inside a tunnel each of them performing a specific task which included, changing tiers, replacing mirrors, scrubbing the windows, glass cleaning etc. But the major drawback of this method was that it was a very labour-intensive method and was time-consuming “ explained one of the veteran staff personnel at a popular hand car detailing service in Sydney.
- The next development in the car wash service industry was to make use of a winch to pull the car through the tunnel where the workers scrubbed and took care of the vehicle, this also marked the advent of ceramic coating. As time passed ceramic coating in Sydney and across states became a major source of livelihood for those in the working class.
- In 1946 the car washing industry saw a change in development that the car washing actually made use of a conveyor system to push the cars through the tunnel, the next five years later in the year 1951, the first car wash automatic car wash machine was used to service the vehicle.
