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Maintenance
CleaningwithHighPressureCleaner
Y oumustabidebytheoperationinstructionsforcleaning
thevehiclewithahighpressurecleaner,especiallythe
pressureandjetdistanceshouldbekeptinanenough
distancefromtheexiblematerial(suchasrubberhose
orsoundinsulation).
Donotuseacirclebeamnozzleorrotarynozzle,especially
thetyresareneverallowedtobecleanedwiththecircle
beamnozzle,anditmaycausedamageeventhejetdistance
islongandactiontimeisveryshort.
IMPORTANT
•Pleasepayattentiontotheoperatinginstructionsof
highpressurecleaner.
•Softpartsonthevehicleshouldbekeptinalarge
enoughdistancefromthehighpressurecleaner.
Waxing
Ahighqualitywaxlayercanbeverygoodtoprotectthe
automotivepaintagainstharmfulenvironmentalimpacts,
evenhaveaprotectiveeffectonslighthardcrashes.Ifyou
ndthatwaterdropscannolongersmoothlyrolldownon
cleanpaint,youshallrecoatthevehiclewithahighquality
hardwaxcuringagent.Y oushallapplyhardwaxatleast
twiceayeartoprotecttheautomotivepainteveninregular
useofwaxcuringagentforcleaningthevehiclewiththe
automaticcleaningequipment.Ifthepaintedsurfacesare
recentlywaxed,theinsectinfectantadheringtothebonnet
andfrontbumperinwarmseasonsisusuallyveryeasyto
remove.
PolishingthePaintwork
Polishingisonlyrequiredwhentheautomotivepainthas
tarnishedandcannotreturntothebrightappearanceby
waxing.
Iftheappliedpolishingagentdoesnotcontainwaxy
composition,youmustwaxthepaintafterpolishing;
occasionallytreatthepaintsurfacewithanapprovedpolish
containingthefollowingproperties:
•Verymildabrasivestoremovesurfacecontamination
withoutremovingordamagingthepaint.
•Fillingcompoundsthatwillllscratchesandreduce
theirvisibility.
•Waxtoprovideaprotectivecoatingbetweenthepaint
andtheelements.
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