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MAINTENANCE
IMPORTANT
•Alwaysreadthemanufacturersoperating
instructions.
•DONOTdirectthepressurewashernozzledirectly
towardthehighvoltagechargingpointorhigh
voltagebatteryconnectionsontheundersideofthe
vehicle.
Waxing
Ahighqualitywaxlayercanbeverygoodtoprotectthe
automotivepaintagainstharmfulenvironmentalimpacts,
evenhaveaprotectiveeffectonslighthardcrashes.Ifyou
ndthatwaterdropscannolongersmoothlyrolldownon
cleanpaint,youshallrecoatthevehiclewithahighquality
hardwaxcuringagent.Y oushallapplyhardwaxatleast
twiceayeartoprotecttheautomotivepainteveninregular
useofwaxcuringagentforcleaningthevehiclewiththe
automaticcleaningequipment.
PolishingthePaintwork
Polishingisrequiredonlywhentheautomotivepainthas
tarnishedandcannotreturnevenbywaxing.
Iftheappliedpolishingagentdoesnotcontainwaxy
composition,youmustwaxthepaintafterpolishing;
occasionallytreatthepaintsurfacewithanapprovedpolish
containingthefollowingproperties:
•Verymildabrasivestoremovesurfacecontamination
withoutremovingordamagingthepaint.
•Fillingmaterialstocoverthescratches.
•Waxtoprovideaprotectivecoatingonthepaint
surface.
Note:Donotpolishmattepaintedpartorplastic
part.
PaintDamage
Asmallareaofpaintdamage,suchasscratchesordamages
afterbeingstruckbystones,shallbeimmediatelycoated
withpainttoavoidrusting.Ifrustinghasappeared,you
mustremoveitthoroughly,thenapplyanti-corrosive
primertothisportion,andnallyapplynish.
MattePaint
Mattepaintisaspecialtypeofcoatingthatrequiresspecial
careincarwashingandcarcare.
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