MG RX5 - Page 318

Maintenance
CleaningwithHighPressureCleaner
Y oumustabidebytheoperationinstructionsforcleaning
thevehiclewithahighpressurecleaner,especiallythe
pressureandjetdistanceshouldbekeptinanenough
distancefromtheexiblematerial(suchasrubberhose
orsoundinsulation).
Donotuseacirclebeamnozzleorrotarynozzle,especially
thetyresareneverallowedtobecleanedwiththecircle
beamnozzle,anditmaycausedamageeventhejetdistance
islongerandactiontimeisveryshort.
IMPORTANT
•Pleasepayattentiontotheoperatinginstructionsof
highpressurecleaner.
•Softpartsonthevehicleshouldbekeptinalarge
enoughdistancefromthehighpressurecleaner.
Waxing
Ahighqualitywaxlayercanbeverygoodtoprotectthe
automotivepaintagainstharmfulenvironmentalimpacts,
evenhaveaprotectiveeffectonslighthardcrashes.Ifyou
ndthatwaterdropscannolongersmoothlyrolldownon
cleanpaint,youshallrecoatthevehiclewithahighquality
hardwaxcuringagent.Y oushallapplyhardwaxatleast
twiceayeartoprotecttheautomotivepainteveninregular
useofwaxcuringagentforcleaningthevehiclewiththe
automaticcleaningequipment.Ifthepaintedsurfacesare
recentlywaxed,theinsectinfectantadheringtotheengine
hoodandfrontbumperinwarmseasonsisusuallyvery
easytoremove.
PaintPolishing
Polishingisonlyrequiredwhentheautomotivepainthas
tarnishedandcannotreturntothebrightappearanceby
waxing.
Iftheappliedpolishingagentdoesnotcontainwaxy
composition,youmustwaxthepaintafterpolishing,and
wegenerallytreatthepaintedsurfaceswiththeglazing
agenthavingthefollowingcharacteristics:
•Verysoftabrasiveagentcanremovesurfacestains
withoutdestroyingpaint.
•Fillwithacomplexagentwhichcancoverscratchesand
reducevisibility.
•Y oucanwax,thusprovideaprotectivelayerbetween
paintandenvironment.
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