Car wash
Environmental protection laws prohibit car washing in non-designated locations. If the car is often washed in automatic car washes, the rotating brushes of the sink leave marks on the varnish. This can be avoided by washing the car by hand at an appropriate car wash.
Bird droppings, dead insects, tree resin, traces of tar, salt and other aggressive deposits must be washed off immediately, as they contain substances that corrode the varnish coating.
Use plenty of water for washing. Avoid hitting the car with a strong jet of water at a sharp angle. This will damage the lacquer. Wash the car with a soft sponge or glove, starting from the roof and moving from top to bottom, applying light pressure. Squeeze out the sponge frequently.
Use detergents only to remove hardened dirt. After that, rinse off the remaining detergent with plenty of clean water. Regular use of detergent requires more frequent maintenance. You can add a preservative to your car wash water.
Do not direct the jet of water at the inlet vents.
Use a suede cloth to wipe dry. Use different types of suede to wipe lacquer and glass, because preservative residues on the glass lead to a deterioration in its transparency.
Traces of salt used on roads in winter are especially dangerous for all folds and folds, flanges and joints of doors and hoods. Therefore, such places must be thoroughly cleaned with a sponge at each car wash, including even after an automatic car wash, and then rinsed with water and wiped dry with a dry chamois cloth.
Never wash or dry your vehicle in the sun. In this case, water spots are inevitably formed.
Attention! After washing the vehicle, dry the brake discs by light braking while driving.
Lacquer care
Conservation
Cleanly washed and wiped dry lacquer should be coated with a preservative at such intervals and as often as to ensure that the surface is protected from the weather by a water-repellent and pore-closing wax composition.
Any fuel, oil, grease or brake fluid that has come into contact with the paint must be removed immediately, otherwise the paint will discolour.
Preservation of the paint surface must be repeated if, when washing the car, it is clearly visible that the water flows from the paint coating not in the form of droplets, but in a continuous mass. Regular use of a preservative helps preserve the original lacquer finish.
Another possibility to preserve the varnish is the use of wax compositions used in washing. However, they only provide good protection when used at every car wash, provided that the time interval between two washes does not exceed 2-3 weeks.
Polishing
Polishing is necessary only when the lacquer coating has lost its original luster due to insufficient care or exposure to dust, industrial emissions, sun and rain, and even the use of preservatives does not ensure its restoration. Do not use polishing agents with high abrasiveness or polishing agents with increased chemical aggressiveness for this, even if the first attempt at such polishing was successful.
Before each polishing, the vehicle must be washed clean and thoroughly dried. In the future, you must follow the manufacturer's instructions for using the polishing agent.
Do not treat a large area at once to avoid premature drying of the polish. Most polishes require the application of a preservative after use. Do not polish in direct sunlight!
Plastic and matt lacquered parts must not be treated with polishes and preservatives, as this usually leads to staining.
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