Maintenance
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Maintenance
Vehicle Maintenance
Maintenance Guidelines
Proper car maintenance prevents the car from corrosion for a long time.
Common causes for vehicle corrosion are as follows:
①
Alkaline substance, dust and damp air are accumulated
below the car where it is hard to reach.
②
Paint and the undercoat are destroyed by slight collision, or
scratches from stones or bricks.
③
Salt or dirt with chemical mixtures from the road increases
corrosion. In industrial polluted areas or by sea, there is salt
in air, too.
④
High humidity might accelerate corrosion, especially when
the environment temperature is just above zero.
⑤
Some parts of the vehicle are always wet or damp, the
vehicle corrodes even other parts are dry.
⑥
High indoor humidity results in corrosion of the parts that
need to be dried by dryers at unventilated places.
All the above indicates the importance of keeping the vehicle
clean, especially the bottom, and timely repair of damaged paint.
Obey the following instructions to protect vehicles from corrosion:
diligent about washing vehicle
Outside Cleaning
It is most important to keep the vehicle body clean and dust-free.
otherwise, it may cause discoloration of the finishing coat or
corrosion of the vehicle body.
If the bodywork paint surface is contaminate with any dirt or
equivalent, the following problems may occur with the time
passing by:
①
The finish paint will lose gloss.
②
The bodywork will rust due to deterioration of the finish
paint.
③
Paint on the body faded.
There are main reasons as follows to lead to body surface paint
layer deterioration and even corrosion of the bodywork:
①
The salt, dirt, moisture and corrosive chemical substances
on the road are accumulating on the bodywork surface.
