11.24.2. Polishing of a paint and varnish covering

GOOD ADVICE Do not store the car under прорезиненным a cover and do not put on the painted surfaces of a body rubber subjects: they leave on a paint and varnish covering (especially light) dark stains which do not leave polishing.

For preservation of appearance of a body and the maintenance its long time in a good condition is necessary to polish a paint and varnish covering of a body periodically. Polishing means select according to a covering condition, strictly observe recommendations about their application.

The first 2–3 months of operation of the car wash a covering of a body with cold water. For polishing of a new covering (till 3 years) use безабразивные polishing means for new coverings.

At operation of the car from 3 till 5 years are recommended автополироли for the exposed to the wind coverings which structure includes a small amount of abrasive substances. In 5 years of intensive operation apply автополироли to old coverings.

In order to avoid drying полироля process a body a pure flannel manually small sites.

For elimination of minor defects of a paint and varnish covering it is possible to use polishing pastes ПМА-1 or ПМА-2. It is possible to polish manually and mechanically flannel or beaver-lamb circles.

Before the use mix paste, at загустении dilute with its water. After polishing wipe a surface a pure flannel.

Small сколы and the scratches which have not broken a layer of earth, paint over a thin brush. If the layer of earth is broken, smooth out the damaged place a fine-grained emery paper, having removed corrosion traces. The smoothed out place cover with a layer of earth (from краскораспылителя, aerosol баллончика or a brush). When the ground completely will dry up, paint over enamel the damaged place.

If on a paint and varnish covering of the car bitumen has got, at once remove it uajt-spiritom or an autocleaner of bitumen stains. Bitumen causes occurrence of the yellow stains especially appreciable on a light paint and varnish covering.

Not less often than an once in two years it is necessary to process preserving means of type "Movil" the latent cavities of a body and to put on a surface of wheel arches and the bottom anticorrosive mastic. We recommend to spend these works at servicing deport.