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40nCa rin g fo r yo u r ve h ic le
Ext e rio r fin is h
gra ve l, e tc ., c a n c a us e c orro s ion to
s ta rt e xte nd ing b e ne a th th e finis h, s ta rt-
ing a t th e p oint o f im p a c t.
Ca rin g fo r th e ve h ic le fin is h
To p ro vid e e ffe c tive c orro s ion p ro te c -
tio n, m ultila ye r p a intw ork is a p p lie d a t
th e fa c to ry. C a ta p hore tic im m e rs ion
p rim ing te c hniq ue s a re s up p le m e nte d
with s p e c ia l b od y- c a vity p ro te c ta nts ,
b y a p p lying s p e c ia lly d e ve lop e d a nd
e xte ns ive ly te s te d m a te ria ls .
Re gula r w a s hing is a p re ve ntive m e a -
s ure a ga ins t lo ng-te rm e ffe c ts fro m
s ub s ta nc e s th a t a re h a rm ful to th e ve hi-
Roa d d irt, ta r s p ots , d e a d in s e c ts , a ni-
m a l d ro p p ings (s tro ng a lka li e ffe c t) a nd c le 's fin is h, e s p e c ia lly if yo u d rive yo ur
tre e e xc re tio ns (re s ins a nd p olle n) a ll ve hic le in a re a s w ith h igh le ve ls o f a ir
c onta in s ub s ta nc e s c a p a b le o f c a us ing p ollutio n o r a ggre s s ive n a tu ra l s ub -
d a m a ge w he n a llowe d to re m a in o n th e s ta nc e s (tre e re s ins , p olle n).
A la ye r o f fle xib le P VC is firs t a p p lie d to finis h o f yo ur ve hic le fo r a ny e xte nd e d
Ne ve rth e le s s , yo u s hould im m e d ia te ly
re m ove e s p e c ia lly a ggre s s ive s ub -
s ta nc e s . Fa ilure to d o s o c a n le a d to
c ha nge s in th e p a int' s c he m ic a l s tru c -
tu re or to d is c olora tio n. G a s oline s p ille d
d uring re fue ling, o il, g re a s e a nd b ra ke
th e u nd e rc a rria ge . Fo llowing th is , a
c om p re he ns ive u nd e rc oa tin g tre a t-
m e nt w ith a w a x- b a s e d p ro te c ta nt is
a p p lie d . R e gula r m a inte na nc e m a ke s
a n im p orta nt c ontrib utio n to m a inta ining
th e s a fe ty a nd va lue o f yo ur ve hic le .
p e rio d o f tim e . Th is in c lud e s s p ots ,
e tc hing, fla kin g, a nd s e p a ra tio ns in th e
to p c oa t.
In in d us tria l a re a s , flu e d us t d e p os its ,
lim e , o ily s oot, p re c ip ita tio n c onta ining
s ulfur- d ioxid e (a c id ra in) a nd o th e r e nvi- fluid s hould a lwa ys b e c le a ne d a wa y
Inc re a s ing a wa re ne s s o f th e e ffe c ts o f ro nm e nta l p olluta nts w ill d a m a ge th e
im m e d ia te ly, a s s hould b ird d ro p p ings .
ha rm ful e nviro nm e nta l fa c to rs o n ve hi-
c le fin is he s h a ve le d p a int a nd ve hic le
m a nufa c tu re rs to in itia te p ro gra m s d e -
s igne d to fu rth e r im p ro ve th e d ura b ility fa c e s .
of th e ir fin is he s . De s p ite th is , e nviro n-
m e nta l fa c to rs th a t o c c ur lo c a lly o r re -
giona lly c a n h a ve n e ga tive e ffe c ts o n
th e fin is h o f yo ur ve hic le . Us e th e fa c -
to rs to d e te rm ine th e fre q ue nc y a nd
e xte nt o f yo ur e fforts to m a inta in th e
ve hic le fin is h.
ve hic le 's fin is h u nle s s a d e q ua te c a re is
p ro vid e d – e ve n th ough th is is g e ne ra lly
lim ite d to th e o uts id e h orizonta l s ur-
Any c onta m ina tio n re m a ining o n th e
s urfa c e o f th e ve hic le w ill b e e s p e c ia lly
c ons p ic uous a fte r w a s hing. Us e c le a n-
ing fluid o r a lc ohol w ith a c le a n c loth o r
c otto n p a d to re m ove . R e m ove ta r
s p ots w ith ta r re m ove r. Afte r c le a ning,
th e a ffe c te d a re a s s hould b e w a xe d to
e ns ure c ontin ue d p ro te c tio n.
In c oa s ta l re gions , h igh le ve ls o f a tm o-
s p he ric s a lt a nd h um id ity p ro m ote
c orro s ion.
In tro p ic a l zone s , te m p e ra tu re s o f o ve r
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05 7 (+40 6) in th e s ha d e p re va il, in
Us e th e c le a ning a nd c a r- c a re
p ro d uc ts a va ila b le a t yo ur B MW
c e nte r.<
a d d itio n to h e a vy u ltra vio le t ra d ia tio n
a nd h igh h um id ity. Un d e r th e s e c ond i-
tio ns , lig ht p a ints c a n re a c h te m p e ra -
tu re s u p to 1 75 7 (+80 6) a nd d a rk
p a ints u p to 2 50 7 (+120 6).
De p e nd ing u p on m a te ria l a nd typ e o f
im p a c t (p e rfo ra tio n o f p a int la ye r), p hys -
ic a l s tre s s e s fro m s a nd , ro a d s a lt,
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| Model Year | 2000 |
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