Ca rin g fo r yo u r c a r
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Ca rin g fo r th e ve h ic le fin is h
Wa xin g yo u r c a r
P a in t d a m a g e
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-
c le 's fin is h, e s p e c ia lly if yo u d rive yo ur
ve hic le in a re a s w ith h igh le ve ls o f a ir
p ollutio n o r a ggre s s ive n a tu ra l s ub -
s ta nc e s (tre e re s ins , p olle n).
P ro te c t th e fin is h u s ing c a rn a ub a o r
s yn th e tic -b a s e d w a xe s o nly.
You c a n to uc h u p s m a ll a re a s o f d a m -
a ge w ith B MW s p ra y p a int o r a B MW
to uc h-up s tic k.
The b e s t w a y to d e te rm ine w he n th e
finis h n e e d s to b e w a xe d is b y n otin g
whe n w a te r s to p s b e a d ing o n th e s ur-
fa c e .
The c olor c od e o f yo ur ve hic le is lo -
c a te d o n a ta g n e a r th e ve hic le 's d a ta
p la te a nd o n th e firs t p a ge o f th e S e r-
vic e a nd Wa rra nty In form a tio n B ookle t
(US m od e ls ) o r o f th e Wa rra nty a nd
S e rvic e G uid e B ookle t (C a na d ia n m od -
e ls ).
You c a n u s e a g la s s c le a ne r to re m ove
a ny w a x o r s ilic one th a t m a y h a ve b e e n
le ft o n th e w ind ows d uring w a xin g.
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
fluid s hould a lwa ys b e c le a ne d a wa y
im m e d ia te ly, a s s hould b ird d ro p p ings .
All o f th e s e s ub s ta nc e s c a us e d a m a ge
to th e fin is h.
Us e c le a ning a nd c a r- c a re p ro d -
uc ts th a t yo u c a n o b ta in a t yo ur
BMW c e nte r.<
Da m a ge c a us e d b y flyin g s to ne s ,
s c ra tc he s , e tc ., m us t b e to uc he d u p
with out d e la y to p re ve nt ru s t fro m fo rm -
ing.
If c orro s ion h a s s ta rte d to fo rm in a n
a re a w ith p a int d a m a ge , re m ove a ll ru s t
a nd c le a n th e a re a . Th e n p rim e th e a re a
with a BMW P rim e r S tic k. Fin a lly, a p p ly
th e fin is h c oa t. Wa it a fe w d a ys , th e n
p olis h th e re p a ire d a re a . Fin is h b y a p -
p lying a w a x p re s e rva tive .
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.
Mo re e xte ns ive p a int d a m a ge s hould
b e re p a ire d p ro fe s s iona lly in a c c or-
d a nc e w ith th e m a nufa c tu re r's in s tru c -
tio ns . Yo ur B MW c e nte r u s e s o rig ina l
BMW fin is h m a te ria ls in a c c ord a nc e
with a p p ro ve d re p a ir p ro c e d ure s .
Us e c le a ning a nd c a r- c a re p ro d -
uc ts th a t yo u c a n o b ta in a t yo ur
BMW c e nte r.<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW Group
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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