2005 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
qDamageCausedbyBird
Dropping,Insects,orTreeSap
HowtoMinimize
EnvironmentalPaint
Damage
Occurrence
Birddroppingscontainacids.Ifthese
aren'tremovedtheycaneatawaytheclear
andcolorbasecoatofthevehicle's
paintwork.
ThepaintworkonyourMazdarepresents
thelatesttechnicaldevelopmentsin
compositionandmethodsofapplication.
Environmentalhazards,however,can
harmthepaint'sprotectiveproperties,if
propercareisnottaken.
Wheninsectssticktothepaintsurface
anddecompose,corrosivecompounds
form.Thesecanerodetheclearandcolor
basecoatofthevehicle'spaintworkif
theyarenotremoved.
Herearesomeexamplesofpossible
damage,withtipsonhowtoprevent
them.
Treesapwillhardenandadhere
permanentlytothepaintfinish.Ifyou
scratchthesapoffwhileitishard,some
vehiclepaintcouldcomeoffwithit.
qEtchingCausedbyAcidRainor
IndustrialFallout
Prevention
Occurrence
ItisnecessarytohaveyourMazda
washedandwaxedtopreserveitsfinish
accordingtotheinstructionsinthis
section.Thisshouldbedoneassoonas
possible.
Industrialpollutantsandvehicleemissions
driftintotheairandmixwithrainordew
toformacids.Theseacidscansettleona
vehicle'sfinish.Asthewaterevaporates,
theacidbecomesconcentratedandcan
damagethefinish.
Birddroppingscanberemovedwitha
softspongeandwater.Ifyouaretraveling
andthesearenotavailable,amoistened
tissuemayalsotakecareoftheproblem.
Thecleanedareashouldbewaxed
accordingtotheinstructionsinthis
section.
Insectsandtreesaparebestremovedwith
asoftspongeandwateroracommercially
availablechemicalcleaner.
Andthelongertheacidremainsonthe
surface,thegreaterthechanceisfor
damage.
Prevention
Itisnecessarytowashandwaxyour
vehicletopreserveitsfinishaccordingto
theinstructionsinthissection.These
stepsshouldbetakenimmediatelyafter
yoususpectthatacidrainhassettledon
yourvehicle'sfinish.
Anothermethodistocovertheaffected
areawithdampenednewspaperforoneto
twohours.Afterremovingthenewspaper,
rinseoffthelooseneddebriswithwater.
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Model Year2005
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