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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
Tominimizescratchesonthevehicle's
paintfinish:
ExteriorCare
Followalllabelandcontainerdirections
whenusingachemicalcleanerorpolish.
Readallwarningsandcautions.
Rinseoffanydirtorotherforeign
matterusinglukewarmorcoldwater
beforewashing.
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Useplentyoflukewarmorcoldwater
andasoftclothwhenwashingthe
vehicle.Donotuseanyloncloth.
qMaintainingtheFinish
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Washing
Tohelpprotectthefinishfromrustand
deterioration,washyourMazda
Rubgentlywhenwashingordryingthe
vehicle.
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thoroughlyandfrequently,atleastoncea
month,withlukewarmorcoldwater.
Takeyourvehicleonlytoacarwash
thatkeepsitsbrusheswellmaintained.
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Ifthevehicleiswashedimproperly,the
paintsurfacecouldbescratched.Hereare
someexamplesofhowscratchingcould
occur.
Don'tuseabrasivecleansersorwax
thatcontainabrasives.
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CAUTION
Scratchesoccuronthepaintsurface
when:
Don'tusesteelwool,abrasivecleaners,
orstrongdetergentscontaininghighly
alkalineorcausticagentsonchrome-
platedoranodizedaluminumparts.
Thismaydamagetheprotective
Thevehicleiswashedwithoutfirst
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rinsingoffdirtandotherforeign
matter.
coating;also,cleanersanddetergents
maydiscolorordeterioratethepaint.
Thevehicleiswashedwitharough,
dry,ordirtycloth.
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Thevehicleiswashedatacarwash
thatusesbrushesthataredirtyortoo
stiff.
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Payspecialattentiontoremovingsalt,
dirt,mud,andotherforeignmaterialfrom
theundersideofthefenders,andmake
surethedrainholesintheloweredgesof
thedoorsandrockerpanelsareclean.
Cleansersorwaxcontainingabrasives
areused.
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Insects,tar,treesap,birddroppings,
industrialfallout,andsimilardepositscan
damagethefinishifnotremoved
NOTE
Mazdaisnotresponsiblefor
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scratchescausedbyautomaticcar
washesorimproperwashing.
immediately.Whenpromptwashingwith
plainwaterisineffective,useamildsoap
madeforuseonvehicles.
Scratchesaremorenoticeableon
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vehicleswithdarkerpaintfinishes.
Thoroughlyrinseoffallsoapwith
lukewarmorcoldwater.Don'tallowsoap
todryonthefinish.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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