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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
Afterwashingthevehicle,dryitwitha
cleanchamoistopreventwaterspotsfrom
forming.
qRepairingDamagetotheFinish
Deepscratchesorchipsonthefinish
shouldberepairedpromptly.Exposed
metalquicklyrustsandcanleadtomajor
repairs.
WARNING
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesisdangerous.
Increasedstoppingdistanceorthe
vehiclepullingtoonesidewhen
brakingcouldresultinaserious
accident.Lightbrakingwillindicate
whetherthebrakeshavebeenaffected.
CAUTION
IfyourMazdaisdamagedandneeds
metalpartsrepairedorreplaced,make
surethebodyshopappliesanti-
corrosionmaterialstoallparts,both
repairedandnew.Thiswillprevent
themfromrusting.
qBright-MetalMaintenance
Waxing
Usetarremovertoremoveroadtarand
l
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
insects.Neverdothiswithaknifeor
similartool.
Topreventcorrosiononbright-metal
l
surfaces,applywaxorchrome
preservativeandrubittoahighluster.
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
Duringcoldweatherorincoastalareas,
l
coverbright-metalpartswithacoating
ofwaxorpreservativeheavierthan
usual.Itwouldalsohelptocoatthem
withnoncorrosivepetroleumjellyor
someotherprotectivecompound.
2.
3.
4.
Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
Whenwaxing,coatevenlywiththe
spongesuppliedorasoftcloth.
CAUTION
Wipeoffthewaxwithasoftcloth.
Don'tusesteelwool,abrasivecleaners,
orstrongdetergentscontaininghighly
alkalineorcausticagentsonchrome-
platedoranodizedaluminumparts.
Thismayresultindamagetothe
protectivecoatingandcause
NOTE
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,and
similarmaterialswillusuallyalsotake
offthewax.Rewaxtheseareasevenif
therestofthevehicledoesn'tneedit.
discolorationorpaintdeterioration.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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