MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
qDamageCausedbyBird
Dropping,Insects,orTreeSap
HowtoMinimize
EnvironmentalPaintDamage
Occurrence
ThepaintworkonyourMazdarepresents
thelatesttechnicaldevelopmentsin
compositionandmethodsofapplication.
Birddroppingscontainacids.Ifthese
aren'tremovedtheycaneatawaytheclear
andcolorbasecoatofthevehicle's
paintwork.
Environmentalhazards,however,can
harmthepaint'sprotectiveproperties,if
propercareisnottaken.
Wheninsectssticktothepaintsurface
anddecompose,corrosivecompounds
form.Thesecanerodetheclearandcolor
basecoatofthevehicle'spaintworkif
theyarenotremoved.
Herearesomeexamplesofpossible
damage,withtipsonhowtoprevent
them.
Treesapwillhardenandadhere
qEtchingCausedbyAcidRainor
IndustrialFallout
permanentlytothepaintfinish.Ifyou
scratchthesapoffwhileitishard,some
vehiclepaintcouldcomeoffwithit.
Occurrence
Prevention
Industrialpollutantsandvehicleemissions
driftintotheairandmixwithrainordew
toformacids.Theseacidscansettleona
vehicle'sfinish.Asthewaterevaporates,
theacidbecomesconcentratedandcan
damagethefinish.
ItisnecessarytohaveyourMazda
washedandwaxedtopreserveitsfinish
accordingtotheinstructionsinthis
section.Thisshouldbedoneassoonas
possible.
Andthelongertheacidremainsonthe
surface,thegreaterthechanceisfor
damage.
Birddroppingscanberemovedwitha
softspongeandwater.Ifyouaretraveling
andthesearenotavailable,amoistened
tissuemayalsotakecareoftheproblem.
Thecleanedareashouldbewaxed
accordingtotheinstructionsinthis
section.
Insectsandtreesaparebestremovedwith
asoftspongeandwateroracommercially
availablechemicalcleaner.
Prevention
Itisnecessarytowashandwaxyour
vehicletopreserveitsfinishaccordingto
theinstructionsinthissection.These
stepsshouldbetakenimmediatelyafter
yoususpectthatacidrainhassettledon
yourvehicle'sfinish.
Anothermethodistocovertheaffected
areawithdampenednewspaperforoneto
twohours.Afterremovingthenewspaper,
rinseoffthelooseneddebriswithwater.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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