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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
Payspecialattentiontoremovingsalt,
dirt,mud,andotherforeignmaterialfrom
theundersideofthefenders,andmake
surethedrainholesintheloweredgesof
thedoorsandrockerpanelsareclean.
2. Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
3.
Whenwaxing,coatevenlywiththe
spongesuppliedorasoftcloth.
4.
Wipeoffthewaxwithasoftcloth.
Insects,tar,treesap,birddroppings,
industrialfallout,andsimilardepositscan
damagethefinishifnotremoved
immediately.Whenpromptwashingwith
plainwaterisineffective,useamildsoap
madeforuseonvehicles.
NOTE
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,andsimilar
materialswillusuallyalsotakeoffthewax.
Rewaxtheseareaseveniftherestofthe
vehicledoesn'tneedit.
qRepairingDamagetotheFinish
Thoroughlyrinseoffallsoapwith
lukewarmorcoldwater.Don'tallowsoap
todryonthefinish.
Deepscratchesorchipsonthefinish
shouldberepairedpromptly.Exposed
metalquicklyrustsandcanleadtomajor
repairs.
Afterwashingthevehicle,dryitwitha
cleanchamoistopreventwaterspotsfrom
forming.
CAUTION
WARNING
IfyourMazdaisdamagedandneeds
metalpartsrepairedorreplaced,
makesurethebodyshopapplies
anti-corrosionmaterialstoallparts,
bothrepairedandnew.Thiswill
preventthemfromrusting.
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
qBright-MetalMaintenance
Usetarremovertoremoveroadtarand
insects.Neverdothiswithaknifeor
similartool.
l
Topreventcorrosiononbright-metal
surfaces,applywaxorchrome
l
Waxing
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
preservativeandrubittoahighluster.
Duringcoldweatherorincoastalareas,
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coverbright-metalpartswithacoating
ofwaxorpreservativeheavierthan
usual.Itwouldalsohelptocoatthem
withnoncorrosivepetroleumjellyor
someotherprotectivecompound.
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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