Cleaning The Exterior - Hobby optima Manual

12-5 Maintenance and Care
- alcohols
- aggressive or solvent-based cleaners
- cleaners from the chemical group such as
ketone, ester and aromatic solvents
- aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g. all automotive fuels)
Direct contact with plastics such as PVC, soft PVC and similar
products (e.g. stickers) must be avoided at all cost.
It is not possible to avoid transmitting plasticizers when solvent-
based contents come into contact with the aforementioned
plastics and this causes the parts to become brittle.

Cleaning the exterior

The vehicle should not be washed more often than necessary.
The following applies when cleaning the exterior:
• Rinse the vehicle with a weak jet of water.
• Wash the vehicle with a soft sponge and a commercial
shampoo solution. Rinse the sponge often.
• Then rinse with a generous amount of water.
• Dry the vehicle with a suede cloth.
• After washing the vehicle, leave it standing outside to dry
off completely.
Dry the headlights and sockets thoroughly, as water collects
there easily.
Washing with a high pressure cleaner
Do not spray stickers and external decors directly with the
high pressure cleaner as they could peel away as a result.
Before washing the motor home with a high pressure cleaner,
study its operating manual carefully. During washing maintain
a minimum distance of 700 mm between the motor home
and the high pressure cleaner. Please note that the water jet
is under pressure when it comes out of the cleaning nozzle.
Incorrect handling of the high pressure cleaner can result in
damage to the motor home. The water temperature should
not exceed 60°C. Keep the water jet moving while washing.
The spray from the high-pressure cleaner must never be
pointed directly at the cracks of the doors or windows, acrylic
windows, ventilation grills in the refrigerator, service flaps,
waste gas flues or skylights. This may damage the vehicle or
water could get inside the vehicle.