Paint Care; Store Motorcycle; Protective Wax Coating - BMW K 1600 GTL Exclusive Rider's Manual

Rubber
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Treat rubber components with
water or BMW rubber protection
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coating agent.
ATTENTION
Use of silicone sprays for
care of rubber seals.
Damage to rubber seals.
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Do not use silicone sprays
or care products that contain
silicone.

Paint care

Washing the vehicle regularly will
help counteract the long-term ef-
fects of substances that damage
the paint, especially if your ve-
hicle is ridden in areas with high
air pollution or natural sources of
dirt, e.g. tree resin or pollen.
At the same time, you should
remove particularly aggressive
materials immediately; otherwise
changes in the paint and discol-
oration can occur. These include
spilled fuel, oil, grease and brake
fluid as well as bird droppings.
BMW Car Polish and BMW Paint
Cleaner are recommended for
this procedure.
Contamination on the paint finish
is particularly easy to see after
the vehicle has been washed.
Remove this type of soiling with
cleaning naphtha or spirit on a
clean cloth or cotton ball. BMW
Motorrad recommends remov-
ing tar spots with BMW Tar Re-
mover. Then add a protective
wax coating to the paint at these
locations.

Store motorcycle

Clean the motorcycle.
Completely fill the motorcycle's
fuel tank.
Remove battery ( 132).
Spray the brake and clutch
lever, and the center and side
stand pivots with a suitable lu-
bricant.
Protect metal and chrome-
plated parts with an acid-free
grease (Vaseline).
Store the motorcycle in a dry
room, raising it to remove the
weight from both front wheels
(preferably using the front and
rear-wheel stands offered by
BMW Motorrad).

Protective wax coating

BMW Motorrad recommends
that you apply BMW Car Wax or
another wax containing carnauba
or synthetic wax additives to pro-
tect the paintwork.
When water fails to form beads
on the paint surface this indicates
it is time to apply wax.