Ikco SAMAND Owner's Manual page 128

Qualitative Recommendation for
vehicle washing
1- It is recommended to wash your vehicle
once a week in normal whether.
2- Park your vehicle where direct sunlight
does not fall on it.
3- Start vehicle washing at least 30
minutes after stopping the engine.
4- Do not use sharp-edged and abrasive
means or cloth since they cause damage
to vehicle's paint. Preferably use plastic
gloves. Use cold or warm water for
washing. Never use hot water. Use only
non-abrasive and non-corrosive waxes
and polishers.
5- Do not stand on doorstep or do not
push the roof and body of the vehicle
during washing/drying. Use only chamois
or soft cotton cloth to avoid damage to the
vehicle paint.
6- Wash the wheels first since the brake
dusts are very abrasive, then change
water and cloth and wash other parts
of the vehicle from top to bottom. Use a
soft cloth soaked in mild soap solution for
washing aluminum wheels and chrome
metal plates. Do not use strong, acidic
CLEANING EXTERIOR AND MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE
and chemical solvents and also abrasive
and corrosive materials such as chrome
polishers. Chrome polishers should be
used only on chrome metal plates on the
aluminum wheels.
7- Avoid using hot water of more than 60
º'bcC, 4 to 5 bar Max. pressure for washing
vehicle. Distance between nozzle and the
washing area to be 10 cm. and flushing
angle, which is made between the both
sides of the longitudinal axis (along with
water output) should be 25 degrees, as
following figure:
8-Suitable detergent for washing vehicle:
- Detergent should be low alkaline
(PH=7-9)
- It should be smooth to protect the gloss
against scraping and cracking, preferably
use liquid detergent.
- It should be free from materials which
leave spots on vehicle after being dried.
- It should contain polisher to protect shiny
appearance of the vehicle and be dried
rapidly.
9- Do not use automatic carwashes, which
use rotary brush, for washing vehicles with
metallic and two layer painting.
10- Bird droppings, tree sap, etc may
damage the finish of your vehicle. Remove
and wash these types of deposits as soon
as possible.
11- In case the water penetrates to the lid
and interior parts of the vehicle, dry is as
quickly as possible.
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