Care And Maintenance; Washing; Touching Up Paint Damage; Removing Industrial Grime - Volkswagen Golf Instruction Manual

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Washing
The best protection against environmen-
tal influences is frequent washing and
waxing. The longer dust and industrial gri-
me, salt, insects and bird droppings are
left on ihe paintworl*. the more damags
they areliabie to do to the finish.
Wash the
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ear +dater, o ~ t not in a recr
sunshine.
Rinse out the sponge thoroughly at fre-
ouent intervals in order to avoid scrat-
c'n ng the palnt. If clear water noes nor
s ~ f f i c e ro remove oirt. ado snampoo to rne
water and use a sponge or a soft brush.
Afterwards rinse the vehicle and dry it
with a leather.
Waxing
\Jax as oftan as possible. This vdill pre-
vent dirt irom sticking to the pa;lt and
industrial grime from penetrating into the
paint.
~ i t i ~ n j appiJ wax to the vehicle after was-
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and then polish it or simply add a
was.1 wax solution regularly to the second
lot of washing water. Rinse the vehicle
with tqis 3olution and dry with a leather.
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Should,,only b* done if paint has lost its
shine and gloss :annot bs brought back
with wax. If the polish used does r o t con-
tain preservative compounds, the paint
must be v axed afterwards.
Matt painted surfaces should not be trea-
ted with wax or polish because this will
spoil the matt finish.
Removing industrial grime
Treat rne paint s ~ r f a c e with an ind-str~al
grime remover as soon as possible. Do
not apply directly to black plastic parts.
The solution should be allowed to work for
a few minutes and then rinsed off very
thoroughly. Pay particular attention to all
seams and joints.
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Removing tar spots
Treat trie paint surface with a tar remover
as soon as possible. After treatment rinse
away all traces of the tar remover with a
detergent solution (water and shampoo).
Removing insects
Driedan insects should be removed with
an insect remover as soon as possible.
Wash the paint surface afterwards. Clean
dirty windscreens with an insect sponge.
Care of chromed parts
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Some shampoos leave a protective fiim of Before applying any chrome cleaner,
wax on the cleaned surface so that subse- Touching up paint damage
wash the chrome plated parts thoroughly
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quent waxing is not necessary.
small marks in the paint s,,ch as scrat.
and dry them. Remove spots and marks
chep or stone damage should be touched
with a suitable chrome cleaner. These ma-
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with
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spray cans before the metal starts to rust.
which protects the parts the weat-
A sticker in the spare wheel well gives the
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coiour designation and number of the ori-
A chrome protective compound can be
ginal finish.
sprayed on to give long-term protection.