Care body

The body is one of the most expensive units of the automobile, from its state depends largely on ease of use and market value of the subsequent sale of the vehicle. The main load-bearing elements of the body shell, and components that can be exposed to special atmospheric conditions, treated at the factory with special techniques and materials. If you keep the default processing of the body has a long service life and maintainability. Please note that repairs to restore damaged or neglected elements of the body is much more complicated than just the repair of mechanical components and implement timely prevention of corrosion. Do not leave the vehicle standing for a long time in the sun, and if it is still inevitable, try to cover up anything illuminated areas leather upholstery dashboard.

Operations for the care of a body are reduced:

- To care for Paint exterior panels, cleaning and maintaining the passenger compartment housing the equipment in good condition. Not less frequently than every six months treat body and chrome trim elements of its recommended polishes. Remember that when using stripper chrome-plated surfaces cleaners together with traces of corrosion will also be removed and part of the chromed - try not too abundant to use such solutions. Use only quality shampoos, cleaners and polishes for treatment of external body panels;

- To preserve and restore once in 1-2 years undercoating, wheel arches and the body cavities;

- To care for the moving parts of the body and its fittings (hinges, drive cables, locks and so on. N.):

not less than once every six months lubricate the hinges and moving parts of the body with the help of plastic and liquid lubricants, which allows not only easy to open and close the doors and the hood body, but also to preserve the elements of mobile connections.

- To timely cleaning of the body. Do not abuse the services of mechanical washing, as this leads to a rapid "rubbing" of paint, loss of gloss, and sometimes even the destruction of the local paint. Use polishes that increase water, gryazeotalkivayuschie properties of coatings.

In areas where the removal of ice in the cold season using chemicals as soon as possible wash off dirt from outdoor surfaces.

Use the number of enamel repair for a quick recovery of small damaged areas of coatings (see. Below).

With timely implementation of the recommendations described body can be maintained for a long time without costly repainting it (the cost of a complete repainting of the body and quality comparable to that of the entire car, and for low-cost modifications of the car is about a third of the total cost).

It is also recommended regularly steam clean the inside surfaces of the body. After removing all traces of dirt, oil and grease the surface should be inspected for signs of corrosion, damage brake lines, electrical wiring insulation deterioration, damage to the drive cables and other faults. Upon completion of this work is necessary to lubricate the front suspension components.

Spend a steam cleaning or washing degreasing composition of external surfaces of the engine and engine compartment.

Careful attention should be paid to the wheel arches as a protective coating can be separated from the inner surfaces, and flying from under the wheels of small pebbles and sand grains cause paint damage and, as a consequence, the development of corrosion panels. If you notice signs of corrosion (rust) must be removed to bare metal, and the surface is covered with anti-corrosion paint or the appropriate staff.

Stains of tar or asphalt, falling on the body with a heated road surface must be removed with a solvent-soaked rag.

At least once every few months remove mats and clean the interior of the car interior panels (if necessary, this procedure can be carried out more often). For cleaning dust and debris, as well as for cleaning rugs and mats can use a stiff brush. After the mats and interior trim should be thoroughly vacuumed, especially along the seams and folds.

Most of the cabin interior panels covered with vinyl upholstery care which produced a number of special cleaners and shampoos. Follow the manufacturer's instructions, and before embarking on a global clean, try out a new part on a hidden area of upholstery (for example, on the bottom surface of the pads and the bottom edge of the seat backs), determining its ability to cause discoloration and other undesirable consequences. After cleaning vinyl upholstery must be treated with preservative.

Leather upholstery requires special care. Cleaning it should be done on a regular basis using a special cleaning agent.

After cleaning, treat the leather upholstery regular special means that should be rubbed with a soft cotton cloth. In no case do not try to treat the skin upholstery waxing care body panels.