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- Hand wash your vehicle at least twice a month using a soft sponge.
- Avoid commercial car washes for two months.
- Do not apply wax for two months.
- Refrain from scraping ice and snow off newly finished surfaces.
- Keep your car parked in a garage or in shade to avoid extreme exposure to
heat and cold weather.
- Avoid parking under trees to protect the finish from sap.
- Remove bird drippings immediately as they contain phosphates that will rapidly
turn into phosphoric acid.
- Use commercially formulated bUg removers. Bugs have very acidic bodies that
will damage your car's paint.
- Rinse away any spilled gasoline or other fluids as soon as possible.
- Avoid placing objects such as luggage and bags on top of the car or on the
trunk.
- Avoid direct sun and heat when washing your vehicle.
- Rinse your vehicle often in the winter to prevent rusting, fading and corrosion
from road salt.
- Avoid brush-style car washes which can rub dirt into the paint and scratch
it.
- At a "do-it-yourself" car wash, use the lowest possible setting
in order to avoid blasting grit into the car's finish.
- Begin by rinsing excess dirt and soil off the surfaces so it won't be rubbed
into the surface and cause scratches.
- Wash the car from top down, in straight lines using overlapping strokes.
- Never wipe down your car when it is dry.
- Always rinse out buckets and sponges well to avoid small gritty particles
from scratching your finish.
- Never leave sponges or chamois on the ground where they can pick up dirt and
rocks.
- When drying your car, open all doors and lids to enable these areas to dry
completely.
- If wax is applied in high humidity, it may cause clouding and streaking.
- Use only pure waxes, not ones promising to remove dirt and restore finish.
- Never wax in direct sunlight.
- Have your car detailed once a year
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