Hyundai Accent

Repair and car operation

The usual reasons of corrosion

The most usual reasons of occurrence of corrosion on your car it:

– Road salt, a dirt and a moisture collecting under the bottom of the car;
– сколы a paint or sheetings stones, gravel, insignificant сколы and the dents leaving not protected metal under the influence of corrosion.

The moisture generates corrosion

The moisture creates conditions for the most intensive occurrence of corrosion. For example, corrosion occurrence is considerably accelerated at high humidity, especially at temperature of freezing of water. In such conditions, коррозионно active materials contact to car surfaces through badly evaporating moisture. The dirt is a typical reason of corrosion because it slowly dries up and promotes contact of a moisture to the car. Even if the dirt seems dry, it can still contain a moisture and promote corrosion occurrence. Heats too can promote occurrence of corrosion of badly ventilated parts of the car on which the moisture can settle. For these reasons, it is very important to keep the car clean from a dirt and accumulation of other materials. It concerns not only visible sites, but also to the car bottom.

In winter time douse a stream of water the car bottom at least once a month and carefully wash out it after the termination of the winter period.

At a sink of the bottom of the car pay special attention on a detail under wings and other details hidden from eyes. Do work carefully. The simple sink, instead of careful clearing of the collected dirt can accelerate more likely corrosion occurrence, than prevent its occurrence. Water under pressure and steam is effective enough at removal of the collected dirt and коррозионно active materials.

At cleaning of the bottom panels of doors, amplifiers and frame details watch that drainage apertures have been opened that the moisture could evaporate and did not accumulate inside, accelerating corrosion occurrence.

Or сколы on a paint and varnish covering it is necessary to cover scratches with a restoring paint as soon as possible for reduction of risk of possible occurrence of corrosion.

The moisture can gather under floor rugs and a carpet covering and cause corrosion occurrence. Periodically check absence of a moisture under floor rugs and a carpet covering.

Sink and drawing of wax paste

Car sink when its surface нагрета solar beams, is inadmissible. Always wash your car in a shade.

Wash your car as it is possible is more often. The dirt is an abrasive material and can scratch the car if it not to wash off. Polluted air or an acid rain can damage a paint and varnish covering during chemical reaction if to leave their rest to contact to a car surface. During winter time or after driving on dirty wet road, carefully wash out the car bottom. To remove imposings of a dirt and коррозионно active materials use a strong stream of water. Use a high-quality solution for a sink of the car and follow instructions of its manufacturer on packing. Do not use strong household cleaners, gasoline, solvents and abrasive cleaners as it can damage a paint and varnish covering of the car.

Use a pure sponge or a fabric, often moistening it, and do not damage a paint and varnish covering too strong friction. If the dirt has dried, carefully moisten and accurately remove it.
For a sink of wheels use a soft brush or the rag moistened in a neutral washing solution from a rough wool.

For cleaning of plastic wheel caps use a pure sponge or a soft fabric and water.
Wash aluminium wheel disks with a weak neutral washing solution or a neutral washing-up liquid. Do not use abrasive cleaners. Protect not protected metal surfaces by a sink, polishings and drawings of wax paste. As aluminium is subject to corrosion, pay to aluminium wheel disks in the winter special attention. After driving on the roads covered with salt, carefully wash such wheel disks.

After a car sink carefully it wipe. After drying, soap water leaves divorces on a paint.

At warm weather and low humidity, probably, it is required to wipe at once each detail of the car after a sink not to leave divorces on a paint.

At detection of dents or scratches on a paint and varnish covering, cover with their repair paint to prevent corrosion occurrence.

Cleaning of stains

Do not use gasoline, strong solutions or коррозионно active cleaning means. It can damage a paint and varnish covering. For removal of road tar use the pure soft fabric moistened with turpentine.

For removal of the rests of insects or juice of trees use warm water and a weak neutral washing solution or a solution for a sink of cars. Moisten a sponge and slightly потрите. If the covering has lost the shine, take advantage of a polyrole available on sale for cars.

Polishing and drawing of wax paste

Before application полироля and wax paste necessarily wash up and dry up the car.
Use only the high-quality means which are available on sale, and follow instructions of the manufacturer on packing. Polish and put wax paste, both on a paint and varnish covering, and on brilliant facing.

Repeated drawing of wax paste

Repeated polishing and drawing of wax paste should be made, when water any more does not form a drop and rolls down on a pure surface, and spreads on the big area.

Care of bumpers

For care of bumpers of your car HYONDE it is necessary to observe some safety measures:

Be accurate, do not suppose hit of electrolit for the storage battery or a brake liquid on bumpers. If it has occurred, immediately wash up the car pure water.

Be accurate at cleaning of surfaces of a bumper. They are made of soft plastic and their surface can be damaged at maloperation. Do not use abrasive cleaners.
Use warm water and a weak neutral washing solution or a solution for a sink of cars.

Do not subject bumpers to influence of heats. For example, at car painting in high-temperature сушильной to the chamber, necessarily remove bumpers from the car.

Cleaning of a vinyl upholstery

For cleaning of a vinyl upholstery at first remove crumbs and a dust by means of a vacuum cleaner. Then take advantage of a solution of a neutral washing-up liquid in warm water, using a pure sponge or a soft fabric. If on an upholstery still there were stains, repeat operations while they it will not be cleared. Do not use gasoline, solvent for a paint and other strong cleaners.

Cleaning of an upholstery from a natural skin

During normal operation the upholstery from a natural skin, as well as other materials, will collect a dust and a dirt. They are necessary for cleaning, as they can eat in a skin and cause its damage.

Behind a thin skin it is necessary to watch and clean, if it is necessary. The careful sink of a skin with soap will make water a skin shining, and it will serve very long. Process a skin a suede fabric, using a neutral washing-up liquid and warm water. Carefully wash up a skin, wipe it dry a damp fabric and then dry up by means of a dry fabric. Do it as it is possible is more often that the skin was not salted.

At skin manufacture, in a skin enough of oils is added, and there is no necessity of addition of oil on a skin in its operation. Oil addition on a surface of a skin will not bring any advantage and can even do much harm. Use of cleaners for carpets and a polyrole just for decoration is not supposed.

Cleaning of carpet coverings

Use foaming cleaners for carpets. Cleaners of such type can be made in aerosol packings, in the form of a liquid or a powder. Read instructions on packing and follow them.
Use a vacuum cleaner for removal as it is possible большего quantities of a dirt. Put a foaming cleaner, following instructions of the manufacturer, and then erase circular movements. Do not add water. Such cleaners are most effective at drawing on a dry carpet covering.

Cleaning of seat belts

For cleaning of seat belts, use a fabric or a sponge moistened in a neutral washing-up liquid with warm water. Do not use strong cleaners, a bleach or abrasive cleaners as it can weaken a material of a tape of a seat belt.
At cleaning of belts, check them on absence of excessive deterioration, разлохмачивания or other signs of damage and replace them if necessary.

Sink of glasses

For a sink of glasses it is possible to use any household means for glasses. However, at a sink of an inside of back glass, be accurate, do not damage heating wires of a heater of back glass.