SECTION4—BODYANDTRIM
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BodyandTrim
DANGER
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WARNING
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
CLEANINGTHEVEHICLE
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
CAUTION
•Donotusedetergentsorcleaningsolventsthatcontainammonia,aromaticsolvents,oralkali
materialsonbodypanelsorseats.
•Donotallowbatteryacidtodriponbodypanels.Batteryacidwillcausepermanentdamage.Wash
spilledbatteryacidfrombodypanelsimmediately.
ClubCarVillager2vehiclesareequippedwithSurlyn
®
frontandrearbodies.Useonlycommerciallyavailable
automotivecleanerswithaspongeorsoftclothfornormalcleaning.Agardenhoseatnormalresidentialwater
pressureisadequate.
ClubCardoesnotrecommendanytypeofpressurewashingorsteamcleaning.Suchaprocess(especiallyifthe
vehiclehasaSurlyn
®
rearbodythatisremoved)willexposeelectricalcomponentstomoisture.Moistureentering
electricalcomponentscanresultinwaterdamageandsubsequentcomponentfailure.
Usenon-abrasivewaxproducts.Donotuseabrasivelevelingorrubbingcompounds;thesewillpermanentlydullthe
gloss.Batteryacid,fertilizers,tars,asphalt,creosote,paint,orchewinggumshouldberemovedimmediatelytoprevent
possiblestains.SeefollowingCAUTIONandNOTE.
CAUTION
•Useoflevelingorrubbingcompoundswillpermanentlydullnishofvehicle.
•Donotapplywaxproductstotheblackplasticmaterialofthefrontandrearunderbody,thefront
bumper,orthetexturedareaoftherearbeautypanelmarked“NOSTEP .”Waxwillcausethese
surfacestobecomediscolored.
NOTE:Disposeofwastewaterproperly.
SEAT
Topreserveseatappearance,cleanregularlywithmildsoapordetergentappliedwithaspongeorsoftcloth.Usea
softbristlebrushtocleanareasthatareespeciallysoiled.Usethefollowingguidelines:
LightSoiling:Asolutionof10%liquiddishsoapandwarmwaterappliedwithasoft,dampclothisrecommended.
Asoftbristlebrushmaybeusedifnecessary.Wipeoffanyresiduewithawaterdampenedcloth.
DifcultStains:Dampenasoft,whiteclothwithasolutionof10%householdbleach(sodiumhypochlorite)and
90%water.Rubgentlytoremovestain,thenrinsewithawaterdampenedclothtoremovebleachconcentration.
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