1996 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 285

1996 Chevrolet Corvette Manual

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Appearance Care Remember, cleaning products can be hazardous. Some are toxic. Others can burst into flame if you strike a match or get them on a hot part of the vehicle. Some are dangerous if you breathe their fumes in a closed space. When you use anything from a container to clean your Corvette, be sure to follow the manufacturer's warnings and instructions. And always open your doors or windows when you're cleaning the inside. Never use these to clean your vehicle: 0 0 0 0 0 Don't use any of these unless this manual saysyou can. In many uses, these will damage your vehicle: Alcohol 0 0 0 Laundry Soap Bleach Reducing Agents Cleaning the Inside Your Corvette of Use a vacuum cleaner often toget rid of dust and loose dirt. Wipe vinyl or leather with a clean, damp cloth. Your Corvette dealer has two GM cleaners, a solvent-type spot lifter and afoam-type powdered cleaner. They will clean normal spots and stains very well. Do not use them on vinyl or leather. Here are some cleaning tips: 0 0 Gasoline Benzene Naphtha Carbon Tetrachloride Acetone Paint Thinner Turpentine Lacquer Thinner Nail Polish Remover 0 0 0 Always read the instructions on the cleaner label. Clean up stains as soon as you can -- before they set. Use a clean cloth or sponge, and change to a clean area often. A soft brush may be used if stains are stubborn. 0 They can allbe hazardous -- some more than others -- and they can all damage your vehicle, too. 0 Use solvent-type cleaners in a well-ventilated area only. If you use them, don't saturate the stained area. 6-54

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Appearance
Care
Remember, cleaning products can be hazardous. Some
are
toxic. Others can burst into flame if
you strike a
match or get them on a hot part of the vehicle. Some
are
dangerous if
you breathe their fumes in a closed space.
When you use anything from a container to clean your
Corvette, be sure to follow the manufacturer’s warnings
and instructions. And always open your doors or
windows when you’re cleaning the inside.
Never
use these to clean your vehicle:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gasoline
Benzene
Naphtha
Carbon Tetrachloride
Acetone
Paint Thinner
Turpentine
Lacquer Thinner
Nail Polish Remover
They can
all be hazardous
--
some more than
others
--
and they can all damage your vehicle, too.
Don’t use any
of these unless this manual
says you
can.
In
many uses, these will damage your
vehicle:
Alcohol
0
Laundry Soap
0
Bleach
0
Reducing Agents
Cleaning
the
Inside
of
Your
Corvette
Use a
vacuum cleaner often
toget rid of
dust
and
loose
dirt. Wipe vinyl or leather with
a clean, damp
cloth.
Your Corvette dealer has
two
GM
cleaners, a
solvent-type spot lifter and
afoam-type powdered
cleaner. They will clean normal
spots
and
stains
very
well. Do not use them on vinyl or leather.
Here are some cleaning tips:
0
Always read the instructions
on the cleaner
label.
0
Clean up stains as soon
as
you
can
--
before
they
set.
Use
a clean cloth or
sponge,
and
change
to
a
clean
area often.
A
soft brush
may
be
used
if
stains
are
stubborn.
0
Use solvent-type cleaners
in
a
well-ventilated
area
only. If you use them,
don’t saturate the
stained
area.
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