Service And Scheduled Maintenance; Maintenance And Care Of The Equipment Surfaces; General Information On The Coating Of The Equipment; Equipment Care - Kärcher Futuretech 1.908-059.0 MFK Betriebsanleitung

SERVICE AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE

4 Service and Scheduled Maintenance
4.1

Maintenance and Care of the Equipment Surfaces

4.1.1

General Information on the Coating of the Equipment

The coating protects the equipment against corrosion. Regular maintenance highly contrib-
utes to the operational safety and retains the value of the equipment.
The growing knowledge of negative environmental influences on equipment coatings leads
to the continuous increase of the durability of varnishes on behalf of the varnish and equip-
ment manufacturers. Nonetheless, regionally occurring environmental influences can affect
the equipment coatings. The frequency and extent of the equipment maintenance is there-
fore to be given appropriate attention.
In case of mechanical wear caused through sand, salt grit, loose chippings, etc., cor-rosion
can spread below the coating at the locations damaged, depending on the type of damage
and penetra-tion of the varnish coating.
Road contamination, tar stains, insects, excretions from animals as well as discharge from
trees/plants (resin, pollen) contain components that can cause damage to the coating after
prolonged influence (stains, swelling, causticization, peeling or removal of the varnish coat-
ing). Additionally, wrong or incorrectly dosed cleaning agents can also lead to this effect.
In industrial areas, deposits from rust film, lime, oil-containing soot, sulfur-dioxide contain-
ing precipitation (acid rain) and other air contamination unavoidably lead to coating damage
in case of insufficient care - usu-ally limited to the horizontal exterior surfaces.
In coastal regions, the high salt and moisture content in the air specifically promotes corro-
sion.
In tropical areas, temperatures are in excess of 40 °C in the shade in addition to intense UV
radiation and high humidity. Here, light coatings can heat up to 80 °C and dark coatings to
120 °C.
4.1.2

Equipment Care

(1) Maintenance of varnish coatings
Regular cleaning prevents the long-term impact of materials that cause damage to varnish
coatings, especially when the equipment is operated in areas with high air pollution or natu-
ral contamination (resin from trees, pollen).
Particularly aggressive materials must be removed immediately, as changes to the varnish
coating or discolor-ations are possible. Included here are e.g., spilled fuel, oil, grease, as well
as bird excrements and similar.
Contamination on coated surfaces can be especially well seen after cleaning. Such spots are
to be removed immediately using cleaning benzine or spirit on a clean cloth or cotton-wool
ball. Afterwards, seal/preserve the varnish at the respective locations/spots.
CAUTION As far as possible, use the equipment manufacturer's cleaning and protection
agents.
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