Vehicle Care

Care for your vehicle graphics like you would any fine paint finish. Using high quality products designed specifically for car care and these cleaning and maintenance procedures will help keep your vehicle wraps and graphics looking their best.

Cleaning

Wash whenever the car appears dirty. Contaminants allowed to remain on the vehicle wrap/graphics may be more difficult to remove during cleaning. Rinse off as much dirt and grit as possible with a spray of water.

Use a wet, non-abrasive detergent car wash and a soft, clean cloth or sponge. Rinse thoroughly with clean water. To reduce water spotting, immediately use a silicone squeegee to remove water and finish with a clean microfiber cloth.

Pressure Washing – a BIG no-no!!

Hand washing is the preferred cleaning method with warm water.

Pressure washing and automatic car washes is not advised under any circumstances and, if used, will void any warranties.

Difficult Contaminants

Soften difficult contaminants such as insect splatter, bird droppings, tree sap and similar contaminants by soaking them for several minutes with very hot, soapy water. Rinse thoroughly and dry.

If further cleaning is needed, test one of these products in an inconspicuous area to ensure no damage to the wrap film: Meguiar’s Gold Class™ Bug and Tar Remover or 3M™Citrus Base Cleaner.

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) (two parts IPA to 1 part water) or denatured alcohol may also help. Spot clean the contaminants. Do not use rough scrubbing or abrasive tools, which will scratch the film. Wash and rinse off all residue immediately.

Fuel Spills

Wipe off immediatley to aviod any de-gradin to the vinyl and adhesive, wash, rise and dry as soon as possible.

Window Graphics

Never use an ice scraper on or near your window graphic as it can cause the material to scratch, stretch, or tear. If a scraper must be used, pay close attention to the edges of the window graphic to keep the scraper from affecting the material. Scrapers may be used on glass surfaces only.

NOTE*

Watch out for small imperfections that can occur over time due to weather changes and/or installation obstacles. Things such as lifting and bubbling need to be brought to our attention right away so that we can determine the best remedy. However, small bubbles maybe present initially due to trapped air, but will dissapear in a short time.

The warranty does not cover paint failure or failure of the material due to lack of, or inappropriate care by the end user.

We reserve the right to assess any issues that may arise and look at these on a case by case basis, Issues that we may need to make you aware of will be emailed over to you by a staff member of Top Notch Signs & Graphics Ltd.

If you have any queries, please do not hesiate to contact us