Magnetically-mounted antennas have become a very commonplace component on exterior metal surfaces, and are generally found on the exteriors of cars, trucks and farm equipment. The majority of external magnet-mount antennas are for satellite radio reception, cell-phones and Global Positioning System (GPS) reception. Though magnet-mount antennas are self-contained and require very little, if any, adjustment or setting. The magnetic surface of such antennas can cause severe scratching of your vehicle's surface if care in installation isn't taken.
Instructions
1. Apply enough Isopropyl alcohol to one or two cotton balls to fully saturate the cotton. Gently wipe the entire magnet surface of the antenna to ensure any grease, oil and dust particles are removed, leaving a clean magnet surface. Discard the cotton balls.
2. Apply Isopropyl alcohol to a new cotton ball, again until fully saturated, and clean the area where you will be placing the antenna magnet onto the selected surface. Use only light pressure on the cotton ball, rotating it while dragging across the surface so any abrasive dust particles are taken off of the surface rather than being dragged across the surface, which could cause a scratch.
3. Allow the cleansed surfaces to dry completely. To prevent the magnet from scratching the surface when it has been installed, you may optionally cut out a circle of felt from a square of felt cloth, just sightly larger than the circumference of the antenna's magnetic base, placing it between the surface of the vehicle and the antenna magnet. Use only one thin piece of the felt, as more than one layer will reduce the strength of the adhesion between the magnet and the metal surface.
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