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Tires
To
clean your tires, use
a
stiff brush witha tire cleaner.
NOTICE:
When applying a tire dressing always
take care to
wipe off any overspray or splash from all painted
surfaces on the body or wheels of -the vehicle.
Petroleum-based products may damage the
paint finish.
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Sheet Metal Damage
If your vehicle is damaged and requires sheet metal
repair or replacement, make sure the body repair shop
applies anti-corrosion material to the parts repaired or,
replaced to restore corrosion protection.
Finish Damage
Any stme chips, fractures or deep scratches in the f i i h
should be repaired right away. Bare metal will corrode
quickly and may develbp into a major repair expense.
Minor chips
and
scratches can be repaired with touch-up
materials available from your dealer or other service:
outlets. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected
in your dealer's body and paint shop.
Underbody Maintenance
Chemicals used for
ice
and snow removal and dust
control can collect on the underbody. If these are
not removed, accelerated corrosion (rust)
can
occur on
the underbody parts such as fuel lines, frame, floor
pan and exhaust system
even
though they have
corrosion protection.
At least every spring, flush these materials from the
underbody with plain water. Clean any areas where mud
and other debris can collect.
D i r t
packed in closed areas
of the frame should be loosened before being flushed.
Your dealer or an underbody car washing system 'can do
this for you.
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Chemical Paint Spotting
Some weather and atmospheric conditions can create a
chemical fallout. Airborne pollutants can fall upon and
attack painted surfaces on your vehicle. This damage
can take two forms: blotchy, ringlet-shaped
discolorations, and small irregular dark spots etched into
the paint surface.
Although
no
defect
in
the paint job causes this, Pontiac
will repair, at no charge to
the
owner, the surfaces
of
new vehicles damaged by this fallout condition within
12 months or 12,000 miles (20
0 0 1 0 km) of purchase,
whichever occurs first.
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