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34nCa rin g fo r yo u r c a r
Ext e rio r fin is h
De p e nd ing u p on m a te ria l a nd typ e o f
In c oa s ta l re gions , h igh le ve ls o f a tm o-
im p a c t (p e rfo ra tio n o f p a int la ye r), p hys - s p he ric s a lt a nd h um id ity p ro m ote c or-
To p ro vid e e ffe c tive c orro s ion p ro te c -
tio n, m ultila ye r p a intw ork is a p p lie d a t
th e fa c to ry. C a ta p hore tic im m e rs ion
p rim ing te c hniq ue s a re s up p le m e nte d
us ing s p e c ia l b od y- c a vity p ro te c ta nts ,
with th e a p p lic a tio n o f s p e c ia lly-d e ve l-
ic a l s tre s s e s fro m s a nd , ro a d s a lt,
gra ve l, e tc ., c a n c a us e c orro s ion to s ta rt
e xte nd ing b e ne a th th e finis h, s ta rtin g a t
th e p oint o f im p a c t.
ro s ion.
In tro p ic a l zone s , te m p e ra tu re s o f o ve r
105 7 (4 0 6) in th e s ha d e p re va il, in
a d d itio n to h e a vy u ltra vio le t ra d ia tio n
a nd h igh h um id ity. Un d e r th os e c ond i-
Roa d d irt, ta r s p ots , d e a d in s e c ts , a ni-
op e d a nd e xte ns ive ly te s te d m a te ria ls . m a l d ro p p ings (s tro ng a lka li e ffe c t) a nd tio ns , lig ht p a ints c a n re a c h te m p e ra -
A la ye r o f fle xib le P VC is firs t a p p lie d
to th e u nd e rc a rria ge . Fo llowing th is , a
tre e e xc re tio ns (re s ins a nd p olle n) a ll tu re s u p to 1 75 7 (8 0 6) a nd d a rk
c onta in s ub s ta nc e s c a p a b le o f c a us ing p a ints u p to 2 50 7 (1 20 6).
c om p re he ns ive u nd e rc oa tin g tre a tm e nt d a m a ge if th e y a re a llowe d to re m a in on
with a w a x- b a s e d p ro te c ta nt is a p p lie d . th e fin is h o f yo ur c a r fo r a ny p e rio d o f
Re gula r m a inte na nc e m a ke s a n im p or- tim e (s p ots , e tc hing, fla kin g, s e p a ra tio n
ta nt c ontrib utio n to m a inta ining th e
s a fe ty a nd va lue o f yo ur ve hic le .
in th e to p c oa t).
In ind us tria l a re a s , d e p os its of flue d us t,
Inc re a s ing a wa re ne s s o f th e e ffe c ts o f lim e , o ily s oot, p re c ip ita tio n c onta ining
ha rm ful e nviro nm e nta l fa c to rs o n ve hi-
c le fin is he s h a ve le d p a int a nd ve hic le
m a nufa c tu re rs to in itia te o ngoing p ro -
gra m s d e s igne d to fu rth e r im p ro ve th e
s ulfur- d ioxid e (a c id ra in) a nd o th e r e nvi-
ro nm e nta l p olluta nts w ill d a m a ge th e
c a r's finis h u nle s s a d e q ua te c a re is p ro -
vid e d – e ve n th ough th is is g e ne ra lly
d ura b ility o f th e ir fin is he s . De s p ite th is , lim ite d to th e o uts id e h orizonta l s ur-
e nviro nm e nta l fa c to rs th a t o c c ur lo c a lly fa c e s .
or re giona lly c a n h a ve n e ga tive e ffe c ts
on th e fin is h o f yo ur ve hic le . Th e s e
s hould g uid e yo u in d e te rm ining th e
fre q ue nc y a nd e xte nt o f yo ur e fforts to
m a inta in th e ve hic le fin is h.
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