Protect your car from salt

BY WINTER’S end, our nation’s harsh elements and the car body. this winter, be sure that accident
highways (and its cars) will have If you are involved in a ‘‘fender repairs include replacement of the
been covered with some i0 million bender’’ on one of the icy days rustproofing undercoat.
tons of salt.

While road salt may save
countless lives from icy accidents,
it does take its toll on autobodies,
reminds the Car Care Council of
the Automotive Industries
Association of Canada. Without
proper maintenance on a car’s
protective finish, road salt can
rust fenders and corrode body
sheet metal in no time.

The only protection a car has
against corrosive environmental
conditions is its primer and paint
job. Just 7.6 litres, representing
approximately 1% of the total
cost of the car, serve as a barrier
against rust and corrosion.

Since only exposed metal can
rust and corrode, trouble begins
when a car’s nicks and scratches
are left untouched. The Car Care
Council recommends a_ regular
maintenance routine. .

Wash your car once a week
with warm water. And promptly
remove elements such as salt, bird
droppings and sap that accelerate
corrosion, .

Follow with a good coating of
wax or other protective finish two
or three times a year to provide an
additional buffer between the

NEWS photo Nell Luceate WHY RISK IT ALL?
BRIAN CAMPBELL, manager at North Van Under-
coating, applies a ‘«supershine”’ te this hot rod with DRINEING DRIVING
an orbital buffer. Pay some attention to your auto’s
body now, before the wintertime road salt finds a
home in some of your car’s nicks and scratches.

— North Vancouver 929-1410

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