TODAY'S BOWNSIZED cars nents like doors, hoods, trunk

have unibody construction, mean- lids, quarter panels, and floor

ing they don’t have a frame. pans — that need protection from
corrosion.

But what they do have are over Depending on the make and

3,000 spot weids — on compo- model, virtually every mass-

NEWS photo Neil Lucente

DON PETERS, manager of Permashine, buffs an auto. Peters
notes that pollutants in the air and day-to-day urban grime
deteriorate the finish of a car. A yearly detailing job can extend

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produced vehicle will be spot
welded between 3,000 to 5,000
times, resulting in a breakdown in
the rust-inhibiting capabilities of
even galvanized and = zinc-treated
stecl.

Spot welded seams remain the
most critical rust-prone area on
most vehicles, says Dan W.
Janssen, president of Ziebart
Corporation.

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Rust likes today’s downsized cars

Spot welding needs to be protected from corrosion

ket their long-term, long-mileage
surface rust warranties,’’ says
Janssen. ‘Yet the likelihood of
tust developing in seams on these
vehicles is almost as great today as
it ever was in the past.”"

Janssen also points out that
manufacturers of many smaller,
inexpensive foreign cars made of
hight weight, untreated steel, offer
minimal warranties against outer
body rusting.

He reports one area that should

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be of major concern to car owners
is the use of cheap, imitation parts
to replace body panels and other
metal components damaged in
collisions.

“These parts, most of which are
produced overseas, are very
susceptible to rust, yet their usage
is being promoted by automobile
insurers to reduce claims ex-
pense,’ Janssen explains. ‘*The
consumer may not know there’s a
problem until he or she discovers
that the manufacturers’ rust war-
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