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-

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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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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- ranty is invalid because of imita- tion replacement parts.”*

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