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Tires
To
clean your tires, use a stiff brush with a tire cleaner.
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.
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 stone chips, fractures or deep scratches in the finish
should be repaired right away. Bare metal will corrode
quickly and may develop 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. Dirt 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.
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, Buick
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
000
km) of purchase,
whichever occurs first.
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