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● Take extra care when removing stains such as ink or lipstick since the coloring can spread.
● Use solvents sparingly. Too much solvent can damage the seat padding.
● Start from the outside of the stain and work toward the center.
pg. 7:3 Rustproofing
What causes rust
The two most common causes of rust to your car are:
● The accumulation of road dirt and moisture in hard-to-get-at cavities and other areas under the car.
● The removal of paint and protective coatings on the outside of the car and underneath through damage
by stones, gravel or minor accidents.
Several factors influence the speed at which corrosion will occur:
● The length of time various parts of the car stay wet. Parts of the car filled with road dirt and water
remain damp for long periods of time even after other parts have dried.
Particular attention should be paid to the underside of the car and floor sections inside. The floor
sections stay wet because moisture collects and remains under the floor matting.
Drain holes located at the bottom of the doors can get clogged with dirt, trapping water inside the door
and causing the door to rust through at the bottom.
● Corrosion will be accelerated in areas of higher relative humidity, especially where temperatures often
stay above the freezing point and where the atmosphere is affected by industrial pollution, or where salt
is used for de-icing the roads.
Where parts of the car are covered with road dirt containing road salt, corrosion will be accelerated at
lower relative humidity than if the surface were clean.
● Increased temperature will cause an accelerated rate of corrosion of those parts of the car which are
not well ventilated to permit quick drying.
● Industrial pollution and the presence of salt will also accelerate the deterioration of paint finishes.
The foregoing identifies the need for every car owner to keep his or her car particularly the underside as
clean and dry as possible and to repair any minor damage to paintwork and protective coating as soon as
possible.
The need is more important in those areas where road salt is used for de-icing, the relative humidity is
higher, air pollution is present, and temperatures regularly stay above freezing.
Rustproofing, inspection and touching-up
Your Volvo was carefully and thoroughly rustproofed at the factory. The underbody and wheelhousings
were sprayed with a thick, durable rustproofing compound and the beams, internal cavities and end
sections were sprayed with a low viscous, penetrating rustproofing agent.
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