Download CAUTION - Pontiac

Tires
To clean your tires, use a stiff brush with a tire cleaner.
NOTICE:
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When applying a tire dressing always take careto
wipe off any overspray or splash from all painted
surfaces on the body or wheeis 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
6-50
outlets. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected
in your dealer’s body and paint shop.
Underbody Maintenance
Chemicals usedfor ice and snow removal and dust control
can collect on the underbody. If these are not removed,
accelerated corrosion (rust) can occur onthe underbody
parts such as fuel lines, frame, floor pan, and exhaust
system even though they have corrosion protection.
At least -ev-evspring, flush these mateals frol.-irthe
underbody with plain water. Clean any areas where mud
and other debriscan collect. Dirt packed in closed areas
of the frame should be loosened before being flushed.
Your dealer or anunderbody vehicle 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 surfaceson your vehicle. This damage can
take two forms: blotchy, ringlet-shaped discolorations, and
small irregulardark spots etched into the paint surface.
Although no defect in the paint job causes this, Pontiac
will repair, at nocharge 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.