Corrosion Prevention & Appear鄄
ance Care
PROTECTING YOUR JAC FROM
CORROSION
By using the most advanced de鄄
sign and construction practices to
combat corrosion, JAC produces
cars of the highest quality. Howev鄄
er, this is only part of the job. To
achieve the long -term corrosion
resistance your JAC can deliver,
the owners cooperation and assis鄄
tance is also required.
Common Causes of Corrosion
The most common causes of cor鄄
rosion on your car are:
荫 Road salt, dirt and moisture that
is allowed to
accumulate under鄄
neath the car.
荫 Removal of paint or protective
coatings by stones, gravel, abra鄄
sion or minor scrapes and dents
which leave unprotected metal ex鄄
posed to corrosion.
High-Corrosion Areas
If you live in an area where your
car is regularly exposed to corro鄄
sive materials, corrosion protection
is particularly important. Some of
the common causes of accelerated
corrosion are road salts, dust con鄄
trol chemicals, ocean air and in鄄
dustrial pollution.
Moisture Breeds Corrosion
Moisture creates the conditions in
which corrosion is most likely to
occur. For example, corrosion is
accelerated by high humidity, par鄄
ticularly when temperatures are
just above freezing. In such condi鄄
tions, the corrosive material is kept
in contact with the car surfaces by
moisture that is slow to evaporate.
Mud is a particular enemy of cor鄄
rosion protection because it is slow
to dry and holds moisture in con鄄
tact with the vehicle. Even though
the mud appears to be dry, it can
still retain moisture and promote
corrosion.
High temperatures can also accel鄄
erate corrosion of parts that are not
properly ventilated so the moisture
can be dispersed. For all these
reasons, it is particularly important
to keep your car clean and free of
mud or accumulations of other
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materials. This applies not only on
the visible surfaces but particularly
to the underside of the car.
TO HELP PREVENT CORRO鄄
SION
You can help prevent corrosion
from getting started by observing
the following:
Keep Your Car Clean
The best way to prevent corrosion
is to keep your car clean and free
of corrosive materials. Attention to
the underside of the car is particu鄄
larly important.
荫 If you live in a high -corrosion
erea where road salts are used,
near the ocean, areas with indus鄄
trial pollution, acid rain, etc. You
should take extra care to prevent
corrosion. In winter, hose off the
underside of your car at least once
a month and be sure to clean the
underside thoroughly when winter
is over.
荫 When cleaning underneath the
car, give particular attention to the
components under the fenders and
other areas that are hidden from
view. Do a thorough job; just
dampening the accumulated mud
rather than washing it away will
accelerate corrosion rather than
prevent it. Water under high pres鄄
sure and steam are particularly
effective in removing accumulated
mud and corrosive materials.
荫 When cleaning lower door pan鄄
els, rocker panels and frame
members, be sure that drain holes
are kept open so that moisture can
escape and not be trapped inside
to accelerate corrosion.
APPEARANCE CARE
In order to maintain the value of
you r vehicle, it is necessary to
perform regular maintenance using
the proper procedure. Be sure to
maintain your vehicle in compli鄄
ance with any pertinent environ
mental pollution control regulations.
Carefully select the materials to be
used for washing, etc.to be sure
that they do not contain corrosives;
if in doubt, contact an authorized
JAC dealer for assistance in the
selection of these materials.