1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 273

, Aluminum Wheels (If So Equipped) Your aluminum wheels have protective coating similar a to the painted surface of your vehicle. Don't use strong soaps, chemicals, chrome polish, abrasive cleaners or abrasive cleaning brushes on them because you could damage this coating. After rinsing thoroughly, a wax may be applied. Tires To clean your tires, use a stiff brush with a tire cleaner. When applyinga tire dressing always take care wipe to off any overspray or splash from painted surfaces. Petroleum-based products may damage paint finish. the Sheet Metal Damage If your vehicle is damaged andrequires sheet metal repair orreplacement, make sure the body repair shop applies anti-corrosionmaterial to the parts repairedor replaced to restore corrosion protection. NOTICE: If you have aluminum wheels, don't use an automatic car wash that has hard silicon carbide cleaning brushes.These brushes can take the protective coating your aluminum wheels. off Finish Damage Any stone chips, fractures or deep scratches in thefinish should be repaired right away. metal will corrode Bare quickly and may develop into a major repair expense. Minor chips and scratches can repaired with touch-up be materials available from yourdealer or other service outlets. Larger areas finish damage canbe corrected of in your dealer's body paint shop. and