1996 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 300

Tires To clean your tires, use a stiff brush with a tire cleaner. outlets. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected in your retailer's body and paint shop. Underbody Maintenance NOTICE: 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 isdamaged and requires sheet metal repair or replacement, make sure the body repair shop applies anti-corrosion material to the parts repairedor replaced to restore, corrosion protection. 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 underb with plain water. Clean any areas where mud and other debr Dirt be can collect. packed in closed areas of the frame should loosened before being flushed. Your retailer or an underbody 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 surfaces on your vehicle. This damage can take two forms: blotchy, ringlet-shaped discolorations, and Finish Damage small irregular dark spots etched into the paint surface. Any stone chips, fractures or deep scratches in thefinish Although no defect in the paint causes this, job should be repaired right away. Bare metal will corrode Oldsmobile will repair, atno charge to the owner, the quickly and may developinto a major repair expense. surfaces of new vehicles damagedby this fallout Minor chips and scratches can be repaired with touch-up condition within 12 months or 12,000 miles (20 000 km) materials available from your retailer other service or of purchase, whichever occurs first. 6-54