Does acid rain hurt your car?

From: Consumers' Research Magazine | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Car-care product advertising claims that acid rain can cause much damage to an automobile finish are unfounded, according to the 10-year National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program study. Poor workmanship is the main cause of failure, but new low-emission paints are less resistant to pollution.

"Acid rain . . . can be just as damaging to a car finish as stones, bird droppings, and tree sap," declares a car-care article in Home Mechanix magazine. "Chemicals in acid rain react with paint to form sulfuric and nitric acids, which cause cratering and etching in clear-coat finishes. ...

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