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Environmental
Factors
SYNERGY - Synergy
simply means "combined action". It means
the total impact is greater than the sum of the individual
parts. For example, rainfall is good for living things.
Flowers and grass drink up the nourishment and thrive.
But if there is acid rain in the atmosphere, rainfall
serves as the transport mechanism depositing the contamination
onto the beautiful surfaces of your car. Add sunlight,
another very beneficial element, to the equation and
a more aggressive synergy begins. Scientists call
it photochemical etching. The combination of rain,
environmental contamination, and sunlight powerfully
synergize to begin damaging your paint. This is only
one example of how only three environment factors
synergize. Unfortunately, there are many different
factors. The major ones are summarized below.
Sunlight Exposure- One of the more
critical factors. Ultraviolet rays attack your car's
finish and accelerate the aging process. Our research
measured the average number of hours your car is exposed
to sunlight each year, the mean number of cloudy days,
and other climatological factors considered unique
to your area.
90 Degree+ Days- Higher temperatures
bake your car's finish and accelerate oxidation by
drying out the paint. Darker colors need more care
to prevent oxidation because they absorb more heat
rather than reflect heat.
Airborne Salts- Plentiful in coastal
areas and wherever road salt is used during the winter,
salts can accelerate the pitting and rusting of your
car's surface.
Acid Rain- Emissions from chemical
plants, fossil fuel burning power plants, and the
internal combustion engine are transported and altered
in the upper atmosphere. When deposited onto your
car's surface in either a dry or wet state, they can
become either sulfuric or nitric acids, which if left
on the surface, can etch into the paint and can cause
severe damage.
Ozone- Although ozone in our environment
absorbs the sun's ultraviolet radiation, it does attack
rubber and vinyl that isn't properly protected.
Rainfall- Though we assume that rainfall
bathes and washes away a car's surface contaminants,
it can actually transport damaging atmospheric chemicals
onto your car.
-32 Degree Days- Regular exposure
to frigid temperatures or rapid temperature changes
can cause your paint to be brittle and crack. Because
materials like steel, vinyl, and paint expand and
contract at different rates, our computer uses such
data to determine how much protection your specific
paint requires.
Humidity- Humidity is the water content
of air. Corrosion increases dramatically as relative
humidity rises.
Dew Exposure-A complex formula involving
many variables. Not only does dew exposure accelerate
corrosion, but contaminants like acids and salt, when
combined with dew, can produce a harsh chemical reaction
attacking your car's finish.
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