FORD'S FIGHT AGAINST CORROSION

A very brief account is given of Ford Motor Co.'s new multi-stage anti-corrosion treatment which is being progressively integrated into the production systems of all Ford car plants in Europe. The treatment introduces four new stages into the metal and paint finishing program: additional high-pressure cleaning of the bodyshells by jets of de-ionized water, the use of the cationic electropriming process, the application of a stone-chip resistant PVC material, and the injection of a wax into enclosed sections of the underbody. Also, Ford has introduced the use of fiber optics in quality control of its cars.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sawell Publications Limited

  4 Ludgate Circus
  London EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1979-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 19
• Serial:
  • Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Sawell Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile industry; Automobiles; Cleaning; Concrete finishing; Corrosion protection; Corrosion resistance; Finishes; Metal working; Motor vehicle bodies; Waxes
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Automobile manufacture; Metal cleaning
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314839
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM