Re: Rust Problem.

[jtrealty@xxxx]

I would contact the state DEP or DOT to find out how to put in a claim 
for the damage done to your car. I would also ask them to explain the 
exact nature of the spill and what precautions need to be taken such 
as not to put the car in a closed garage, safety precautions to take 
in removing the materiel, how to dispose of the waste etc. This may 
also be covered under your insurance policy and then they would go 
after the person who caused it. The best way to get it removed might 
be to go to a place that steam cleans cars and have them do the entire 
underside. After the car is completly cleaned then it can be inspected 
for rust or cracked, chipped, missing paint. I would caution you that 
no one should do any welding if there is any zinc oxide on the car as 
the fumes released during welding are toxic. The welder must use 
forced ventilation to remove the fumes during welding. Zinc oxide is a 
component of paint and is used to rust-proof mild steel before 
painting.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, DMCVegas@xxxx wrote:
> In January I had my entire clutch system replaced. One component was 
> a defective clutch master cylinder that leaked DOT-4 onto my 
chassis. 
> About 3 months ago I was driving home from a friend's house one 
> evening when the pavement on the higway turned white for almost a 
> mile. When I got home the 11 o'clock news had a story on that there 
> had been a hazardous waste spill on the highway. Something about a 
> truck had spilled some sort of zinc-oxide waste from a local 
> powerplant. Sure enough when I went out into the garage I had the 
> white/gray-ish gunk still sticking to the bottom of my car. At the