On 2017-02-12, Christopher Tidy wrote:
Hi folks,

Quick question. Many cars from the 1980s used to rust
badly. Sometime in the 1990s, this changed - and quite
suddenly. Does anyone know what specific changes were made to the
paint composition and surface treatment? I can only find vague
allusions in most articles.

I thought that at some point, they started requiring galvanized body
panels.

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