Sound Deadener Peeling In Wheel Well Area (Clean and Reapply Coating)

This bulletin is being revised to add the 2006 model year and the Saturn Relay model. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 07-08-61-002 (Section 08 - Body and Accessories).

Some customers may comment that the sound deadener is peeling off in the wheel well area.

Clean and reapply coating.

1. Use a Power wash to remove all of the sound deadener from the wheel wells. If necessary, use a plastic scraper to aid in removing the material without breaking though the paint.
2. Use *3M™ Scotch-Brite imperial Paint Prep Scuff Pad Maroon, P/N 07777, to scuff the paint surface.
3. The surface must be clean and dry.
4. Apply *3M™ No Cleanup Water-Based Undercoating Black, P/N 08804, to the area.

*We believe this source and their products to be reliable. There may be additional manufacturers of such products. General Motors does not endorse, indicate any preference for or assume any responsibility for the products from this firm or for any such items which may be available from other sources."

Purchase locally or contact 3M at 1-888-364-3577.

*Dealers in Canada may initially experience difficulty obtaining 3M™ No Cleanup Water-Based Undercoating Black, P/N 08804. In the event the 3M™ product is not available, dealers in Canada may use ACDelco Undercoater with Rubber P/N 10952414.

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