Jason, Yes, you are correct, under certain conditions the stainless can corrode. Think about this. The ornamental stainless steel used on the exterior of the Empire State Building was installed in 1931, that's almost 60 years of 24 hour a day exposure to the elements. (New York City elements: acid rain, pollution, etc.) That stainless steel looks as good today as it did the day it was installed. When it comes to the De Lorean stainless steel panels owners have no worries about corrosion for the life of the car and beyond. "We're here to help you" DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxx> Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Johnston To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 1:09 AM Subject: DeLorean Submerging-Part I (RE: [DML] Re: Interesting Stainless Steel Info) [I found so info that might prove otherwise that the stainless steel can and will rust, but it is too big to post. BUT I will post it on a webpage if any one is interested in how stainless steel can be damaged and rust if in placed in a certain environment.] [Remember stainless steel is an alloy with the primary ingrediant as iron (iron + oxygen= iron oxide= rust) ] Send me a reply if anyone is interested. Jason Johnston, DMC Enthusiast and Researcher, Kemco Industries, Inc. Fort Worth, Texas --------------------------------------------------- From: "Gus Schlachter" <gus@xxxx> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: [DML] Re: Interesting Stainless Steel Info Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 21:20:39 -0500 How long to make the panels rust? Probably never. http://www.dmcnews.com/backissues/dml089903.html Read the message that contains the word " barnacles". Gus Schlachter Austin, TX VIN# 4695 -----Original Message----- From: Erik Geerdink [mailto:delorean502@xxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 3:27 PM Subject: [DML] Re: Interesting Stainless Steel Info If a Delorean were to be submerged in water, how long would it take for the panels to rust? they said in the article that Stainless steel needs oxygen in order preserve itself. Wouldn't that be weird to see a rusted Delorean driving around? Erik Geerdink 4512 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxx [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]