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In a message dated 2/4/2003 10:05:21 PM Central Standard Time, Smillmail2@aol.com writes:



It appears that what is fragile is not the ceramic material itself.....but the adhesion to the skin of the vehicle.

Susan Miller


As I absorb the news.....   the prolonged exposure to the elements (moisture) produces a bacteria which in time weakens the adhesives used...

but perhaps one of us with firsthand knowledge can further enlighten us.....