Tears, losses, and other surface damage should be treated by a professional conservator.

Car manufacturers have been working on strengthening clear coats against surface damage for this reason.

The severity of the surface damage, however, was clearly diminished by 180 minutes after ethanol.

There is little risk of surface damage to the sheet.

A second drawback, at least for livestock farmers, is surface damage.

The traditional players at the foot of the cross can barely be made out, in part because of the painting's surface damage.

Generally, buildings had suffered surface damage, and their structures remained solid.

The low-angle fall, however, produced only surface damage, which was repaired six hours after the strike.

Further surface damage has occurred over time due to harsh Wisconsin winters.

"We've treated her with our emergency medkit, but it's not much good at surface damage."