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System 1, 2-C Acrylic-coat for 1-coat Paint Applications

System 1

Individual part paint application

2-C-acrylic top coat paint

Paint repair

Surface:

Metal:

 

On primed new parts and factory paintwork for 1-coat paint applications


Operational procedure

Paint stage

Products

Notes

 

I

II

III

   

Clean

         
 

x

x

x

Silicone remover

Spray on using pump atomiser and dry with highly absorbent cloth.

Sand

         
 

x

x

x

Wet or dry sandpaper

Sand down fault site with grain P600. Give a matt finish to remaining surface using sanding/matting pad fine, blend prep.

Putty application

         
 

x

x

Polyester fine putty, if required

Three to four layers of fine putty. Only apply fine putty to the bare metal sheet.

Sand

         
 

x

x

Dry sandpaper

Only dry sand with polyester fine putty.

Clean

         
 

x

x

x

Silicone remover

Spray on using pump atomiser and dry with highly absorbent cloth.

Apply filler

         
 

x

x

x

2-C-acrylic-HS filler

Apply one to three layers of filler with a setting time of 3 minutes. Paint stage II includes minor repairs (no putty application).

Sand

         
 

x

x

x

Wet or dry sandpaper

Grain no less than P800. Grain no less than P360.

Clean

         
 

x

x

x

Silicone remover

Remove dust with tack cloth.

Spray top coat paint

         
 

x

x

x

2-C-acrylic top coat paint

Pre-spray one layer. Setting time 3 to 5 minutes. Final spraying with one more layer. Setting time 5 minutes prior to oven drying.



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System 3, Top 2-coat Base Metallic for 2-coat Paint Applications > < Overview of Paint Systems (Individual Part Paint Application / Blend-in Painting / Touching-up)