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System 6, 2-C Acrylic-coat for 1-coat Paint Applications > < System 4, Water Base Coat for 2-coat Solid Paint Applications

System 5, Top 2-coat Metallic Base Coat for 2-coat Paint Applications

System 5

Blend-in painting, touching-up

Top-2-coat metallic base coat

2-coat pearlescent

2-C-MS clear coat – standard

2-C-HS clear coat - new

Paint repair

Surface:

Metal:

 

On primed new parts and factory paintwork for 2-coat paint applications and damaged paintwork. Additional operation on adjoining part.


Operational procedure

Paint stage

Products

Notes

 

II a

II b

   

Clean

x

x

Silicone remover

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

Sand

x

x

Sanding/matting pad fine, blend prep.

Produce covered, matt surface when sanding. Wet sand. Allow to dry.

Clean

x

x

Water, compressed air, silicone remover

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

Spray basefix

x

x

Basefix

Mix Basefix using 200% universal thinner long. Painting stage II a: Spray one layer of basefix covering the entire area. Painting stage II b: Spray basefix only to adjoining part outside of damaged area.

Spray base paint

x

Top-2-coat metallic base coat

Pre-spray only layer fading out into the adjoining part surface and the individual part. Setting time 3 minutes.

Clean

x

Tack cloth

Remove dust (paint mist).

Spray base paint

x

Top-2-coat metallic base coat

Pre-spray second layer fading out past the fade-out zone of the first layer into the adjoining part surface and the individual part. Setting time 3 minutes.

Clean

x

Tack cloth

Remove dust (paint mist).

Spray base paint

x

Top-2-coat metallic base coat

Pre-spray third layer fading out past the fade-out zone of the second layer into the adjoining part surface and the individual part. Setting time 3 minutes.

Clean

x

x

Tack cloth

Remove dust (paint mist).

Spray clear coat

x

x

2-C-MS clear coat - long 2-C-HS clear coat - new

Pre-spray one layer. Setting time 3 to 5 minutes. Final spraying with one more layer. Setting time 8 minutes prior to oven drying.


II a = Blend-in painting, II b = Touching-up


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System 6, 2-C Acrylic-coat for 1-coat Paint Applications > < System 4, Water Base Coat for 2-coat Solid Paint Applications