Introduction

INTRODUCTION

The word "repainting" means the operation of restoration carried out on a painted surface.

When a surface is only partially involved, the operation is called touch-up. Depending on the type of repair work, the following repainting cycles have been defined:

• Painting of replaced fixed sheet metal part;
• Painting of replaced mobile sheet metal part (or plastic part);
• Repainting of damaged sheet metal part (or plastic part);
• Cosmetic repainting (touch-up) of sheet metal part (or plastic part);
• Restoration of sheet metal parts without painting: "dent removal".

For repainting purposes it is important to define the term "panel".

To clarify this concept the door depicted in the diagram has been taken as an example.

The whole door is a panel, but for reasons of convenience, it can be considered as two areas: the upper area and the lower area. So, area means a surface included between two delimitations.

1. Upper area
2. Lower area

The procedures necessary for repair and painting operations on a sheet metal part (or plastic part) supplied as a spare are listed below.

NOTE: The sheet metal parts supplied as spares have undergone cataphoresis treatment. The plastic parts have been treated with an adherence primer.

Preparation

Wash the part concerned, judge the amount of damage, then sand the area concerned with the most appropriate sandpaper.

1. Transparent varnish
2. Paint
3. Undercoat
4. Cataphoresis (primer)
5. Galvanization (only for sheet metal)
6. Sheet metal (or plastic part)

Then clean thoroughly using silicone-proof products.