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Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing
Blend coat ............................................662
Paint Type..............................................662
Spraying Body Panels
..............................
662
Painting Long Panels ............................662
Panel Refinishing ..................................663
Other Painting Considerations............... 665
Spray Booth Type ..................................665
Air Hose ................................................666
Spray Gun Cleaning
..................................
667
Chapter 28
Surface Preparation ...................................671
Introduction................................................. 672
Surface Preparation Standards.............. 672
Basic Surface Preparation Procedures
.
673
Inspect...................................................673
Plan.......................................................675
Wash .....................................................676
Remove Obstructions............................676
Pre-Sand Cleaning................................676
Paint Removal.......................................677
Masking for Undercoats ........................680
Metal Conditioning ................................682
Apply Undercoats..................................682
Block Sanding .......................................684
Finish Sand ...........................................686
Blow off Vehicle.....................................687
Clean with Pre-Paint Solvent.................687
Mask for Topcoat...................................687
Blow off Vehicle.....................................692
Tack.......................................................692
Seam Sealer .........................................692
Rocker Panel Spray...............................694
Aluminum Preparation...........................695
Surface Preparation for Specific Types
of Damage
.............................................
695
Scratch..................................................695
Body Filler .............................................695
Bare Metal.............................................696
Weld......................................................696
Rust.......................................................697
Repaint..................................................697
Blend.....................................................697
Melt .......................................................698
Trim .......................................................698
Chapter 29
Color Matching.............................................701
Introduction................................................. 702
Color Description ..................................702
Light and Color........................................... 703
Light ......................................................703
Colors....................................................706
Comparing Two Colors..........................708
Alternate Formulas................................708
Comparison Panel.................................708
Plotting a Color......................................711
Spectrophotometer................................712
Altering the Refinish Color...................... 712
Metallic Orientation ...............................712
Tinting ...................................................713
Tri-coats.................................................716
Chapter 30
Paint Application .........................................719
Introduction................................................. 720
Planning the Repair................................... 720
Contamination Prevention....................... 720
Applying Paint
............................................
723
Applying Single-Stage Paint..................723
Applying Basecoat/Clearcoat Paint.......726
Applying Tri-coat Paint...........................731
Blending Strategies................................... 732
Blend within a Repaired Panel ..............732
Blending Adjacent Panels .....................733
Baking........................................................... 736
Removing Masking Materials................737
Troubleshooting
.........................................
737
Chapter 31
Specialty Painting .......................................745
Introduction................................................. 746
Plastic Types and Characteristics
.........
746
Flexible Plastic Parts.............................746
Preparing and Spraying Plastic Parts... 747
Cleaning................................................747
Sanding.................................................748
Spraying Plastic Parts ...........................748
Surface Preparation for Specific Types of
Plastic..................................................... 749
New, Bare, Non-Rigid Plastic Part ........749
New Primed, Non-Rigid Plastic Parts....749
Repaired Non-Rigid Plastic Parts..........750
New Rigid Plastic Parts.........................751
Repaired Rigid Plastic...........................751
Painting Specific Types of Plastic.......... 751
Flexible and Semi-Rigid Plastic Parts ...751
Rigid Plastic ..........................................752
Custom Painting......................................... 752
Chapter 32
Detailing..........................................................761
Introduction................................................. 762
Color Sanding............................................. 762