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Repair of insignificant damages of a body

If the scratch, damaging the paint has penetrated into the metal body, then using the tip of a sharp knife, remove the rust from the scratches. Apply a rust converter according to its instruction. Next, apply a spatula to scrape putty paste. After it is completely dry paint and polish the damaged area.

Repair of dents in the bodywork

With deep indentation of the structural elements of the body in the first place try to bend the dent back before closest approach to the normal shape of the body. Metal body in the place of impact is subjected to stretching, resulting in complete recovery of the original shape impossible. The optimal alignment of the dents approximately 3 mm below the surrounding surface. If you have access to the inside of the dent should be gently tap it with a soft hammer with a wooden or plastic head. During this operation should be firmly pressed against the outside of the tapping area corresponding wooden bar. This is required to absorb the shocks and to hammer predotvra tion arching over a wide area. If the dent is in that area of the body where access from the back side is difficult or impossible, in the deepest point of the dent is not as drill small holes in the screw holes self-tapping screws and pull the dent with a pair of pliers, grasp the screw heads.

Remove paint from the damaged area and in the region around 20 mm. Most easily this can be done using a wire brush or sandpaper, impaled on a circle, attached to an electric drill. After dent alignment put on it a layer of putty, paint and polish.

Repair rusted apertures or holes in the bodywork

Remove the paint from the damaged area and about 20 mm around it. Using a wire brush, clean the crumbling rust from the surface of exposed metal on the damaged area. Process the damaged area the rust converter according to its instruction. Cover the hole with rust holes or a metal grid or a strip of aluminum foil. Cut roughly corresponds to the shape of the opening piece yuschy grid, put it in the hole so that the edges do not protrude above the level of surrounding the opening of the panel. Secure it with a few lumps of putty paste the perimeter. Using a screwdriver handle, align the ends of the mesh so that it fits snugly to the metal body. Next, make a putty, painting and polishing of the damaged area of the body.

Putty and body painting

When the plastering work is necessary to have a flexible plastic or nylon spatula to make the surface smooth putty. Leveling putty on the damaged area of the body is manufactured to give it the desired shape and smoothness. Once achieved approximately demanded contour, stop to smooth down the putty spatula, t. To. At too long smoothing down it starts to harden, stick to the trowel and roll, causing the surface will be damaged. Application of subsequent, more of a thin layer of putty should be done after drying of the previous layer and so as long as the level of putty begins to protrude slightly above the level of the treated area. After curing putty it is necessary to remove excess metalliches Kim scraper or a file. Further processing is performed using a set of sandpaper. Begin treatment using coarse sandpaper and subsequently proceed to the fine. Emery paper lying flat on a wooden block, otherwise it is impossible to achieve an even surface. At the final stage of polishing waterproof sandpaper periodically moisten with water. It gives the treated surface putty special smoothness. Puttied dent should appear surrounded on perimetre a layer of pure metal. To remove dust from the treated area and fats wash the treated area with water and wipe with a degreasing solution. Sprayed onto the thin layer portion of light soil. This will help identify all defects admitted at processing in the putty. Discovered defects align with a new layer of putty and sand the surface again. Continue this procedure until a perfect surface.

After that the repair area is ready to final painting. Aerosol paint application should be conducted in a warm, dry, windless and easy atmosphere. During the painting in the room should dampen the floor of the working area with water to prevent the ingress of dust into the air. At coloring only one panel, and the rest of the body must be covered from hit on them paints by the newspaper attached with adhesive tape. Before priming capacity shake it, apply primer to the sample surface and have to lay it evenly. Apply a thick primer layer by applying several thin layers. Grind the primed surface with waterproof sandpaper. Do not forget sprinkle sanded area with water and periodically to moisten in water sandpaper. Before the further coloring dry the treated area. Applying a layer of paint spray made. The thickness of the ink layer is achieved by applying several thin layers. The color should be started from the center of the painted area and to move to the edges of the back and on the translational motion as long as the entire surface as well as about 20 mm round it will not be painted. The protective film and newspapers remove later 10-15 minutes after the last coat of paint. Allow fresh paint to harden for at least 2 weeks, and then use updater paint or thin abrasive polishing paste align the edges of the painted area to the level of the old paint. Polish the surface.