Apr 20, 2018 Collision Repair, Bodyshop, automotive refinish, Repair, Workshop, Aftermarket, Standox, colour, automotive paint, coatings, clearcoat,
With the increasing popularity of special effects finishes, Standox has released some practical tips for collision repairers on how to repair paintwork with tinted clearcoats.
The Wuppertal, Germany, based company offers both the correct products as well as the correct solutions for the professional repair of these special colours on its online reference resource - Standopedia.
An example of this is Mazda's new colour it developed for the CX-5 model five years after its launch. 46V Soul Red Crystal is a vibrant, rich colour that enhances the lines of the mid-range SUV. The repair is carried out in a two-layer application process with a tinted clearcoat. Harald Klöckner, Head of Training for Standox, Europe, Middle East and Africa, explains how to achieve a first-class finish right from the start.
Step 1: Use spray out cards
The tinted clearcoat acts like a varnish - the more that is applied, the more it covers the substrate. This means the number of spray passes, and the resulting layer thickness, has a direct influence on the colour, the brilliance and the depth effect. For the repair of cars with tinted clearcoats, Standox recommends the production of spray out cards, which are used to determine the number of spray passes of the tinted clearcoat required to achieve the best match with the vehicle to be repaired.
Step 2: Sand filler and repair area
Proceed with the preparation as usual. Apply a Standox VOC Filler, preferably in filler colour FC3. Sand the filler with P500 to P600, and the blend-in area with P1000 to P1200.
Step 3: Apply Colour Blend
Apply Standoblue Colour Blend to the blend-in area on adjoining surfaces or onto the adjoining body part.
Step 4: Basecoat application and flash off
The ready-to-use mixing ratio is Standoblue colour 46V Soul Red Crystal plus 50 percent Standoblue Setting Additive Long. Spray Standoblue in 1.5 coats on the repair area of the still wet Standoblue Colour Blend. Aim to achieve a uniform and cloud-free surface. Then let the basecoat and Colour Blend flash off sufficiently.
Step 5: Application of the tinted clearcoat
Prepare two spray guns with a tinted and a non-tinted clearcoat in order to be able to work quickly. Use long hardeners or thinner combinations. Apply the tinted clearcoat to the part that is to be repaired and spray beyond the fade-out zone of the blended-in basecoat.
Step 6: Blending into the non-tinted clearcoat
Apply the non-tinted clearcoat to the remaining surface of the adjoining part and overlap into the still-wet tinted clearcoat. Dry according to the Technical Data Sheet. Drying according to the technical data sheet. Depending on which Standox VOC Clear is selected, it is advisable to apply an additional coat of the non-tinted clearcoat over the repair and the tinted clearcoat. This makes polishing out imperfections such as dust inclusions and blend in zones of the clearcoat easier.
Detailed instructions for repairing special colours can be downloaded from www.standox.com/standothek. The new Standox online reference resource www.standox.com/standopedia covers current refinishing topics and is continually updated and expanded by Standox experts. It is not only convenient but also perfect to search for specific professional refinish information.
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