Pontiac Fiero 1988 Service Manual page 1284

GENERAL INFORMATION 1J-11
enough color for proper hiding to avoid washout
of "grain" effect.
3. Allow to dry following label directions and then
install part.
PAINTING VINYL AND FLEXIBLE (SOFT) ABS
PLASTIC PARTS
The outer cover material of flexible instrument
panel cover assemblies is made mostly of ABS plastic
modified with PVC or vinyl. The same is true of many
padded door trim assemblies. The soft cushion padding
under ABS covers is urethane foam plastic.
The most widely used flexible vinyls (polyvinyl
chloride) are coated fabrics as used in seat trim, some
door trim assemblies, headlinings and sunshades. Most
head restraints are covered with flexible vinyls.
Examples of hard vinyls are door and front seatback
assist handles, coat hooks and exterior molding inserts.
The paint system for vinyl and flexible ABS
plastic involves the use of interior vinyl color and a
clear vinyl top coat. No primer or primer-sealer is
required.
1. Wash part with a vinyl cleaning and preparation
solvent, such as Vinyl Prep, Vinyl Prep
Conditioner or equivalent. Wipe off cleaner while
still wet with clean, lint-free cloth.
2. As soon as the surface has been wiped dry, apply
interior vinyl color in wet coats. Allow flash time
between coats. Follow label directions. Use
proper vinyl color as shown by interior trim code
combination. Apply only enough color for proper
hiding to avoid washout of grain effect.
3. Before color flashes completely, apply one wet
double coat of vinyl clear top coat. Use top coat
with appropriate gloss level to match adjacent
similar components. The clear coat is necessary
to control the gloss requirement and to prevent
crocking (rubbing-off) of the color coat after
drying.
4. Allow to dry according to label directions before
installing part.
AVAILABILITY OF COLORS FOR PAINTING
INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS
Interior colors are color keyed to trim code
combination numbers located on the body number
plate or service parts identification label.
Conventional interior acrylic lacquer colors are
designed for use only on hard trim parts, such as:
1. Steel parts (primer and/or sealer required on new
service parts)
2. Hard ABS plastic (no primer necessary)
3. Hard polypropylene plastic (special primer
required)
Each major paint supplier provides an interior
color chart which identifies the stock number, color
name, gloss factor and trim code combination number
for each conventional interior color.
Vinyl interior colors are designed for soft trim
parts such as instrument panel cover assemblies and
door trim assemblies. These colors require a final top
coat of clear vinyl. Instrument panel covers require a
nonglare final top coat. Other trim parts require a
degree of gloss to match similar adjacent parts. Use
interior vinyl colors and clear vinyl finishes such as
Ditzler Vinyl Spray Colors, American Jetway UR-1
Vynicolor (or equivalent.)
SPECIAL BODY TOOLS
Figure 26 shows special body tools that are
recommended as aids in servicing the various body
components. Equivalent tools may be substituted.
1. J - 9 8 8 6 DOOR HANDLE CLIP REMOVING TOOL
2. J-23457 OR B T - 7 1 0 7 DOOR L O C K S T R I K E R -
S E A T B E L T ANCHOR B O L T REMOVING T O O L
3. J-24695B OR B T - 7 3 2 3 A TRIM PAD R E M O V E R
4. J - 2 3 5 5 4 INVERTED NUT DRIVER
5. J - 2 4 4 0 2 A STATIONARY G L A S S REMOVER
6. J - 2 7 7 2 HEADLINING INSTALLER
__ H 9 3 8 0 2 U P
Fig. 2 6 - S p e c i a l Body Tools