Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 106

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F ig . 6 9 —A p p ly in g
the resin and hardener cans are kept closed
when not in use. Do not use waxed cups fo r
m ixing and do not allow re sin to enter hardener
can or v ic e ve rs a .
7. Saturate la y e rs of fib e r glass (fig . 68). P la c e la m i­
nate o v e r damage area.
make sure gen eral contour of area is maintained,
F igu re 69.
8. Apply heat to re p a ir area.
mended, used at least 12" away fro m rep a ir. A llo w
15 to 20 minutes curing tim e. T r im re p a ir to shape
at g el stage.
9. A fte r the re p a ir is
contour. F ile s other than body file s m ay be m ore
suitable. A belt sander with a vacuum clean er at­
tachment w ill m in im ize the dust problem .
edge and finish sand.
NOTE: A fte r R ep air, sm a ll pits or ir r e g u la r ­
itie s may appear in fin ish ed su rface. Im p e rfe c ­
tions should be re p a ire d using the P la s tic Solder
R ep a ir Kit.
Lam inate to Body
Smooth out w rin kles, and
Heat lam ps are r e c o m ­
cured, grind, file o r sand to
Feather
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F ig . 7 1 —Repair A rea Finish Landed
SPECIFIC REPAIRS
Scratched Panels, Spot Refinishing
In many instances, a scratched panel w ill in volve only
a paint refin ish in g job.
fen der panel which has been scratched through to the
plastic.
1. R em ove a ll paint down to the p lastic fro m the area
surrounding the scratch.
2. Featheredge the re p a ir a rea with No. 220 wet or
d ry sandpaper and fin ish block sand with No. 320
wet or dry paper, F igu re 71.
CA UTIO N: Do not sand too deeply into fib e r
glass mat. Should it be n ecessary to cut fa ir ly
deep into the glass mat use the re p a ir p ro ­
cedure suggested fo r
panels.
3. Clean up re p a ir area using P re p -S o l o r equivalent,
then finish the clean-up with a tack rag.
4. P ro te c t surrounding panels by masking b efore p e r ­
form in g paint refinishing operations. U se only non­
staining type masking tapes.
F ig . 7 2 —T y p ic a l P itte d Panel
Figu re 70 shows the top of a
dents and pits in p lastic
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