Diagnostic Information And Procedures12; Common Paint Defects And Treatment - Geely EC718 2009 Workshop Manual

Body, Sheet Metal and Painting
12.13.3 Diagnostic Information and Procedures

12.13.3.1 Common Paint Defects and Treatment

Note
Adding black box in the table indicates the treatment.
Defects
1. Film subject to strong erosions, such as
2. Incorrect ratio in the paint mixture.
3. Coating low resistance to sun and bad
Powder
4. Vehicle is not cleaned regularly or
5. Incorrect choice of car cleaning agents
1. Poor adhesion between the coating and
2. Coating too thick or erosion caused by
Plastic Paint Peeling
3. Under
1. Primer inadequately stirred
2. Spray paint too thick
Cracking
3. Middle coating too thick
Bird Droppings
1. Bird droppings erosion
Erosion
1. Film with low hardness
Scratch
2. Hard objects scratch
Causes
the strong ultraviolet radiation.
weather.
thoroughly.
or polishing wax too coarse.
the substrate or outer coating too hard
water vapor, acid and alkali in the air
coating treated
pinholes and defects in the outer paint
layer
1. Polishing
2. Conventional grinding and polishing
3. Deep grinding and finesse polishing
4. Local paint repair
1. Polishing
2. Conventional grinding and polishing
3. Deep grinding and finesse polishing
incorrectly;
4. Local paint repair
1. Polishing
2. Conventional grinding and polishing
3. Deep grinding and finesse polishing
4. Local paint repair
1. Polishing (mild erosion)
2. Conventional grinding and polishing (medium erosion)
3. Deep grinding and finesse polishing
4. Local paint repair (severe erosion)
1. Polishing (minor scratches)
2. Conventional grinding and polishing (thick scarring)
3. Deep grinding and finesse polishing
4. Local paint repair (scratched)
EC718/EC718RV EC715/EC715RV 10/2009
Paint/Coatings
Treatment
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