Subaru Impreza 2003 Service Manual page 75

47.APPEARANCE CHECK 2
• Except paint protection coat wrap guard type
1) Check the paint after removing the paint protec-
tive coating and washing the vehicle.
NOTE:
Before removing the protective coating, be sure to
wash the vehicle, because the painted surface may
be scratched if the surface is rubbed with sand or
other hard particles which may be attached to the
protective coating.
2) Check the whole vehicle body for stains, flaking,
damage caused by transportation, rust, dirt, cracks,
or blistering.
NOTE:
• It is better to determine an inspection pattern in
order to avoid missing an area, since the total in-
spection area is wide.
• It is desirable not to make corrections to the body
paint unless absolutely needed. However, if any
corrections are required to remove scratches or
rust, the area to be corrected must be limited as
much as possible. Re-painting and spray painting
must be avoided whenever possible.
3) Carefully check each window glass for scratch-
es. Slight damage may be removed by polishing
with cerium oxide. (Half-fill a cup with cerium oxide,
and add warm water to it. Then agitate the content
until it turn to wax. Apply this wax to a soft cloth,
and polish the glass.)
4) Check each portion of the vehicle body and un-
derside components for the formation of rust. If rust
is discovered, remove it with #80 — #180 emery
paper, and treat the surface with rust preventive.
After this treatment is completed, flush the portion
thoroughly, and prepare the surface for repair
painting.
5) Check each portion of the body and all of the
chrome parts for deformation or distortion. Also
check each lamp lens for cracks.
• Paint protection coat wrap guard type
1) Check the paint after removing the paint protec-
tive coating and washing the vehicle.
NOTE:
• Use of steam eases peeling off the warp guard.
• When performing on the vehicles left for a long
time, or during low temperature period, sprinkle
some water heated to 50 — 60°C (122 — 140°F)
over the vehicle to raise its surface temperature be-
fore peeling off the wrap guard.
Do not use the water heated to over 60°C (140°F).
• If the adhesive remains on the coated surface,
rub the portion with a flannel rag, etc. soaked with a
coat of coating wax or a solvent, such as oil ben-
zene and IPA, and then wipe it off.
PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION
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PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION
• Avoid adhesion of the solvent to resin or rubber
components. Do not use coating wax or a solvent
while the component surface temperature is high
due to hot weather, etc.
• If the coated surface is swollen out due to seams
or moisture, expose the vehicle to the sun light for a
few hours. Otherwise, heat the portion with seams
or moisture using a dryer, etc.
• Dispose of the peeled wrap guard as burnable in-
dustrial garbage.
2) Check the whole vehicle body for stains, flaking,
damage caused by transportation, rust, dirt, cracks,
or blistering.
• It is better to determine an inspection pattern in
order to avoid missing an area, since the total in-
spection area is wide.
• It is desirable not to make corrections to the body
paint unless absolutely needed. However, if any
corrections are required to remove scratches or
rust, the area to be corrected must be limited as
much as possible. Re-painting and spray painting
must be avoided whenever possible.
3) Carefully check each window glass for scratch-
es. Slight damage may be removed by polishing
with cerium oxide. (Half-fill a cup with cerium oxide,
and add warm water to it. Then agitate the content
until it turn to wax. Apply this wax to a soft cloth,
and polish the glass.)
4) Check each portion of the vehicle body and un-
derside components for the formation of rust. If rust
is discovered, remove it with #80 — #180 emery
paper, and treat the surface with rust preventive.
After this treatment is completed, flush the portion
thoroughly, and prepare the surface for repair
painting.
5) Check each portion of the body and all of the
chrome parts for deformation or distortion. Also
check each lamp lens for cracks.