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SECTION B
A.
B A 6
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BODY &
COMPONENT NITRO-CELLULOSE COLOUR COAT
Mono Colours: I C I PO30 Type low bake c e l l u l o s e
M e t a l l i c c o l o u r s : ICI PO31 Type low bake c e l l u l o s e
1.
Mix p a i n t a s f o l l o w s : -
Mono Colours
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ICI PO30 p a i n t 1 p a r t by volume
ICI P105 0082 c o n v e r t e r t h i n n e r 1 p a r t
by volume.
V i s c o s i t y 23 t o 27 seconds BS
4
cup a t 18
O C
(65OF) m a t e r i a l
t e m p e r a t u r e . I f n e c e s s a r y add more P105 0082 c o n v e r t e r
t h i n n e r t o a c h i e v e t h i s v i s c o s i t y .
M e t a l l i c c o l o u r s
-
1st p a s s
-
ICI PO31 p a i n t / t h i n n e r s
1:l
a s above
2nd p a s s
-
ICI PQ31 p a i n t 1 p a r t
Low Bake c o n v e r t o r c l e a r P017-708 1 p a r t
Thin r e s u l t a n t m i x t u r e 1:l w i t h c o n v e r t e r t h i n n e r s P105-0082.
V i s c o s i t y 23 t o 27 seconds
BS 4
cup a t
1 8 O C
(65OF) m a t e r i a l
t e m p e r a t u r e . I f n e c e s s a r y , add more P105 0082 c o n v e r t e r t h i n n e r
t o a c h i e v e t h i s v i s c o s i t y .
2 . Immediately a f t e r t h e Tak Rag o p e r a t i o n e n t e r t h e p a i n t s p r a y
booth and s p r a y a l i g h t m i s t c o a t i n s i d e t h e body.
With s p r a y
gun a i r o n l y , blow down t h e o u t s i d e s u r f a c e s .
3. Spray one s i n g l e c o a t , a l l o w s o l v e n t s t o f l a s h o f f t h e 1 0
m i n u t e s , one c r o s s c o a t and a f i n a l s i n g l e c o a t . Leave i n
t h e f l a s h b o o t h f o r 30 minutes t o a l l o w s o l v e n t f l a s h o f f .
During s p r a y i n g c a r e s h o u l d be t a k e n t h a t p a i n t c o v e r s a l l
a r e a s , i n p a r t i c u l a r t h o s e a r e a s o f a d e f e c t n a t u r e ; a p e r t u r e s ,
door s h u t s , body and bonnet edges e t c . .
The booth t e m p e r a t u r e
should be 20-21°C (68-70°F). Spray gun s e t t i n g s s h o u l d be
a i r p r e s s u r e 6 5
-
70 p s i and m a t e r i a l p r e s s u r e 1 2
-
1 5 p s i
t o
g i v e a 7 ' 6 " throw P t e s t .
Ensure t h a t t h e mixing p o t f i l t e r s
a r e f i t t e d and c l e a n ( t h e s e a r e
t o
be c l e a n e d d a i l y and
as
r e q u i r e d ) .