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9 . Mix c l e a r l a c q u e r a s below:-
ICI PI90 0379 C l e a r c o a t 4 p a r t s by volume
ICI P210 0760 Hardener 2 p a r t s by volume
ICI P850 1212 Thinner 2 p a r t s by volume
V i s c o s i t y 23 t o 27 seconds BS4 cup a t 18OC (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 P850
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1212 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 .
1 0 . Spray one s i n g l e l a c q u e r c o a t o v e r a l l p a i n t e d a r e a s .
W e t
f i l m t h i c k n e s s 5 t h o u .
11. Allow 1 0 m i n u t e s t o f l a s h o f f i n t h e s p r a y booth.
1 2 . Spray second s i n g l e l a c q u e r c o a t .
Wet f i l m t h i c k n e s s 5 t h o u .
1 3 . Leave t o f l a s h o f f f o r 30 minutes i n t h e f l a s h booth.
1 4 . T r a n s f e r body and components t o t h e p a i n t c u r i n g oven and
c u r e f o r 50 m i n u t e s a t 80°C (176OF) p a n e l t e m p e r a t u r e .
1 5 . E x i t oven and allow t o a i r c o o l t o room t e m p e r a t u r e . F l a t t h e
p a i n t e d s u r f a c e u s i n g wet 1200 grade paper (3hi). The f l a t t i n g
medium f o r t h i s o p e r a t i o n i s 1L4 p i n t F i n a d e t No.
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t o 2 g a l l o n s
o f c l e a n w a t e r .
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1 6 . Using I . C . I . 2B r u b b i n g compound, machine p o l i s h t h e e n t i r e
p a i n t e d s u r f a c e . Keep t h e p o l i s h i n g mop m o i s t , do n o t a l l o w
compound t o d r y on t h e mop a s s c r a t c h i n g may r e s u l t .
Clean t h e mop f r e q u e n t l y , where p o s s i b l e t h e mop should be
moved i n a f o r e and a f t d i r e c t i o n .
1 7 . Hand p o l i s h t h e body and components u s i n g c l e a n woven c l o t h
and m i r r o r g l a z e MGM 8 p o l i s h .