(H) Paint Repair For Tinted Clear Coat

Ford introduced (Early Spring, 1991) a new paint color using a tinted clearcoat. The first color to use this new system is Rio Red.

If a paint repair is necessary, refer to the following procedure for repair instructions.

BACKGROUND

The Probe production paint system for Rio Red includes a Medium Green E-Coat primer, a Light Gray spray primer, bright Rio Red (E4) basecoat and a slightly Red tinted clearcoat topcoat.

NOTE: BEFORE ANY REPAIRS ARE BEGUN, IT IS CRITICAL THAT PRIMER, RED BASECOAT AND TINTED CLEARCOAT BE SPRAYED ON A TEST PANEL. THE COLOR MATCH IN EACH STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR A SUCCESSFUL REPAIR.

WARNING: ALWAYS WEAR A NOISHA/MSHA RECOMMENDED VAPOR/PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR AND USE ALL OTHER RECOMMENDED SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

SMALL SPOT REPAIR PROCEDURE

1 Wash the vehicle with detergent soap and
water.

2 Wipe the vehicle down with wax and grease
remover.

3. Sand the spot using 400 grit paper. Do not sand through the E-coat.

4. Wipe the sanded surface again with wax and grease remover/pre-cleaner.

^ BASF Product # 90 Pre-Kleano

^ PPG Product # DX 330

^ S-W Product # R7-K156

^ DuPont Product # 3919 S

^ Sikkens Product # M 600

5. Mix and apply tintable (Light Gray) self-etching or epoxy primer per manufacturer's label instructions.


NOTE: COLOR MATCH OF PRIME COAT IS KEY IN COLOR MATCH OF REPAIRED AREA.

^ BASF Product # DE 17

^ PPG Product # DP 40

^ S-W Product # E2-G973

^ DuPont Product # 615S

^ Sikkens Product # 1016

6. Mix and apply bright Rio Red base coat material per manufacturer's label instructions.

NOTE: COLOR MATCH OF BASE CLEAR COAT IS KEY IN COLOR MATCH OF REPAIRED AREA.

7. Mix and apply red tinted clearcoat material per manufacturer's label instructions.

NOTE: COLOR MATCH OF TINTED CLEAR COAT IS KEY IN COLOR MATCH OF REPAIRED AREA.

FULL PANEL REPAIR PROCEDURE

1. Wash the vehicle with detergent soap and water.

2. Wipe the vehicle down with wax and grease remover.

3. Sand the complete panel and feather edge into the next panel using 400 grit paper. Do not sand through the E-Coat primer.

4. Wipe the sanded surface with wax and grease remover.

5. Mix and apply tintable (light gray) primer per manufacturer's label instructions.

6. Mix and apply Rio Red basecoat per manufacturer's label instructions.

7. Mix and apply Red tinted clearcoat per manufacturer's label instructions.


8. Mix and apply one coat of non-tinted clearcoat per manufacturer's label instructions.

NOTE: COLOR MATCH OF EACH COAT ARE KEY TO COLOR MATCH OF FINISH REPAIR.

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