Body Repair Manual

Paint Refinishing
Paint damage can appear in any form. Before making a repair, check the damaged area carefully, and determine the procedure best
suited to the type. The following relates paint refinishing methods to various types of paint damage of damage or defects.
Defects and Refinishing Processes
• Ventilate when spraying paint. Most paint contains
substances that are harmful if inhaled or swallowed.
Read the paint label before opening the paint contain-
er.
• Avoid contact with skin. Wear an approved
respirator, gloves, eye protection and appropriate
clothing when painting.
• Paint is flammable. Store it in a safe place, and keep
it away from sparks, flames or cigarettes.
A. Damage or defects that have gone through to the
metal surface
Rusting or deformation:
Steps:
Featheredge the damaged area.
Prepare the metal surface.
Apply a chemical coating to metal surface.
Metal conditioner, Precoat, A.C.P treatment
Apply an undercoat (primer surfacer)
NH-585P :
-1 Apply intermediate coat 1 (surfacer and primer
surfacer)
Apply an intermediate coat (color matched to top
enamel paint).
NH-585P : Intermediate coat 2
(Exclusive color paint)
Apply a top coat (body color paint).
Solid color: Enamel top coat paint
Metallic color: Metallic enamel paint + Clear top
coat
Pearl color: Pearl enamel paint + Clear top coat
B. Damage or defects up to undercoat or intermediate
coat/intermediate coat 1 (NH-585P)
External damage or blisters:
(1) Perform Steps through under Item A.
NH-585P :
Damage or defects up to intermediate coat 2
External damage
(1) Perform steps through under Item A.
C. Damage or defects that have not gone through to
intermediate coats (only in top coat)
Shallow scratches or score marks:
(1) If damage has gone through to the metallic paint,
spray metallic enamel, then apply top coat wet on
wet.
(2) If damage has not reached the metallic color paint
and remained in the clear top coat,polish the damaged
surface or spray only the clear top coat.
NOTE: Try to repair by polishing as much as possible if
the damage has not reached the metallic color paint.
D. Replacement of Parts
-1 Welded parts
Rear side outer panel, etc.
(1) Perform Step through if the damaged area is
covered with filler or welded with reinforcement
plate.
(2) Perform Steps and for undercoats except
those on joints (Intermediate coat for replacement
parts).
(3) On inner panels, apply paint where the undercoat is
burned by heat of welding. Follow this with a rust
preventive treatment (see section 7).
-2 Single Parts
• Painting of outer and inner hood, door, trunk, lid,
etc.
Perform Steps and under Item A.
• Painting of inside of front fender.
Only enamel top coat paint may be used:
Solid color enamel. Metallic enamel or Pearl enamel.
• After spraying enamel paint, perform rust preventive
treatment (apply inner or outer rust preventive
agent).
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