Saipa 111 Body Repair Manual - page 51

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SAIPA 141 / Maintaining and repairing manual Body and trimming

Finishing the surfaces for the coloring:

To avoid contact between metal and oxy-

gen, corrosion and oxidation, anti corro-

sion coatings are used. After repairing and 

cleaning the replaced parts, the surface 

should finish for the coloring. Do the follow

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ing steps to finish the surfaces. First of all 

use abrasive with number p320 to remove 

the surface defects.

Caution:

Abrasion  should  be  in  the  specific  direc

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tions. After that it is better to use E.D and 

let it to dry (you can use an oven to dry it 

at 80°C). Again use the abrasive with the 

number p400 to smooth the surface. Then 

use p500 and make the surface finished for 

coloring.

Caution 1:

Coloring environment should be free of 

dust. 

Caution 2:

Use standard colors with standard solvents.

Caution 3:

For having homogeneity in the coloring in 

old vehicles you can use supplementary in 

the solvent. Let it to dry after the coloring. 

Then use two layers of starlit and dryer. 

After that use abrasive with number 1500-

2000 to remove the coarseness. After that 

the surface is ready to polish.