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Auto Refinishing: General Refinish Procedures
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Note: Refer to "Refinish Repaired Existing/Recycled Panel" and "Refinish New/Recycled Undamaged Panel" for a full description of steps.
1. Obtain Paint Code
2. Mix Color
3. Solvent Wash
4. Wet/Dry Sand Panel or Wet/Dry Scuff Pad Panel
5. Dust Removal with Air
6. Mask to Paint and Cover Remainder of Vehicle
7. Final Solvent Wash
8. Tack Wipe
9. Apply plastic Adhesion Promoter to Raw Plastic
10. Mix and Apply Sealer
11. Mix and Apply Basecoat
12. Mix and Apply Midcoat
13. Mix and Apply Single-Stage Color
14. Mix and Apply Clearcoat (add flex additive as required)
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