Ford Galaxy / Ford S-MAX. Manual — part 1082

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Polishes are available in graduations from coarse to fine.

Abrasives

Please refer to the "Tools" chapter for information on abrasives.

Paint - General Information - Paint
Repairs

S-MAX/Galaxy 2006.5 (02/2006-)

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Description and Operation

General information

There is a great difference between painting in production and repair painting.

In production, only the bodyshell is painted, it has no trim, upholstery or assemblies.
Because of this, other paints, tools and processing techniques can be used.

In contrast to that used in production, paint used in the workshop must dry at low
temperatures. Plastics and the vehicle electronics must not be subjected to temperatures
greater than 70°C.

The painting process in the case of repair work consists of two phases:

Pre-treatment of the surface for corrosion protection and the smoothing of irregularities.
Top coat application.

The precondition for a professional paint finish on a vehicle is the permanently maintained
cleanliness of work spaces, tools and equipment,

Original materials must be worked according to the manufacturer's instructions, so that no
problems arise in the processing nor during drying.

The room temperature must be 20 - 25°C and the humidity must be low. Temperatures
which are too low or too high can lead to porosity, poor flow and boiling. High humidity
leads to paint damage such as tarnishing of the paint film (matt film), adhesion problems
and craters.

Pre-treatment of the surface

Perfect preparation of the subsurface is the precondition for a brilliant paintwork result.
Faults in the preliminary stages delay completion and cause unnecessary extra work. The
working steps described here demonstrate how important it is to follow these instructions
step by step.

NOTE: Thorough cleaning of the vehicle and especially of the area being repaired is
particularly important because of the danger of contamination of the paint.

Clean the area of the damage

Clean the damaged surface thoroughly, to allow the extent of the damage to be seen. Use
silicone remover to produce a grease-free surface.

NOTE: The treated surface must be rubbed with a clean dry cloth before the solvent
evaporates, otherwise there will be no cleaning effect.

Effective de-greasing is important not only before the application of paint, but also before
all sanding stages, for two reasons:

During sanding of grease contaminated surfaces, globules may form with the sanding
dust. Sanding marks will occur and the sanding medium quickly becomes unuseable.
Oil and grease are embedded by the action of the abrasive particles, and are then very
difficult to remove.

Establish the area of damage and the repair stages. In doing so, establish how much
disassembly work must be undertaken. Perform a color test at this stage.

Mask off the area of the repair ready for preparatory work.

Sand out the damage location

When sanding, produce smooth transitions from the painted area to the bare metal.

Use an eccentric sander and P80 or P120 abrasive sheets. Finish off sanding with P150 or
P180. The remaining adhering sanding dust must be completely removed.

Cleaning, de-greasing

Use silicone remover to thoroughly clean the surface in order to remove grease residues,
sweat from the hands and other contamination.

NOTE: Use a solvent test to establish whether the old paint can be etched. Apply 2-
component thinners to the damaged area using a clean cloth and rub lightly for about 1
minute. If the subsurfaces can be etched away, special pre-treatment is necessary. See
"Tips and Tricks"

Apply primer filler

Before applying stopper, apply primer to the sanded and bare surface.

Allow the primer to dry and then lightly sand by hand using P220 - P400 dry.

NOTE: Most stopper can be applied directly to bare metal. But application of a primer
filler provides better corrosion protection.
NOTE: Avoid sanding through to the bare metal. Points which are sanded through must
be retreated with primer filler.

Stopper application

Pre-sand the hardened stopper using an eccentric sander and P80 dry, then final-sand
using P120 - P140 dry. Clean the sanded surface using silicone remover.

Apply 2-component stopper to the filled surface. The stopper compound must only be
applied thinly.

NOTE: Use of a testing powder is recommended so that the sanding process can be more
easily checked.

Apply filler

Filler can now be applied to the dried repair area. Choose the correctly toned filler according
to the manufacturer's instructions.

NOTE: Alternatively, filler with the correct tone can be mixed with the aid of colour
matching cards.

Sand the filler.

The working area is expanded by applying new masking. This makes it possible to even out
the transition from the damage area to the vehicle paintwork.

NOTE: The primer filler must be carefully sanded. Faults in the primer filler layer will be