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25. PROCEDURE FOR FIXING SIDE PLASTIC MOULD
TRIMS ON DOORS, BONNET SIDE PANELS AND
REAR SIDE PANELS
(Fig. 30)
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Clean the painted surface of the body and the
grooves of side Plastic mould trims with Cleaner
Terostat-8550. (Use Terostat-8550 by soaking in
clean cloth)
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Apply sealant Terostat-930 on the grooves of the
mould.
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Remove the red release film from the 3M (BIRLA)
tape of the mould.
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Hold the mould on the proper position of the
painted body and press uniformly for 5 minutes
of proper sticking of 3M tape & Terostat Sealant.
Precautions :
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Mould should be fixed to the body within 15
minutes of Terostat-930 application.
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Red release film should be removed from 3M tape
just before fixing mould.
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Do not disturb the pasted mould after fixing for
sometime.
26. PROCEDURE FOR REFITMENT / REPLACEMENT
OF SIDE PLASTIC MOULD TRIMS ON DOORS,
BONNET SIDE PANELS AND REAR SIDE PANELS.
The procedure to be followed remains the same
as above except that when a trim comes out of its
place, it leaves behind traces of dried 3M tape
adhesive compound and sealant on the body shell
and trim, which should be properly removed
before refixing of side plastic mould trims for
better adhesion. We give below the procedure for
the same.
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Remove the Trim.
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Wet the remaining part of 3M tape on body with
Toluene and wait for one minute. (Toluene to be
used by soaking in white cloth.)
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After one minute rub the soaked area of 3M tape
with dry white cloth.
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If required repeat the above procedure once or
twice more.
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Wait for five minutes.
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Gently scrape off the remains of dried 3M tape on
trim.
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Further gently remove the remains of sealant
Terostat-930 on body shell & trim.
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Clean the grooves of moulded trim as well as
painted surface of body with cleaner Terostat-
8550.
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Fix the 3M tape to the plastic trim after removing
the red film from one side of tape.
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Apply sealant Terostat-930 on the Grooves of
plastic moulded trims.
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Remove release (red film) paper from of 3M tape.
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Fix the component on the body within 10 minutes
and press it uniformly for five minutes.
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Do not disturb the component for sometime.
Fig. 30.
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SIDE MOULDING FRONT FENDER
2.
SIDEMOULDING FRONT DOOR
3.
SIDE MOULDING REAR DOOR
4.
SIDE MOULDING REAR QUARTER
5.
SIDE MOULDING REAR WHEEL ARCH
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