13.3.1. Elimination of small scratches on a body
If scratch is only superficial and does not get into body metal, it is very simple to eliminate it.
| PERFORMANCE ORDER |
| 1. Wipe area around scratch with means for restoration of paint or process very small polishing paste to eliminate the lagged behind paint from scratch and to clear a surrounding surface of a wax covering. |
| 2. Wash out this area clear water. |
| 3. Apply new paint on scratch by means of a thin brush; continue to apply paint coats until the surface of paint on scratch is flush with surrounding paint. |
| 4. Wait within at least two weeks until paint hardens, then mix it with surrounding paint, having processed area of scratch recovery solution or very small polishing paste. |
| 5. Then put wax polishing. |
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If scratch got into body metal, having caused a metal rust, it is necessary to use other method.
| PERFORMANCE ORDER |
| 1. Remove a rust from a scratch bottom by means of a knife edge, then put a layer of anticorrosive paint for prevention of formation of a rust in the future. |
| 2. By means of a rubber or nylon small brush fill scratch with primer. |
| 3. If it is necessary, primer can be mixed with a thinner for formation of very liquid paste which perfectly is suitable for filling of thin scratches. |
| 4. Before primer hardens, wrap up a piece of soft cotton fabric around a finger. |
| 5. Lower a finger in a thinner, and quickly carry out by him on the surface of primer on scratch, it is necessary in order that the surface of primer was a little concave. |
| 6. Scratch then can be painted over. |
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