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Paint: Service and Repair
Section 3
3.1 - Paint Finishes For Porsche Vehicles
3.1 Paint Finishes For Porsche Vehicles
3.1.1 Series paint finishes - paint build-up
Series paint finishes are paint finishes carried out by the manufacturer in series production. Painting work, which is carried out by the manufacturer
during reworking, involves repeat paint finishes, also regarded therefore as series paint finishes.
Series paint finishes are composed of various layers, depending on whether they are solid, metallic, solid double-layer or pearl-effect paint finishes.
3.1.1.1 Series paint finish process of galvanized bodies
The Porsche series paint finish process consists of 23 operations:
1. Cleaning and degreasing the body's outer shell
2. Cold-rinsing the body with service water
3. Rinsing the body again with deionized water
4. Electro-dipbath (KTL = cathodic dipbath)
5. Cold-rinsing the body with service water
6. Rinsing the body again with deionized water
7. Stoving the electro-dipbath
8. Sealing the body with PVC
9. Spraying PVC undersealing on the entire vehicle floor, the wheel housings, front apron and side member panels with a layer thickness of 0.6 to 1.0
mm.
10. Cleaning PVC spray dust off the body
11. Stoving the undersealing and the seam seal
12. Polishing the stoved electro-dipbath
13. Inserting sealing insulating mats into the body
14. Cleaning all dust off the body
15. Spraying the filler (in white, light gray or dark green, depending on the color of the top coat paint)
16. Stoving the filler
17. Washing the body off with deionized water
18. Drying the body in a hot-air oven and clean off all dust
19. Spraying the top coat paint
20. Flash off of top coat paint
21. Spraying on clear lacquer
22. Stoving clear coat
23. Painting the various passenger compartment parts black
3.1.1.2 Structure of solid paint finish
Layer thickness of solid paint finish approx. 120 (mu)m
This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.