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PANEL REPAIRS PANELS 1 PAINT Replacement panels Replacement panels are supplied with a cathodic Rectify damage as far as possible by panel beating 1. Clean the panel using a solvent wipe. phosphate process. 3. Re-treat the affected area using either a separate acid-etch primer and two-pack Panel preparation Welded panels 1. Remove primer from the immediate vicinity of new and existing panel flanges, cleaning to 2. On joints to be spot welded, apply weld-through zinc rich primer to joint faces of 3. Dress accessible weld joints. process. 6. Re-treat repaired areas. Sectioned panels When replacing part or sectioned panels, the basic 1. Remove primer from both new and existing joint faces, cleaning to a bright metal finish. 2. Where an overlap joint with the existing panel is to be spot welded, apply weld-through, zinc 3. MIG weld butt joints where applicable. phosphate process. 6. Re-prime affected areas as necessary as for rectifying transit damage. 7. Treat the inner faces of lap or butt joints with a suitable cavity wax. See Sealing and corrosion protection. |