Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Blender

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Designation:

Blender -LVE 013 100 A2-

Issued 10.2012

Product description

Blender was developed to guarantee easy blending-in of 2-pack clear coats and top coats.

Properties:

Easy to use in its pure form

Good wetting on all substrates

Very fine fade-out to the old finish

Technical data sheet

Preparation

Base coat application:

Keep the surfacer area as small as possible.

Overpaint with waterborne base coat until surfacer area is fully hidden (overlapping coats).

Blending system for 2-pack clear coats

Mixing ratio with 2-pack clear coat:

Mix according to the technical data sheet for the clear coat → Chapter.

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Paintwork:

–	Overpaint waterborne base coat with adjusted clear coat, overlapping the coats.

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Blending in:

–	Apply pure blender -LVE 013 100 A2- to the blending area within the sanded area.

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Blending system for 2-pack top coats

Mixing ratio with 2-pack top coat:

Mix according to the technical data sheet for the 2-pack top coat → Chapter.

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Paintwork:

–	Recoat until surfacer area is fully hidden, overlapping the coats.

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Blending in:

–	Apply pure blender -LVE 013 100 A2- to the blending area within the sanded area.

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Polishing blending areas

Air drying at +20 °C ambient temperature:

Allow blending areas to dry overnight before polishing

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Final flash-off time with force drying is at least 5-10 minutes.

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Force drying at +60 °C material temperature in 30 minutes.

–	The blending areas may then be polished after cooling for one hour at +20 °C ambient temperature.

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Final flash-off time with infrared drying is at least 5-10 minutes.

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Infrared drying with short-wave radiant heater, 10 minutes.

–	The blending areas may then be polished after cooling for one hour at +20 °C ambient temperature.

Note

Polish the blending areas with fine polishing paste by hand or with a polishing machine.

Finally treat the surface with high-gloss sealer.

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Personal protective equipment:

Adhere to the safety data sheet.

Wear personal protective equipment during application.

Data

Blender

Flash point:

+20 °C

Storage

The guaranteed shelf life is 60 months from date of production. May be used until the date stated on the label at latest if stored in sealed original containers at +20 °C.

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