Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Pre-treatment of bonded surfaces when renewing laser-welded roofs

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Using P180-grade sandpaper, dry-sand cathodic dip primer on bonding surface for roof → Item down to bare metal.

Pre-treatment of bonded surfaces when renewing laser-welded roofs

–	Using P180-grade sandpaper, dry-sand bonding surface for roof pillars → Item down to bare metal.

Note

Prime any bare metal surfaces outside the bonding surface → Item using 2-pack wash primer -LHV 043 000 A2-, and then apply 2-pack HS Performance surfacer.

–	Clean bonding area using silicon remover.

–	Renew roof → Body - centre, roof, frame; Rep. gr.51.

Pre-treatment of bonded surfaces when renewing laser-welded roofs

1 -	2-pack glass adhesive

2 -

Roof

3 -	Glass and paint primer

4 -	2-pack body adhesive

5 -	Roof pillar/side panel

6 -	Area sanded down to bare metal

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