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FrontandRearBodyRepairBODYANDTRIM
MoreDifcultStains:Performpreviousprocedureusingfull-strengthbleach,orallowbleachtopuddleon
affectedareaforapproximately30minutes.Rinsewithawaterdampenedclothtoremoveanyremainingbleach
concentration.
CAUTION
•Topreventdamagetothevehiclewhenremovingdifcultstainsorheavysoiling,removetheseat
bottomfromthevehiclerst.
FRONTANDREARBODYREPAIR
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
STRESSLINESORSTREAKS
RepeatedlyexingtheSurlyn
®
bodycancausewhitestresslinesorstreaksinthenish.T oremovethem:
1.Holdaheatgun12inches(30cm)awayfromtheaffectedarea,withthegunonitslowestheatsetting.
2.Slowlywavetheheatgunbackandforthovertheaffectedareauntilthestreakfades.
3.Itmaybenecessarytomovethegunclosertothebodytofadethestreak,butundernocircumstanceshouldthe
gunbeheldcloserthan6inches(15cm)tothebody.SeefollowingCAUTION.
CAUTION
•Holdingtheheatguntooclosetothebodycouldmeltthebodyordamagethenish.
MINORIMPACTDAMAGE/DEFORMATIONS
MinorimpactdamagetoaSurlyn
®
bodycanberepairedusingaproceduresimilartotheoneusedtoremovestress
lines.Toremovedeformationsresultingfromminorimpactdamage:
1.Holdaheatgun12inches(30cm)awayfromtheaffectedarea,withthegunonitslowestheatsetting.
2.Periodicallyremovetheheatgunandbendthebody,usingapushblock,intheoppositedirectionofthe
deformation.
3.Continueheatingandbendingthebodyuntiltheoriginalshapereturns.Undernocircumstanceshouldthegunbe
heldcloserthan6inches(15cm)tothebody.SeeprecedingCAUTION.
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