Adhesives, General Information About Application

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Safety Data Sheets

Storage Capabilities

Do not use adhesives, activators or primers that exceeded the printed expiration date.

Conditions

Opened primers or activator bottles must not be reused.
Only use containers which are not damaged.
Do not use adhesives, primers or activators which differ in color or consistency.

Disposal

Pay attention to the base safety precautions and repair information. Refer to the appropriate Service Information .

Guidelines for working with paste-like adhesives

Refer to the appropriate Service Information of the tools for handling guidelines regarding the Volkswagen special tools cartridge gun and cartridge opener.
The vehicle, parts, adhesive, primer and activator must be at processing temperature (acclimated). The processing temperature must be reached before work on the adhesive surfaces starts.
The adhesive surfaces must be free of oils, silicone, teflon, dirt, humidity and oxide coatings.
Pay attention that the cleaned surfaces are only touched with clean gloves in order to avoid transferring hand sweat or contamination to the adhesive surfaces.
Use personal protective wear according to guidelines.
Adhesives must be used within their processing time. Within this timeframe the adhesives must be applied and the window glass or the body part must be attached. Any joining processes (for example rivets and bolts) in the area of the adhesive must be performed within this time frame.
Make sure that the vehicle is not used within the minimum curing time. Further procedures on the vehicle are not permitted.

Applies to two-part adhesives.

Conditions

Press on the cartridge and check if both components flow out equally fast. Then attach the mixing tube.
To guarantee a homogeneous mixture, one mixing pipe length of the freshly mixed adhesive must be pressed onto a piece of carton and then disposed.