Damage To Paintwork In Body Aperture:

To ensure long-term corrosion protection, it is absolutely essential to touch up damage to paintwork!

The "BMW Color System" painting handbook forms the basis of these repair instructions and must be observed without fail.

Touch up damage to paintwork on body cutout with BMW multibase filler.

Grind out scratches in non-visible areas and touch up with BMW multibase filler.

Grind extensive areas of damage down to the bare metal and coat with BMW multibase filler (coating thickness 30... 40 ace;mum).

Hardening time:

If a complete build-up of paint is required in the visible area:

IMPORTANT: Observe hardening time of BMW multibase filler otherwise a perfect bond cannot be guaranteed!

Treatment of glued area in body:

TREATMENT DESCRIPTION

Glue	Treatment
Bonding and sealing compound for car window glass	Clean with spirit (available in pharmacies). Observe an air drying time of at least 1 minute (at least 15 minutes when applied to residual bead) Apply "Paint Activator A" to paint and residual bead Observe an air drying time of at least 1 minute (at least 10 minutes when applied to residual bead)

IMPORTANT: Do not use Sika remover 208 for cleaning in the bonding area.