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51 00 ... Instructions on sticking film

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  1. 1. General notes 
    • Bonding at room and object temperature of 18 to 25 °C.
    • Newly painted parts may only be bonded after a drying time of at least 24 hours.
    • Optimal attachment of the film to the background surface is achieved after approx. 48 hours. Film must not be exposed to mechanical strain beforehand (car wash, strength test, etc.).
    • Do not touch adhesive.
  2. 2. Auxiliary materials and tools 
    • Spirit, plastic squeegee, needle, cleaning cloth
    • Low-surface-tension water
    NOTE: Mixture ratio: 3 drops low-surface-tension detergent to 1 litre tap water.
  3. 3. Preparations 
    • If necessary, heat defective/old film with hot air blower and detach
    • Remove all remnants of adhesive or clean new part thoroughly
    • Clean the areas to be bonded with spirit immediately before bonding to remove silicone and grease residues.
    NOTE: Observe ventilation time greater than or equal to 1 minute.
  4. 4. Bonding 
    1. 4.1 Moist bonding
      • Thoroughly moisten the background surface to be bonded with low-surface-tension water.
      • Pull off the backing film, position the film on the background surface and slide into position.
        NOTE: In the case of small-size film, the backing film can be pulled off completely and the adhesive side of the film can be moistened with low-surface-tension water.
      • Press film down with plastic squeegee in overlapping strokes from inside outwards.
      • Remove remaining water with a clean cloth.
      • If necessary, carefully and slowly pull off protective film flat.
      • Check film for bubbles and folds. If necessary, remove bubbles or folds with plastic squeegee or pierce with a needle and force out air or water.
    2. 4.2 Dry bonding
      • Pull off backing film on adhesive side.
      • Align film in correct position on car.
      • Press film down with plastic squeegee in overlapping strokes (watch out for formation of bubbles and folds).
      • If necessary, carefully and slowly pull off protective film flat.
      • If necessary, pierce bubbles with a needle and force out air with plastic squeegee.
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