Preparing Connection Areas Of Body For Installing Outer Hinge Pillar

Clean undersealing, adhesive residue and paint off the body connecting flanges in the marked areas -A, B, C, D, E- using a hot-air gun or rotary brush. Grind the connecting flanges until bare.

Fig 1: Identifying Body Outer Hinge Pillar Connection Areas (A, B, C, D And E)
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Clean undersealing, adhesive residue and paint off the body connecting flanges in the marked areas -A- and -B- using a hot-air gun or rotary brush. Grind the connecting flanges until bare.

Fig 2: Identifying Body Outer Hinge Pillar Connection Areas (A And B)
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Information
- Keep bonding areas clean and free of grease and do not coat with zinc powder paint.
Coat spot-weld flange areas with zinc powder paint
1. 3.1. Coat spot-weld flange areas with zinc powder paint.
Prepare bonded flanges
1. 4.1. Sand and clean the bonded flanges in the marked areas -A, B, C- .
  See: Working with adhesive → Information On The Use Of Structural Adhesives In Vehicle Construction
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Bonded Flanges Area
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Prime bonded flanges
1. 5.1. Prime bonded flanges on the body in the marked areas -A, B, C- .
  See Working with primer → Handling Primer
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Body Marked Area On Prime Bonded Flanges
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