Kego 6cs Pull To Paint Process User Manual

Pull to Paint Process
User Manual
THE 6C’s

CHECK

Repair area for process building

• Always check OE Procedures before commencing any repair
• Check substrate/material type
• Fully Check extent of damage – use of an inspection lamp is recommended
• Check panel temperature and address any extremes by way of heating/cooling
• Turn on glue gun and set temperature to 385°F / 195°C (dispensed glue should be smoking hot)

CHOOSE

Tab| Lifter | Approach based on substrate

• Select a tab best shaped like the dent or bodyline

Steel

• Tabs should fit within the edges of the dent. This enables a view of the secondary damage so as to know when upward ‘pull’ of the lifter is sufficient

Aluminium

• Generally best results are achieved by a flexible tab (Blue material not Ice) – this will help aid adhesion and not lock in any crowns
• The neck/shaft of the Dead Center Super Tab becomes the effective pulling focus and it is important that the neck/shaft stays inside the dented area, only the flexible edges cover any crowns – choose your tab based on this

Lifting Tool

• Select a pulling tool based on the amount of precision and control required
• Where possible, use a lifter where the feet hold down and control the surrounding metal

CLEAN

Remove contaminants from the panel

• Use a cutting compound, either by hand or machine, to clean all stubborn contaminants or wax coatings form the working area
• Thoroughly clean the panel with minimum 95% Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) – Ideally 99%
• Thoroughly clean the tab surface with minimum 95% Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) – Ideally 99%

COAT

How do I apply the glue and tabs?

• Heat the panel surface to 120°F / 50°C
• Flash tab surface over with heat source
• Fill tab surface entirely with glue
• Place tab on panel, do not force glue out from tab – Look for a visible bead of glue surrounding tab edge
• Fill in any gaps surrounding the tab with hot glue from the glue gun directly
• Wait for glue to set up (see next step for pulling temperature)

CORRECT

The correcting process

• Use infrared thermometer to check for optimal base glue pulling temperature of 85°F / 29°C around bond line of glue then begin setting your pulling device
• Using your chosen lifter start the correcting process
• Remember to create use of the double-action process, which creates metal flow, wherever possible by applying slight upward tension to the tab by way of the lifter
• Knock down highs wherever needed with selected knock down tools – this is the secondary part of the double-action process creating metal flow helping to restore original panel tension.
  Remember to check your ‘spent’ glue for an insight to pulling temperature:
• Ifa high amount of very small bubbles is visible in the glue, it indicates the glue was too warm when pulled
• Ifthe glue is breaking up or becomes brittle, it indicates the glue was too cold when pulled

CONTINUE

Moving on to conventional repair

• Repeat KECO’s 6C process until large damage reduces and reaches the desired level of panel flatness
• Prepare for filling, remembering some of today’s fillers can be used over OE clear coat by keying with 180P (always check Technical Data Sheets)
• Sand
• Repaint

GLUE GUIDE

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