Putty is an activity to repair a car body by re-polishing the layers of the frame. Car putty is often used for cars that have been dented due to a collision, or just repairing a body coating that is ugly or peeling.
How to putty a car includes several stages. For more detailed steps, please see the explanation that Otodiva reported from Suzuki Indonesia.
Clean the media that will be putty
As previously explained, First clean the car and the part to be putty with fine sandpaper.
This cleaning aims to ensure that the putty sticks firmly and lasts a long time. After that, Clean the parts to be putty again.
Check the caulked part
On the part of the car that will be caulked, do the cleaning until smooth. When there is an indentation like a peyok, You can level the surface with special nails that mechanics usually use, namely nails dolly and hammer.
Usually, Mechanics use domino paper to caulk car parts that can't be reached. Domino paper is small and thick so it can spread the putty mixture well.
Treat the area with putty hardener
The next step is to coat the part with putty or hardener hardener. This putty medication can be mixed with enough putty, where you have made the dough during the preparation stage.
Do not use hardener too much so the putty dries quickly. When the putty is mixed with hardener, then the solution will usually change color and must be immediately applied to the car body.
Attach Putty Using Scrap
The next way to putty a car is to apply putty using scrap so that the putty can be evenly distributed.
For parts that are difficult to reach, You can use small thick paper. Anda juga bisa memakai alat jidar agar lebih maksimal.
Meanwhile, in the curve, use the help of a saw to remove the putty. However, do not use the tooth area so as not to damage the car body. Besides that, putty will also crumble. The curved part that is putty can be pulled out with the straight part of the saw or the top part.
Carry out the puttying process in stages so that the results can be maximized. Wait for each application of putty to dry first, then repeat several times until the putty applied to the car body looks perfect.
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