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5 Damage prevention
5.5 Painting work
MITSUBISHI FUSO body/equipment mounting directives for FE Issue date: 20. 10. 2020
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5.5.5 Procedure for painting plastic parts
• Do not paint, bake or dry plastic parts of the cab
while they are installed. Remove plastic parts and
paint them as described below. It is recommended
that you use the paint and painting method
indicated in the table below.
Note 1. Acrylic lacquer type paint may be prone to blistering. For details, ask the paint manufacturer/supplier.
Note 2. Be sure to sand the surfaces before repainting, otherwise the paint film may not adhere well.
Note *1: The Iwata cup:
is a simple paint viscometer, viscocity cup, NK-2 produced by ANEST IWATA Corporation.
• Custom vehicles and optional plated parts cannot
be repainted.
• Solvent for removing contamination
Synthetic resin used for the grille, and so on, do not
readily withstand organic solvents. For this reason,
if you select the wrong kind of solvent for wiping
such a part, cracks may occur and also marks may
remain on the surface of the part.
• Organic solvents which can be used
• Kerosene
•Light oil
• Anti-freeze
• Wax spray can (Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.) Neo
lider
• Industrial soap
•Unigold
•Car Spray 99
• Solvents which must not be used
• Paint thinner
•Turpentine
•Gasoline
•Escort
• Origin veil
•Torepika
• Emulsion wax
• Commercially available wax
•Acetone
• Reagent alcohol (The Japanese Pharmacopoeia
Grade 1)
• Ketones
•Esters
• Chlorinated hydrocarbon
Paint manufacturer Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd.
Paint type Acrylic and urethane type
Name of paint Planitto #3000
Curing agent Planitto #721 curing agent
Blending ratio Main ingredient : Curing agent = 100 : 15
Diluting thinner Planitto #30 thinner
Paint viscosity 12 – 14 seconds/by the use of Iwata cup
*1
Dry film thickness 20 – 35 µ
Setting Normal temperature × 5 – 10 minutes
Drying the paint film 60 – 70° × 30 – 40 minutes
Touch-drying ≈ 15 – 20 minutes
Pre-treating the surface to be
painted
1. Sanding white painted surfaces
2. IPA degreasing
3. Air blow
Painting method Hand spraying with gun
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