Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview

Bonded Joints, Inspecting And Repairing

Particular attention should be paid to these areas when diagnosing accident damage and carrying out body repairs.

The following points must be noted:
Do not use a chisel to test the strength of a joint or attempt to relieve stresses by hammering otherwise this will destroy the bonded joint.

These joints should be inspected particularly closely when diagnosing accident damage and after carrying out straightening work on the body.

If the area is not accessible with pop rivets, it must be repaired with an arc-welded seam (SG). If welding is used to repair the joint, the entire area must be re-welded since the heat produced by welding destroys the adhesive in the bonded joint. SG plug weld seams must be worked from thinner to thicker sheet metal. The resulting gasses must be extracted with a fume extractor.