51 00 ... Instructions on Sticking Film

51 00 ... Instructions On Sticking Film

1. General notes
- Bonding at room and object temperature of 18 to 25 °C.
- Newly painted parts may only be bonded after a drying time of at least 24 hours.
- Optimal attachment of the film to the background surface is achieved after approx. 48 hours. Film must not be exposed to mechanical strain beforehand (car wash, strength test, etc.).

2. Auxiliary materials and tools
- Spirit, plastic squeegee, needle, cleaning cloth
- Low-surface-tension water

NOTE: Mixture ratio: 3 drops low-surface-tension detergent to 1 litre tap water.

3. Preparations
- If necessary, heat defective/old film with hot air blower and detach
- Remove all remnants of adhesive or clean new part thoroughly
- Clean the areas to be bonded with spirit immediately before bonding to remove silicone and grease residues.

NOTE: Observe ventilation time ≥ 1 minutes.

4. Bonding

4.1 Moist bonding
- Thoroughly moisten the background surface to be bonded with low-surface-tension water.
- Pull off the backing film, position the film on the background surface and slide into position.

NOTE: In the case of small-size film, the backing film can be pulled off completely and the adhesive side of the film can be moistened with low-surface-tension water.

- Press film down with plastic squeegee in overlapping strokes from inside outwards.
- Remove remaining water with a clean cloth.
- If necessary, carefully and slowly pull off protective film flat.
- Check film for bubbles and folds. If necessary, remove bubbles or folds with plastic squeegee or pierce with a needle and force out air or water.

4.2 Dry bonding
- Pull off backing film on adhesive side.
- Align film in correct position on car.
- Press film down with plastic squeegee in overlapping strokes (watch out for formation of bubbles and folds).
- If necessary, carefully and slowly pull off protective film flat.
- If necessary, pierce bubbles with a needle and force out air with plastic squeegee.