
GENERALINFORMATION1-3
"E" - Oldsmobile394-39600Series
Buick49000Series
Cadillac69300Series
"F';
- Chevrolet12000Series
"X"- Chevrolet11000Series
"Z"
- Chevrolet10000Series
WOODGRAINTREATMENT
STATIONWAGONSANDSEDANDELIVERY
DESCRIPTION
Thewoodgraintransferfilmisa vinylmaterial
witha pressuresensitiveadhesivebacking.The
transfersareservicedinpre-cutpanels.
REMOVAL
Removethemoldingsfromtheaffectedpanel(see
MoldingSection17).Thetransferfilmmaythen
beremovedbyliftinganedgeandpeelingthe
materialfromthepaintedsurface.Exercisecare
soasnottodamagethepaint.
NOTE:
Applicationofheattothetransferand
thepanelbymeansofa heatgunorheatlamp
willaidintheremoval.
INSTALLATION
Preparationofthesurfacetowhichthetransfer
willbeappliedisveryimportant.Incaseswhere
bodymetalrepairhasbeenmade,itisnecessary
toprimeandcolorcoattheseareastoblendwith
theundamagedsurface.Applythetransferfilmto
colorcoatedpanelsonly,nevertobaremetalor
primer.Thesurfacemustbefreeofanyimper-
fectionsthatmayhigh-lightthroughthefilm.Re-
movedirtnibsandotherforeignmaterialinthe
paintbylightsandingwith600gritsandpaper.
Thetemperatureofthebodymustbemaintainedat
amoderatelevelbetweenapproximately65and90
degrees.Toowarma bodywillcausethewood
grainfilmtostickprematurelywhiletoocoola
bodywillreducetheadhesionofthewoodgrain
film.
Coolthebodypanelwithcoolwaterwhentoo
warmandheatthebodypanelwitha heatgunor
aheatlampwhentoocold.Justpriortoapplication
ofthetransferfilmcleanthepaintedsurfacewith
anon-petroleumbasevolatilecleanerandallowto
dry.
Thefollowingaretherecommendedstepsforeasy
applicationofthefilm.
1.
Cutthepaperbackingtheentirewidthofthe
transferattheapproximatecenterlineofthe
filmexercisingcarenottodamagethetransfer
film.
2.
Peelthepaperbackingfromonehalfofthe
film.
3.
Aligntheupperedgeofthehalfofthefilmwith
thepaperbackingtotheloweredgeofthe
piercedmoldingholesmakingsurethatthe
transferiscenteredonthepanel.
4.
Startingatthecenterofthetransferandusing
awaterdampenedrag,pressthathalfofthe
transferwiththebackingremovedontothe
panel.Workoutboardfromthemiddletothe
edges.
Removeallairbubbles.
NOTE:
Thetransfercanbepulledbackfrom
thepanelandreinstallediflargeairpockets
develop.Exercisecarenottostretchthema-
terial.Smallairbubblesmayberemovedby
piercingthefilmatthebubblewitha pinand
pressingthebubbledown.
5.Removethebackingfromtheotherhalfofthe
transfer.Applythishalfinthesamemanner
workingfromthecentertotheendandfrom
themiddletotheupperandloweredges.
6.Foldthetransferoverthedoororquarter
edgesandpresstothehemmingflanges.Ap-
plicationofheatwitha heatlamporheatgun
willaidinfoldingthetransferovertheedge.
NOTE:
Ifthetransferfilmwillnotadhereto
theflange,brusha clearvinyladhesivetothe
backedgeofthefilmandreapply.
7.Reinstallthemoldings.