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Identification Guide
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Cosmetic repair Guidelines
Paint Pops
Reverse Impact Crack
Generally appears as a line of
paint pops after top coat
application. Typically will see
faint line running through or
adjacent to pops.
IMC Ferning/Pitting
Trapped air In its most
common form, ferning
literally looks like a fern
plant as seen here.
Careful sanding is
required to smooth the
part surface with out
destroying part contour.
<1.0 mm
Substrate Waviness
Surface waviness most prone to occur on
vertical molding surfaces where lack of molding
pressure exists. Can vary in severity from not
visibly noticeable to rejectable after topcoat.
Repair Method Block sand smooth to
eliminate wrinkles or waviness and prime where
necessary.
IMC Blister
IMC Blister gas trapped between substrate and
coating. Trapped air typically results in ferning but can
be a result in IMC blisters. It is can be driven by
several molding process factors to include:
shot size
open height.
Porosity filled with IMC coating can also generate a
coating blister as the IMC cures in the substrate pit.
Outline of blister
present.
Paint Pops
Porosity Part 1
Porosity related paint pops
exhibit bubbling of clear
coat from gases baking off
in oven prior to clear coat
being cured.
Paint Pops
Porosity Part 2
Edge Pops
Edge pops are largely a function of two drivers:
Supplier Properly finessed and primed edges
Paint facility Heavy base/clear application/sags
Heavy Base/Clear
can increase the
potential for trapped
solvents generated
pops as shown.
Red Base
migrates into
substrate
crack.
Clear Coat
Base Coat
IMC
Substrate
BaseCoat origin
Cosmetic Repair
When repair is made going to
substrate minimize the excess
remaining high to surface so
excess sanding is not needed.