My AUTO's Repair Box

Lay out the contents on a clean, dry surface. Keep product labels and protective blade packaging intact.

In every Repair Box

• Your selected custom-matched colour.
• Approved primer in the selected format.
• One 2K clearcoat aerosol, unless your order specifies otherwise.
• Two pairs of nitrile gloves in your selected size.
• Sanding block or holder and your selected abrasive format.
• Eight abrasives: two each of 120, 240, 320 and 600 grit.
• Body filler and supplied hardener.
• Finishing putty, with hardener if required.
• Mixing board and spreader.
• Two protected No. 12 razor blades.
• Spray-out cards.
• Masking sheeting and tape.
• Microfiber cloth, scuff pad and tack cloth.
• Cutting cream.
• Printed quick-start guide.

Additional PRO colour supplies

• Your selected quantity of liquid colour.
• Its approved reducer.
• Mixing cups, strainers and stir sticks.
• Check any primer upgrade and extras against your order.

☐My contents match my order, containers are undamaged and nothing required is missing.

Something Is Missing or Damaged

Do not open, mix or activate coatings until your setup meets their safety requirements.

• Read the safety sheets for your filler, putty, cleaner, primer, colour and clearcoat.
• Arrange the required ventilation, respiratory protection, eye protection, gloves and protective clothing.
• Keep other people, pets, ignition sources and unprotected property away.
• Check the permitted temperature, humidity and application conditions.
• Have approved cleaning materials and a suitable waste-disposal plan ready.

Open My Product Safety Requirements

☐My workspace and protective equipment meet every product's requirements.

• Wash away dirt and allow the surface to dry.
• Clean with the approved surface-cleaning materials, following their instructions.
• Inspect for rust, loose paint, cracks, dents and previous repair material.
• Identify the repair area and the larger preparation, colour and clearcoat areas using your tutorial.

Do not sand wax, grease or other contamination into the surface. The included microfiber cloth is not a replacement for an approved cleaner.

☐The surface is clean and dry, and I understand the area that needs treatment.

Follow your product-specific sanding sequence.

• Remove loose or damaged coatings and feather sound paint edges as directed.
• Use the supplied block or compatible disc holder to control the sanding shape.
• Remove sanding dust and clean again as specified.
• Protect adjacent areas from sanding debris and overspray. Replace dirty masking before spraying.

Which abrasive should I use?

Do not use every grit automatically. Your substrate and product instructions determine the sequence. Do not wet-sand unless both the abrasive and coating instructions permit it.

Using the razor blades

Use a suitable blade holder for approved tasks such as trimming masking material off the vehicle. Do not cut tape against painted panels or use loose blades to scrape the finish. Keep unused blades protected and dispose of used blades in a suitable sharps container.

☐The surface is prepared as specified, and surrounding areas are protected.

No dent or low area? Skip this step if your repair plan allows.

• Confirm that the exposed substrate is approved for your filler.
• Mix a small batch with the supplied hardener using the exact product ratio.
• Apply with the spreader, keeping within the permitted thickness.
• Allow it to cure for the specified conditions.
• Shape and refine it using the approved abrasive sequence.

Do not estimate hardener ratios or add extra hardener to speed up curing.

☐The filler has cured, the shape is correct and there are no obvious high edges or deep scratches.

Finishing putty is for approved minor imperfections—not deep dents or rust holes.

• Check which substrates your putty can cover.
• Mix with hardener if the product requires it.
• Apply only where needed, within its maximum thickness.
• Allow it to cure fully.
• Sand, remove dust and clean as directed.

For an approved system permitting this sequence, putty goes before spot priming. If your product requires a different sequence, follow its instructions.

☐The repair is smooth, fully cured and ready for its specified primer.

AUTO's has selected the approved primer shade for your colour.

• Check masking and surface cleanliness.
• Prepare the primer exactly as instructed.
• Apply using the specified distance, coats and flash times.
• Allow the primer to dry or cure as required.

Your primer instructions

Aerosol primer: Follow its shaking, preparation and spraying instructions.

Liquid primer: Use its specified activator and any required reducer.

Never apply the colour's 1:1 mixing ratio to primer.

☐Primer coverage is satisfactory, and the required drying or curing stage is complete.

• Sand the primer only when its instructions allow.
• Use the specified grit and method to produce an even surface.
• If you expose filler or bare substrate, follow the repair instructions for re-priming.
• Remove dust and clean using approved materials.
• Refresh masking as needed.

600-grit abrasive: Use it here only if approved for your system. It is not a cured-clearcoat polishing abrasive.

Scuff pad: Use only on the surfaces and at the stage specified in your instructions.

Tack cloth: If permitted, pass it lightly over the prepared surface immediately before the relevant coating stage. Do not scrub or press hard enough to transfer residue.

☐The surface is evenly prepared, clean, dry and free from unresolved sand-throughs.

Do not make the vehicle your first colour test.

• Prepare the included card with the specified ground colour or primer.
• Prepare your colour according to its instructions.
• Spray the card using the technique and coverage planned for the vehicle.
• Apply clearcoat to the test where required, using the same safety controls as the repair.
• Let the test dry as specified.
• Compare it with the vehicle in daylight and from different angles.

Factory variants, fading and previous paintwork can affect the match.

For PRO colour

Use the ratio shown on your supplied product instructions. Where the supplied system specifies 1:1 colour to reducer by volume, measure equal volumes. Stir and strain as directed. Do not use that ratio for primer, clearcoat or a different colour system.

☐I have checked the spray-out and am satisfied with the colour.

Get Colour-Test Help

• Recheck cleanliness, masking and safe working conditions.
• Prepare the aerosol or liquid colour as instructed.
• Follow the specified spray distance, overlap, coats and flash times.
• Use the technique shown for your colour type.
• Allow the required flash before clearcoat.

Your colour instructions

DIY: Follow the aerosol-specific tutorial. PRO: Follow the specified spray-gun setup and liquid-colour tutorial.

Do not try to achieve coverage with one heavy coat. If you see runs, lifting, contamination or another defect, stop and check the troubleshooting guide before adding more material.

☐Coverage is even, no defect needs correction, and the colour is ready for clearcoat.

• Recheck Step 2 before activating the can.
• Confirm you have enough clearcoat for the planned area.
• Follow the tutorial's clearcoat boundaries; do not assume that a small colour repair means clearcoat can stop at the same edge.
• Activate and shake the aerosol exactly as its label directs.
• Record the activation time.
• Apply the specified coats and flash times within the product's usable life.

Your clearcoat instructions

Activated at: __________ Use-by time according to product instructions: __________

Do not activate the clearcoat early. Do not improvise a clearcoat blend or spray over an unresolved colour defect.

☐The clearcoat is applied, and the repair is protected while it cures.

• Leave the repair undisturbed under the specified curing conditions.
• Remove masking at the recommended stage, without pulling against soft coating.
• Follow the product's separate guidance for handling, driving, washing, polishing and waxing.
• Inspect the finish only after the required cure.

Dry to the touch does not mean fully cured.

Using the included cutting cream

• Use it only if the clearcoat instructions permit polishing and the repair has reached the required cure. Follow the approved applicator and polishing method.
• Polishing is optional—not a required step.
• Keep away from edges where the coating can be thinner.
• Do not use the included 600-grit abrasive to remove clearcoat defects.

Runs, dust nibs or substantial texture may require additional products or professional correction. Dispose of chemical waste, activated aerosols and blades according to product and local requirements.

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