Rocker panel repairs

See how to properly preserve the rocker panels of a motor vehicle using NOVOL SPRAY products.

Shopping list:
  • ACRYLIC PRIMER
  • BITUMEN– bitumen underbody coating
  • SPRAY PREFILL+ – basecoat matching the vehicle’s paint colour code
  • PLUS 800– initial degreaser
  • ANTIGRAVEL – car body protection coating
  • CLEARCOAT
  • CAVITY WAX
  • dry sandpaper grit sizes: P400, P500
  • tack rag
  • red abrasive cloth
  • paper towel
  • masking materials: masking paper or protective film; painter’s tape

Wash the work surface thoroughly with water and a detergent.

Degrease with the PLUS 800 initial degreaser.

Mask the adjacent non-work areas using masking paper or protective film.

Remove corrosion and rust with a grinding wheel on a power drill.

egrease with the PLUS 800 initial degreaser.

Isolate the spots sanded down to bare metal with the ACRYLIC PRIMER.

  • shake for 2 min.
  • apply in 2 or 3 layers
  • flash-off time between layers: 5-10 min
  • drying time: 15-20 min/20°C, 15 min/60°C
  • blow the nozzle clean for 5 s.

Once dry, roughen with the red abrasive cloth

VERSION A

Body colour-matching textured finish.

Apply the ANTIGRAVEL car body protection coating to produce a fine-grain protective layer.

  • degrease
  • shake for 2 min
  • apply in 2 or 3 layers
  • flash-off time between layers: 5-10 min.
  • drying time: 40-60 min/20°C
  • blow the nozzle clean for 5 s

If you want a texture finish to match the body paint colour, use a SPRAY REFILL basecoat in the right colour.

  • shake for 2 min
  • apply in 2 or 3 layers
  • flash-off time between layers: 5-10 min.
  • Blow the nozzle clean for 5 s

Wipe the basecoat surface with the tack rag and apply the CLEARCOAT.

  • shake for 2 min
  • apply in 2 or 3 layers
  • flash-off time between layers: 5-10 min.
  • drying time: 20°C
  • Blow the nozzle clean for 5 s

VERSION B

Bitumen protective coating

Bitumen underbody coating: full finish.

Do not overcoat with colour/clear coats.

  • degrease
  • shake for 2 min.
  • apply in 3 or 4 layers
  • flash-off time between layers: 5-10 min
  • drying time: 60min/20°C
  • Blow the nozzle clean for 5 s