Dear all,
as we had the thread with the VW special color LKM 12
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...del-yr!/page52
#512
I had in my archive this very nice Volkwagen repair guide, 532.522, 2/62, which listed some of the colors, and also the LKM 12,
I have the intro translated and the manual as an attachment pdf.file....
Introduction
As repair paints are
a. air-drying synthetic resin paints from the LKL group (hereinafter referred to as LKL paints for short)
b. Oven-drying synthetic resin paints of the LK group (hereinafter referred to as LK paints for short)
c. Group L nitro combination paints (hereinafter referred to as L paints for short)
to use.
1 . The LKL and LK lacquers produce the same lacquer effect and the same quality as the oven-drying synthetic resin lacquers used in the factory.
The difference is that the LKL lacquers in the air are dust-dry within 3 to 4 hours - depending on the air temperature - and dry to the touch after about 12 hours. When applying a heat source, whose temperature should not exceed 70-75 ° C, the same grip is already achieved after 30-45 minutes.
The LK lacquers (also known as "80 ° lacquers") have the advantage that after the oven drying (80-90 ° C in 50-60 minutes) and the object has cooled down, repolishing takes place immediately to remove any dirt inclusions that may have arisen, or immediate repainting (in the case of incorrect paintwork) can be carried out.
2. A visually flawless repair paintwork can only be achieved, if the color of the touch-up paint used corresponds exactly to the color of the existing body paint.
Annotation: It is hardly possible to achieve an absolute match of the color tones of the individual deliveries as well as between the individual color qualities (oven-drying to air-drying). It is therefore not always possible to avoid tinting the touch-up paints. The explanation of this circumstance, such as the dependency on the spraying technique, natural aging of the original paintwork, the impossibility of creating color tone measurements, etc. would lead too far in this context.
To match the color, "original VW mixed enamel paints" for the groups LKL, LK and L are kept in pure mixed tones, which allow the original VW paints to be tinted easily and safely if necessary.
For the quality groups LKL , LK and L are the respective mixed colors, for LKL and LK the mixed colors LKM and for L the mixed colors LM, to be used.
3. In order to ensure absolute security of the quality of the repair paint, even when it is carried out under the most unfavorable conditions (high humidity in the work rooms, low capacity of the systems, etc.). there was a change in quality and an expansion of the selection of basic materials
Original VW synthetic resin paint from the LKL and LK groups in all standard colors
For this purpose, hereby the tinting colors that are necessary for toning. They must be specially requested from the spare parts department. The delivery takes place in 1 kg cans. The following colors are available:
green LKM 10 violet LKM 33 wine red LKM 55
dark green LKM 11 black LKM 40 yellow LKM 60
yellow-green LKM 12 fire-red LKM 50 ocher LKM 61
medium blue LKM 30 ruby LKM 51 yellow LKM 62
dark blue LKM 31 orange LKM 53 red brown LKM 70
blue LKM 32 red LKM 54 white LKM 80
aluminum LKM 90
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by JB21
