Volkswagen ID.4: Bonding plastic attachments
Volkswagen ID.4 (E21) 2021-2026 Service Manual / General information - Body /
Plastic repair / Bonding plastic attachments
Bonding crack up to length of 100 mm
- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Repair deformations
Important
- Both sides of the crack must face each other in relieved
condition.
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products
- Sand repair area with a commercially available angle grinder
-A- and P80 grit sandpaper.
Note
The size of the widening surface depends on the size and material
thickness of the body attachment.

- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .
- Sand repair area with a commercially available orbital sander
-A- and P120 grit sandpaper.
- Blow out sanding residues.
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .

- Apply primer -A- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing instructions -
original products .

- Measure and adapt fabric -1-.
Important
- Fabric -1- must generously cover the crack in the body attachment
-2-.

- Apply 2 cm of adhesive bead -arrow- on test piece.
- Make sure that both components of the plastic adhesive -Aare
completely mixed.
- Apply plastic adhesive -A- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing instructions
- original products .

- Position fabric -1-, press it on with a commercially available
spatula -A-, and spread applied plastic adhesive.

- Apply plastic adhesive -A- on fabric -1- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ;
Processing instructions - original products .
- Use a commercially available spatula to spread adhesive
bead -arrow-.

- Clean outer side of repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep.
gr. 52 ; Processing instructions - original products .
- Apply plastic adhesive, and use a commercially available
spatula -A- to spread adhesive bead -arrow-.

- Sand repair area with a commercially available orbital sander
-A- and P150 grit sandpaper.
- Blow out sanding residues.
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .

Bonding scratches
If plastic attachments are deformed:
- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Repair deformations .
Continued
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products
- Sand repair area with an orbital sander -A- and P120 grit
sandpaper.
- Blow out sanding residues.
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .

- Apply primer -A- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing instructions -
original products

- Apply 2 cm of adhesive bead -arrow- on test piece.
- Make sure that both components of the plastic adhesive -Aare
completely mixed.
- Apply plastic adhesive -A- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing instructions
- original products .
- Use a commercially available spatula to spread adhesive
bead -arrow-.

- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .
- Sand repair area with an orbital sander -A- and P150 grit
sandpaper.
- Blow out sanding residues.
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .

Bonding holes up to a diameter of 30 mm
- Rep. gr. 52 ; Preparing plastic repairs .
Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .
- Sand repair area with an orbital sander -A- and P120 grit
sandpaper.
- Blow out sanding residues.
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .

- Apply primer -A- ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing instructions -
original products .

- Apply 2 cm of adhesive bead -arrow- on test piece.
- Make sure that both components of the plastic adhesive are
completely mixed.
- Apply plastic adhesive ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing instructions
- original products .
- Use a commercially available spatula to spread adhesive
bead -arrow-.

- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .
- Sand repair area with a commercially available orbital sander
-A- and P150 grit sandpaper.
- Blow out sanding residues.
- Clean repair area with plastic cleaner ⇒ Rep. gr. 52 ; Processing
instructions - original products .

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