FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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General Paintwork



Paint

General paintwork

Volvo Cars has a number of recommended paint manufacturers for repairing paint damage. Each of these manufacturers has a list of tested quality products. Volvo Cars, together with the paint manufacturers, has selected a number of suitable products and only these must be used when repairing paint damage

Recommended suppliers and products

- Akzo Nobel (Sikkens)
- BASF (Glasurit and R-M)
- DuPont (DuPont, Spies Hecker and Standox)
- PPG (Nexa Autocolor and PPG)
- Sherwin-Williams (Sherwin-Williams)

Products, work and safety precautions as well as support are available from the relevant paint manufacturer/supplier. The products are not ordered via Volvo Cars who do not stock them. Each paint manufacturer/supplier is responsible for their own product, including but not limited to its quality, work and safety precautions and/or support. Volvo Cars takes has no responsibility in this respect.

NOTE: Always follow each manufacturer's own recommendations and never mix different suppliers' products.

Explanation of color codes and locations.

Refer to: Paint code Application and ID