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`METHOD FOR REFURBISHING LANIP SURFACES
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`BACKGROUND ART
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`1.
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`Field of the Invention
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`[0001]
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`The invention relates generally to the refurbishing of lamp surfaces. More
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`particularly, the invention relates to a method for removing surface wear and scratches in the
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`lamp surface to return the lamp surface as near as possible to its original optical quality.
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`2.
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`Description of the Related Art
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`[0002]
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`When a motor vehicle is in an accident and a lamp is damaged, it is often times
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`replaced. Lamps are very expensive parts to insure and replace. In many situations, the lamp is
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`not broken; it is scratched severely enough to warrant the replacement thereof. The scratches
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`affect the aesthetic quality of the lamp, as well as its performance. Scratches divert light from
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`the direction in which the lamp is designed to emit light, reducing the performance of the lamp.
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`In addition, some scratches in the lamp surface may misdirect enough light as to cause a
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`distraction to those peripheral to the lamp.
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`[0003]
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`United States Patent Application 10/804,435 published on September 22, 2005
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`discloses a method for refurbishing a headlamp surface. This method includes multiple steps of
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`grinding the headlamp surface in a constant movement and oscillating motion using a machine
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`designed specifically this purpose.
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`In addition, there is a constant supply of water that is poured
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`over the headlamp surface as the headlamp surface is being refurbished. The water is used to
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`remove debris from the headlamp surface and to cool the headlamp surface as it is being sanded.
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`This method causes two problems. First, the water transmits the debris from the headlamp
`surface onto the vehicle creating an opportunity for the portion of the motor vehicle below the
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`headlamp to be damaged by subsequently wiping down of the motor vehicle afier the‘sanding is
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`completed. Second, the water required to remove the debris and cool the headlamp surface spills
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`onto the floor creating an adverse work environment. This method creates a messy environment
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`that may increase the probability of workplace injuries due to a wet floor. Third, this method
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`requires the use of a dedicated sanding device that cannot be used for any other purpose. And
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`finally,
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`this method of undesirable because it refurbishes the headlamp surface while the
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`headlamp is still mounted to the motor vehicle. Grinding a headlamp surface while the headlamp
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`is still mounted in the motor vehicle may cause damage to the motor vehicle.
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`In particular,
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`mistakes made by the operator of the method may accidentally grind the motor vehicle should
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`the operator miscalculate forces being applied to the headlamp surface. Slipping while grinding
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`is also a high probability given the amount of water on the floor directly below the headlamp
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`assembly.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[0004]
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`A method for refurbishing a surface of a lamp having surface damage includes the
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`steps of removing the lamp from the motor vehicle. An original clear coat finish is removed
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`from the surface of the lamp. The surface of the lamp is evened. Swirls and scratches are
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`gn'nded out of the surface. The surface is then buffed and cleaned. A replacement clear coat
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`material is sprayed over the surface of the lamp. The replacement clear coat material is then
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`cured.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0005]
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`Advantages of the invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes
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`better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in
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`connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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`[0006]
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`Figure l
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`is a cross-sectional side view, partially cut away, of a damaged lamp
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`surface;
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`[0007]
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`Figure 2 is a cross-sectional side view, partially cut away, of a refurbished lamp
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`surface;
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`[0008]
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`Figure 3 is a cross-sectional side View, partially cut away, of a coated refurbished
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`surface;
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`[0009]
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`Figure 4 is a logic chart of an overall process incorporating the inventive method;
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`[0010]
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`Figure 5 is a logic chart of the grinding process of the inventive method;
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`[0011]
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`Figure 6 is a logic chart of the cleaning process of the inventive method; and
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`[0012]
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`Figure 7 is a logic chart of the coating and curing process of the inventive method.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
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`[0013]
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`Referring to Figure 1, a cross-sectional view, partially cut away, of a lamp surface
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`10 is shown to have an original clear coat surface 12. For purposes of this discussion, the
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`reference to “original” means the clear coat surface at the time that damage occurs.
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`It should be
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`appreciated by those skilled in the art that a lamp surface 10 may be refurbished more than once
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`in which case clear coat surfaces intermediate in time may be referred to as the original clear
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`coat surface 12 for purposes of this discussion. The lamp surface 10 includes damage 14. The
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`damage 14 is a scratch that extends through the original clear coat surface 12 and into the lamp
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`surface 10. The damage 14 may be any type of damage that does not extend through the entire
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`depth of the lamp surface 10.
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`[0014]
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`Referring to Figure 4, the inventive method designed to remove the damage 14
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`from the lamp surface 10 is generally indicated at 16. The inventive method 16 is a method for
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`refurbishing the lamp surface 10 of a lamp that has the surface damage 14. The method begins at
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`18 with the removal of the lamp from the motor vehicle at 18. Once removed, the housing and
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`tabs thereof are checked for damage at 20.
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`.The housing is checked for damage because the lamp
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`is going to be placed into a jig for subsequent refurbishing. If the lamp housing is damaged, the
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`jig may further damage the housing rendering refurbishing process unnecessary. Once it has
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`been determined that the lamp housing is intact, the lamp surface 10 is cleaned at 22. The
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`original clear coat surface 12 of the lamp surface 10 is cleaned using a steaming process that
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`steams the clear coat surface 12 using a solution with a primary ingredient of sodium laureth
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`sulphate and a secondary ingredient of ammonium lauryl sulphate.
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`[0015]
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`Once cleaned, the clear coat surface 12 and any exposed lamp surface 10 are dried
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`of the solvent using high pressure air that is blown over the clear coat surface 12 and the lamp
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`surface 10.
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`[0016]
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`The original clear coat surface 12 is then removed at 24. Referring to Figure 5, a
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`more detailed view of the removal of the original clear coat surface 24 is generally shown at 26.
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`The removal of the original clear coat finish 12 starts with a step of grinding the clear coat finish
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`with a course grit sandpaper at 28.
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`In the preferred embodiment, the range of grit for the step of
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`grinding the original clear coat finish is in the range of 320 and 240 grit.
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`If the damage 14 is
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`severe, the courscr grit sandpaper, e.g., 240 grit sandpaper, can be used.
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`If the damage 14 is
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`minimal, the lower grade of course sandpaper, e.g., 320 sandpaper, may be used. A mini angle
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`grinder is used to remove the original clear coat finish 12. The mini angle grinder would
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`incorporate the use of a three inch foam loop pad along with the course grit sandpaper. The mini
`angle grinder rotates the course grit sandpaper at approximately 7000 revolutions per minute.
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`When grinding the original clear coat finish 12, a halo effect will be created differentiated
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`between the different thicknesses of the original clear coat finish 12 as it is being ground off the
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`lamp surface 10. Thus, it can be confirmed that the original clear coat finish 12 is fully removed
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`from the lamp surface 10 when the halo effect approaches the edges of the lamp surface 10. If
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`the lamp surface 10 has deeper scratches, additional work in localized areas may be needed to
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`more fully remove the scratch from the lamp surface 10. Once the original clear coat finish 12 is
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`removed and the damage 14 is removed from the lamp surface 10, subsequent steps may be
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`taken to prepare the lamp surfaCe 10 for restoring it to its original equipment condition.
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`[0017]
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`After the damage 14 has been removed, the lamp surface 10 is evened at 30.
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`Referring back to Figure 5, the evening of the lamp surface 10 includes the step of grinding the
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`lamp surface 10 with a sandpaper having a grit of approximately 320, at 32. The lamp surface 10
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`is smoothed out as much as possible so that, if any troughs are created through the removal of the
`damage 14, they are minimized. The resulting lamp surface 10 will be substantially similar to
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`the contour of the original lamp surface 10.
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`[0018]
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`In the step of evening out the lamp surface 10, scratches and swirls may be
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`created in the lamp surface 10. The next step of the inventive method 16 is to grind the swirls
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`and scratches out of the lamp surface 10. This is done at step 34 in Figure 4. Referring again to
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`Figure 5, the grinding out of the swirls and scratches is shown at 36 to be done with a sandpaper
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`having a grit of approximately 600 grit. Once the use of 600 grit sandpaper has been completed,
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`the step of removing the swirls and scratches continues with grinding out the swirls and scratches
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`using a second sandpaper having a grit of approximately 1200 grit at 38. This further removes
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`any swirls and scratches that may remain or that were created from the use of the 600 grit
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`sandpaper in step 36.
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`[0019]
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`All through the grinding steps of Figure 5, a cutting solution is applied to each of
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`the sandpapers and is used to absorb thermal energy during the steps of grinding. This is shown
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`graphically at step 40. The cutting solution is water mixed with a generic detergent. This is not
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`a free flowing solution, but one that is applied and absorbed by the sandpaper so that it is present
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`during the grinding process.
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`It does not create a flowing stream of cutting solution that drips
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`over a jig or other holding device that would be used to hold the lamp while the lamp surface 10
`is being ground. The application of the cutting solution is done on an add-need basis.
`It may be
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`that one or more of the steps of Figure 5 do not include the application of the cutting solution
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`because the damage is not so great that it requires sandng to the point that it generates thermal
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`energy that might damage the lamp surface 10.
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`[0020]
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`V Returning to Figure 4, the lamp surface 10 is buffed at 42. The buffing includes
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`the use of a wool buffing pad, followed by the use of a foam pad.
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`[0021]
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`Subsequent to buffing, the lamp surface 10 is cleaned at 44. Referring to Figure
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`6, the step of cleaning the lamp 44 is generally indicated. The cleaning process starts with the
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`steaming of the lamp surface 10 at 46. The lamp is then blown dry at 48. To further clean the
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`lamp surface 10, the lamp surface 10 is statically neutralized at 50. By neutralizing the lamp
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`surface 10 to all static energy, particulate from the grinding and buffing steps may be more easily
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`removed. A solvent is applied to the lamp surface 10 at 52 whereafier the lamp surface 52 is
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`statically neutralized for a second time at 54.
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`[0022]
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`Returning attention to Figure 4,
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`the inventive method 16 continues with the
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`application of a replacement clear coat material over the lamp surface 10 at 56. The application
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`of the replacement clear coat is applied using a spraying technology to evenly coat the lamp
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`surface 10 with the replacement clear coat 58.
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`[0023]
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`Once applied, the replacement clear coat material 58 is cured at 60. The curing
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`process 58 is done by having the replacement clear coat surface 58 receive infrared radiation.
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`The material used to create the replacement clear coat surface 58 is sold by assignee under the
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`trademark “Magni 700,” which requires enough infrared radiation typically found in an oven at a
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`temperature of 230°F :1: 40°F for approximately 45 minutes to 60 minutes. An ultraviolet
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`radiation cure could also be used to cure the Magni 700 material. Once cured, the lamp surface
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`10 and replacement clear coat surface 58 are in a condition for sale as a refurbished lamp having
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`optical characteristics which are very similar to those of the original equipment lamp assembly.
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`[0024]
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`The invention has been described in an illustrative manner.
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`It is to be understood
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`that the terminology, which has been used, is intended to be in the nature of words of description
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`rather than of limitation.
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`[0025]
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`Many modifications and variations of the invention are possible in light of the
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`above teachings. Therefore, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be
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`practiced other than as specifically described.
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`WHAT IS CLAIMED:
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`l.
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`A method for refurbishing a lamp surface of a lamp having surface damage, the
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`method comprising the steps of:
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`removing the lamp from a motor vehicle;
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`removing an original clear coat finish from the lamp surface of the lamp;
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`evening the lamp surface;
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`grinding swirls and scratches out of the surface;
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`buffing the lamp surface;
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`cleaning the lamp surface;
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`spraying a replacement clear coating material over the lamp surface; and
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`curing the replacement clear coat material.
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`2.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 1 wherein the step of removing the original clear
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`coat finish includes the step of grinding the original clear coat finish with course grit sandpaper.
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`3.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 2 wherein the step of grinding the original clear
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`coat finish using the course sandpaper in the range of 320 and 240 grit.
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`4.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 3 wherein the step of grinding the original clear
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`coat finish includes the step of rotating the sandpaper at a speed at about 7000 revolutions per
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`minutes.
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`5.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 2 wherein the step of evening the lamp surface
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`includes the step of grinding the lamp surface with a sandpaper having a grit approximately 320
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`grit.
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`6.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 5 wherein the step of grinding swirls and scratches
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`out of the surface includes the step of grinding the surface with a sandpaper having a grit of
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`approximately 600 grit.
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`7.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 6 wherein the step of grinding swirls and scratches
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`out of the lamp surface further includes the step of grinding the lamp surface with a sandpaper
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`having a gut of approximately 1200 grit.
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`8.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 7 including the step of applying a cutting solution
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`to all of the sandpaper to absorb thermal energy created as a byproduct during the steps of
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`grinding.
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`9.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 8 including the steps of buffing the lamp surface.
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`10.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 9 wherein the step of buffing includes the step of
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`‘ buffing the lamp surface with a wool buffing pad.
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`11.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 10 wherein the step of buffing further includes the
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`step of buffing with a foam pad.
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`12.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 11 wherein the step of curing the replacement
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`clear coat material includes the step of applying infrared radiation to the lamp surface.
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`13.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 12 wherein the step of applying infrared radiation
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`includes the step of heating the lamp in an oven.
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`14.
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`A method for refurbishing a lamp surface of a lamp having surface damage, the
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`method comprising the steps of:
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`removing the lamp from the motor vehicle;
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`removing an original clear coat finish fiom the lamp surface of the lamp;
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`evening the lamp surface;
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`grinding swirls and scratches out of the surface;
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`buffing the lamp surface;
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`cleaning the lamp surface;
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`statically neutralizing debris on the surface of the lamp to facilitate the removal of all of
`the debris on the surface;
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`spraying a replacement clear coating material over the lamp surface; and
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`curing the replacement clear coat material.
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`15.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 14 wherein the step of cleaning the lamp surface
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`includes the step of applying a solvent to the lamp surface to remove the debris from the lamp
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`surface.
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`16.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 15 wherein the step of curing the replacement
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`clear coat material includes the step of applying infrared radiation to the lamp surface.
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`17.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 16 wherein the step of applying infrared radiation
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`includes the step of heating the lamp in an oven.
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`18.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 17 wherein the step of removing the original clear
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`coat finish includes the step of grinding the original clear coat finish with course grit sandpaper.
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`19.
`A method as set forth in Claim 18 wherein the step of grinding the original clear
`coat finish includes the step of rotating the sandpaper at a speed at about 7000 revolutions per
`minutes.
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`20.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 19 wherein the step of evening the lamp surface
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`includes the step of grinding the lamp surface with a sandpaper having a grit approximately 320
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`grit.
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`21.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 20 wherein the step of grinding swirls and
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`scratches out of the lamp surface includes the step of grinding the lamp surface with a sandpaper
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`having a gut of approximately 600 grit.
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`22.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 21 wherein the step of grinding swirls and
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`scratches out of the surface further includes the step of grinding the lamp surface with a
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`sandpaper having a grit of approximately 1200 grit.
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`23.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 22 including the step of applying a cutting solution
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`to all of the sandpaper to absorb thermal energy during the steps of grinding.
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`24.
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`A method as set forth in Claim 23 including the steps of buffing the lamp surface.
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`METHOD FOR REFURBISHING LAMP SURFACES
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`ABSTRACT
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`A method for refurbishing a surface of a lamp having surface damage includes the steps
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`of removing the lamp from the motor vehicle. An original clear coat finish is removed from the
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`surface of the lamp. The surface of the lamp is evened. Swirls and scratches are grinded out of
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`the surface. The surface is then buffed and cleaned. A replacement clear coat material is
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`sprayed over the surface of the lamp. The replacement clear coat material is then cured.
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`Remove headlamp
`from motor vehicle
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`Check headlamp
`housing for damage
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`Clean headlamp
`surface
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`Remove original
`clear coat surface
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`Evenin of
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`headlamp surface
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`Grind out swirls
`and scratches
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`Buff headlamp
`surface
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`Clean headlamp
`surface
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`Application of replacement
`clear coat surface
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`Cure replacement
`clear coat material
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`cutting
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`3%)?
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`with 320 grit sandpaper
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`and scratches with 600
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`grit sandpaper
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`Grind out swirls
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`and scratches with 1200
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`Steaming the
`headlamp surface
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`Blow dry headlamp
`surface
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`Statically neutralize
`headlamp surface
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`Solvent wipe of the
`headlamp surface
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`Statically neutralize
`headlamp surface
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