RAE Recommends Dye Testing for Auto Repair
Posted: 2021-9-22
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Repair Driven News
A welding supply distributor this month advised collision repairers to double-check welding and parts with dye penetrant inspection testing.
"You should be doing this all the time," SCRS board member Dave Gruskos (Reliable Automotive Equipment) told an SCRS open board meeting July 14.
The process is simple, according to instructions posted online by Magnaflux, one dye testing kit manufacturer. Clean the component, spray the dye, wait for it to penetrate the metal, wipe it away, and apply developer to reveal any cracks or defects indicated by dye remaining inside. Such problem areas will appear in red. SCRS said the operation, also known as liquid penetration inspection, is nondestructive.
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