Mounting Points; Paint Procedure; To Paint Cellulose - Lotus Esprit Series Workshop Manual

Remember that tensile applications are the most demanding and require
continuity o f layup, that the above instructions be strictly adhered to,
that the safety of the vehicle may be dependent upon the correctness
of the application of these operations.

MOUNTING POINTS

BODY
When mounting the body to chassis unit, o clearonce between the rearmost mounting
brackets and body behind the engine may be observed.
is essential not to ti g hten the body down onto the brackets as conse
of the body shell rearwards of the door opertures may open the door opertures and
result i n jamming and misfitting of the door.
Spacing washers of 16 swg must be inserted, packing out until tightening can be
effected without straining.

PAINT PROCEDURE

The two procedures following cover cellulose and polyurethane paint finishes. To
identify the finish check paint code prefix on chossis plate, a code letter 'L' indicates
cellulose finish and code letter
TO
PAINT CELLULOSE ('L' code)
1. Vacuum clean to remove a l l dust, solvent wipe and tack rag.
2 .
Spray one cross coat of polyurethane (part N o . 368 6136) mixed
parts t o
up to
cup at
3 .
Spray one further c w t o f polyurethane mixed as above.
minutes.
4.
Force dry
5.
Wet flat with "360" or "400" grade paper, using o copious supply of
water to remove rubbing sludge as this can seriously affect inter-cwt
adhesion
6 .
Dry off thoroughly. Areas rubbed through must be spot-primed with
polyurethane.
7 .
Solvent wipe and f i n a l l y tack rag.
1
'S
polyurethane finish.
1
part catal st N o . 36B 613'7).
y
of thinner (part No. 368 6138) to give
Flash-off
50
minutes a t 130- 140'~ (54-60'~).
i f
allowed to dry on the body surface. Wash down thoroughly.
Should this condition occijr il
uential stressing
q
This
may be thinned with
45-55
5
minutes.
Then a l l o w to cool.
BODY
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seconds No.4
Flash-off
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