Nitro-Cellulose Paint Rectification; Orange Peel Or Cratches Caused By Compounding; Scars Or Sinkages - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

SECTION BA Page 2
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9. Wash o f f w i t h c l e a n w a t e r ( h b s e and b r u s h ) and remove a l l
t r a c e s o f r u b b i n g s l u d g e . Dry t h o r o u g h l y i n s i d e and o u t
a n d e n s u r e t h a t a l l t r a c e s o f water i s removed from a l l
f i x t u r e s and b o b b i n s a s t h i s w i l l c a u s e b l i s t e r i n g o n t h e
2nd c o l o u r p a s s . T h o r o u g h l y Cacuum b o t h i n s i d e and o u t s i d e
o f t h e c a r and components b e f o r e c o l o u r c o a t i n g .
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A . Orange P e e l o r s c r a t c h e s c a u s e d by compounding
I f t h e s e d e f e c t s a r e heavy t h e y s h o u l d b e removed by w e t
f l a t t i n g u s i n g 1200 g r a d e p a p e r (3M). F l a t t i n g medium i s
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t o 2 g a l l o n s o f c l e a n w a t e r . Always
f l a t i n a f o r e and a f t d i r e c t i o n . T h o r o u g h l y wash down t h e
f l a t t e d s u r f a c e u s i n g r u n n i n g
water ( h o s e a n d b r u s h )
removing a l l t r a c e s o f r u b b i n g s l u d g e and d u s t . When
c o m p l e t e l y d r y u s i n g ICI 2 B r u b b i n g compound machine p o l i s h
t h e p a n e l s . Keep t h e p o l i s h i n g mop m o i s t and do n o t a l l o w
t h e compound t o d r y on t h e mop a s s c r a t c h i n g may r e s u l t . C l e a n
t h e mops f r e q u e n t l y , where p o s s i b l e t h e mop s h o u l d b e moved i n
a f o r e and a f t d i r e c t i o n . U s i n g a c l e a n d r y mop l i g h t l y b u f f
t o c o m p l e t e .
C o n t i n u e p o l i s h i n g t h e p a n e l u s i n g ' T - c u t ' . U s i n g a f r e s h
p o l i s h i n g mop a g a i n k e e p i n g t h e mop m o i s t a n d moving i n a
f o r e and a f t d i r e c t i o n . F i n a l l y hand p o l i s h t h e c a r u s i n g
c l e a n c l o t h s and M i r r o r g l a z e
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p o l i s h .
B . S c a r s o r s i n k a g e s
Normally t h e s e c a n b e d e a l t w i t h u s i n g t h e f l a t and p o l i s h
p r o c e d u r e s d e t a i l e d i n ' A ' above. I f t h e y a r e heavy however,
t h e s u n k e n s u r f a c e must b r b r o u g h t up t o t h e l e v e l o f t h e
s u r r o u n d i n g p a i n t w o r k w i t h c e l l u l o s e s t o p p e r . Remove t h e g l o s s
from t h e d e f e c t u s i n g 400 g r a d e p a p e r (3M) hand f l a t t i n g .