Paint Procedure For Prim Components - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

SECTION BA
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D . B l i s t e r s c o n t . .
. .
I f t h e d e f e c t e x t e n d s l o w e r t h a n t h e p a i n t f i l m i t w i l l b e
n e c e s s a r y t o u s e P38, p o l y u r e t h a n e p r i m e r , p r i m e r / s u r f a c e r
and p a i n t a s f o r t h e g e l c r a c k d e f e c t d e s c r i b e d i n C a b o v e .
E. C h i p s and S c r a t c h e s
Where p o s s i b l e t h e s e c a n be t r e a t e d by r e s p r a y i n g b o t h c o l o u r
a n d c l e a r l a c q u e r a s i n B above b u t i f n e c e s s a r y t h e f u l l
.
.,
body s u r f a c i n g t r e a t m e n t must b e g i v e n a s i n
C
a b o v e .
BA 1 2
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PAINT PROCEDURE FOR RRIM COMPONENTS
E c l a t E x c e l f r o n t a n d r e a r bumpers, s i l l s a n d r e a r v a l e n c e s a r e
R e i n f o r c e d R e a c t i o n I n j e c t i o n Mouldings (RRIM) a n d a r e s u p p l i e d
o n l y i n p r i m e r f o r f i n i s h i n g i n t h e c o l o u r r e q u i r e d . R e f e r t o
t h e p a i n t code stamped on t h e v e h i c l e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n p l a t e .
1982/83 model y e a r E x c e l s .
R R I M p a r t s a r e p a i n t e d i n S t e e l Grey m e t a l l i c L o t u s p a r t n o .
A089B6113V
,
I C I P421/5310 and c l e a r l a q u e r , u s i n g a f l e x a i d
a d d i t i v e i n b o t h c o l o u r and c l e a r c o a t s .
1984 model y e a r E x c e l s .
On m e t a l l i c c a r s , R R I M p a r t s a r e p a i n t e d i n t h e same P421 l i n e
p a i n t a s i s t h e body, t o g e t h e r w i t h a c l e a r l a q u e r and f l e x a i d
a d d i t i v e .
On mono c o l o u r c a r s f i n i s h e d i n n i t r o c e l l u l o s e
( ' L '
p a i n t c o d e
p r e f i x ) t h e
R R I M
p a r t s a r e p a i n t e d u s i n g P420 l i n e 2-pack a c r y l i c
p o l y u r e t h a n e p a i n t w i t h a f l e x a i d a d d i t i v e , b u t
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NO c l e a r l a q u e r .
P a i n t p a r t numbers a s f o l l o w s : -
V I N P l a t e Body C o l o u r RRIM P a i n t P a r t Numbers
P a i n t Code
L o t u s ICI
L31 Lemon Yellow A089B6148V P420/0455
L25 Monaco White
A089B6149V P420/7517
L42 C a l y p s o Red A089B6150V ~ 4 2 0 / ~ ~ 2 3
L15 B l a c k
A089B6151V P420/0122
On mono c o l o u r c a r s f i n i s h e d i n a c r y l i c p o l y u r e t h a n e
( ' A ' p a i n t c o d e p r e f i x ) , R R I M p a r t s a r e p a i n t e d i n t h e same
P420 l i n e p a i n t a s
i s
t h e body, t o g e t h e r w i t h
a
c l e a r l a q u e r
and f l e x a i d a d d i t i v e .
JUL