Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 79

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BODYCARE
SECTION BB
(Owners Handbook E x t r a c t )
The f i n i s h o f your L o t u s
i s
e x t r e m e l y r e s i s t a n t t o a l l
normal forms o f a t m o s p h e r i c a t t a c k . P r o v i d e d t h e s i m p l e
m a i n t e n a n c e p r o c e d u r e summarised below i s f o l l o w e d , it
w i l l r e t a i n i t s g l o s s , c o l o u r and p r o t e c t i v e p r o p e r t i e s
t h r o u g h o u t t h e l i f e of t h e v e h i c l e .
However, c a r f i n i s h e s a r e n o t c h e m i c a l l y r e s i s t a n t . S e v e r e
l o c a l c o n t a m i n a t i o n of a n a c i d o r an a l k a l i n e c h a r a c t e r
c a n o c c u r . I f
i t i s
l e f t i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e p a i n t f i l m
f o r any l e n g t h of t i m e , i t may c a u s e p i t t i n g and c o l o u r
change.
Washing
Many c o n t a m i n e n t s which
w i l l
a t t a c k a p a i n t f i l m a r e w a t e r
s o l u b l e . They w i l l be removed b e f o r e any harm o c c u r s by
thorough washing w i t h p l e n t y of w a t e r , t o which i s added a
few d r o p s of l i q u i d d e t e r g e n t . F r e q u e n t washing i s t h e b e s t
s a f e g u a r d a g a i n s t unseen c o n t a m i n a n t s ; a t t h e same t i m e
e n s u r i n g t h e r e g u l a r removal of d i r t , d u s t and t r a f f i c f i l m .
I f washing w i t h c o l d w a t e r i s n o t e f f e c t i v e , warm w a t e r and
d e t e r g e n t w i l l remove t h e gummy d e p o s i t s exuded by some t r e e s
i n t h e summer months. P e t r o l o r w h i t e s p i r i t w i l l remove s t a i n s
of t h e t a r , bitumen and g r e a s e t y p e .
P o l i s h i n g
E v e n t u a l l y some l o s s of g l o s s , and an a c c u m u l a t i o n o f t r a f f i c
f i l m , w i l l o c c u r . A t t h i s s t a g e , a f t e r t h e normal washing,
a
p o l i s h w i t h a good q u a l i t y . 1 . i q u i d p o l i s h w i l l r e s t o r e t h e
o r i g i n a l l u s t r e of t h e p a i n t f i l m .
Higher g l o s s of t h e p a i n t f i l m , and added p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t
c o n t a m i n a t i o n , c a n b e o b t a i n e d by wax p o l i s h i n g . But
i t
must
b e remembered t h a t a wax p o l i s h c a n o n l y b e u s e d s u c c e s s f u l l y
on
a
c l e a n s u r f a c e , and t h a t t h e p r e v i o u s a p p l i c a t i o n must
f i r s t be removed w i t h w h i t e s p i r i t o r
a
l i q u i d p o l i s h c l e a n e r
b e f o r e re-waxing.