Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 80

SECTION BB
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V e n t i l a t i o n
Water
l y i n g on t h e p a i n t s u r f a c e f o r l e n g t h y p e r i o d s w i l l
p e n e t r a t e t h e p a i n t f i l m . Although t h e e f f e c t s w i l l n o t b e
v i s i b l e i m m e d i a t e l y , t h i s w i l l i n f a c t
cause a
d e t e r i o r a t i o n
i n t h e p r o t e c t i v e p r o p e r t i e s of t h e p a i n t f i l m .
I f a c a r i s g a r a g e d , good v e n t i l a t i o n must b e p r o v i d e d .
O t h e r w i s e s t o r a g e o u t s i d e on a h a r d s t a n d i n g o r u n d e r a
c a r p o r t i s p r e f e r a b l e .
Summary
1. Wash f r e q u e n t l y , u s i n g c o l d w a t e r w i t h a few d r o p s
o f l i q u i d d e t e r g e n t added
2. I n s p e c t a f t e r a normal w a s h i n g , and remove any l o c a l
c o n t a m i n a t i o n w i t h warm w a t e r , p e t r o l o r w h i t e s p i r i t
a s a p p r o p r i a t e .
3. U s e a good q u a l i t y l i q u i d p o l i s h i n f r e q u e n t l y
-
s a y ,
t w i c e
a
y e a r
-
t o r e s t o r e h i g h g l o s s and t o remove
a c c u m u l a t e d t r a f f i c f i l m and scum.
4 .
P a r k on a h a r d s t a n d i n g , and u n d e r c o n d i t i o n s o f good
v e n t i l a t i o n i f a c o v e r e d a r e a i s u s e d .
Windscreen
When washing t h e w i n d s c r e e n , t h e w i p e r b l a d e may o n l y b e
l i f t e d away from t h e s c r e e n a s m a l l d i s t a n c e , t o a v o i d
damaging t h e p a n t o g r a p h mechanism. Wash t h e w i p e r b l a d e
w i t h c l e a n w a t e r .
B r i g h t M e t a l
The a t t r a c t i v e a p p e a r a n c e o f b r i g h t metal c a n b e p r e s e r v e d i f
i t
i s c l e a n e d r e g u l a r l y .
Each week wash w i t h a s o a p and w a t e r s o l u t i o n , r i n s e t h o r o u g h l y
w i t h c l e a n w a t e r and d r y o f f . F o r f u r t h e r p r o t e c t i o n , a p p l y
a
good q u a l i t y wax p o l i s h .