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Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:19 am
by Rascal69
Hi there quite new on here.
Just started the clean up on my lotus and thought I would share
Car is question
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
During prep
Car was treated to prewash, all shuts, grills degreased, washed 2bm, detared, iron fallout removed, clayed.
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
Inside and taped up for polishing
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
Few 50/50's
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
More to come. It will be finished by Wednesday all going well. Thanks
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:03 pm
by Andy
Looking good
Are you hand or machine polishing it?
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:48 pm
by T6 KFR
Good progress so far - the starlight black is a great colour when polished, but a b#gger to scratch / swirls easy!
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:55 pm
by Rascal69
Andy wrote:Looking good
Are you hand or machine polishing it?
Machine polishing. I have been detailing for 7 years plus now so quite handy with a machine or so.
Been a pro detailer for few years. Had to take time off to do this but I had to get it done
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:57 pm
by Rascal69
T6 KFR wrote:Good progress so far - the starlight black is a great colour when polished, but a b#gger to scratch / swirls easy!
Should be fine once complete. It is getting coated in cquartz coating x2 and with safe washing it will stay perfect for a long time to come.
The paint is hard on a lotus. If you think it swirls easy you don't want a jap car with soft paint lol.
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:40 pm
by Ferg
Looks great.
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:29 am
by Rascal69
Few more pictures
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
Finished car
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arfanrasul, on Flickr
Untitled by
arfanrasul, on Flickr
Car was treated to a dual stage correction
Refined and jeweled with polish angel primer
Glass coated in Cquartz
Much better now
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:04 am
by j2 lot
looking good, looks like a job well done.
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:01 pm
by smee
Great work
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:17 am
by robin
Better than my efforts with a brillo pad, but only marginally
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:21 am
by tut
Do you use wire wool as well? Does a good job of getting the exhaust fumes off the rear clam.
tut
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:13 am
by B12ANR
Good job
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:18 am
by Rascal69
Thanks guys. Will add full album of pics when I get time.
Going to hopefully get more time over winter to do what I think would finish it off.
Polish inside the doors etc.
Get wheels refurbed and then glass coated. Give bodywork a 2nd coating.
A feel like polishing the under trays too. Will see what winter brings as it won't be on road anyway
Re: Rascals Exige S
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:34 pm
by Rascal69
Haven't updated this in ages.
Story goes. After winter being off the road I had it out 2 times and gearbox decided it didn't like itself no more.
It then went to Automek for 5-6 months it took- sourcing parts, getting round to sending gearbox away etc
I ended up going for uprated 3rd and 4th gears and final drive from juba racing.
New clutch / service etc.
It then went away for painting front end and now it's back now time to get serviced and up for sale.
In total I have done about <2k miles.
I have also renewed loads of bits on front, new fogs etc to replace old crashed ones, new paint protection film after reprint, new advan ao48's lts.
Not so good ownership of a lotus but still glad I had chance to own one.
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