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Has anyone painted or had their Esprit S2 painted and know whether it’s prudent to mask the waist band support pieces. It seems like using several coats of primer and then several coats of paint could build up on those pieces to the point it might be too wide from the coats of paint to accept the plastic trim piece that splays over it and goes all around the car. Thanks, Gordon

#22884

I  had mine recently painted, I believe they did paint the whole car and then used a heat gun to install the trim. Still looks good after 20 months. 

Murray Graham
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On Jun 5, 2023, at 2:41 AM, gsauerphd1 via groups.io <gsauerphd@...> wrote:

?Has anyone painted or had their Esprit S2 painted and know whether it’s prudent to mask the waist band support pieces. It seems like using several coats of primer and then several coats of paint could build up on those pieces to the point it might be too wide from the coats of paint to accept the plastic trim piece that splays over it and goes all around the car. Thanks, Gordon

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Hi Gordon,
Wouldn't think it necessary to mask the body joint ridge, never read or heard of anyone doing so. The trim is flexible and the buildup of paint will not be unduly thick.?

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I had my car painted several years ago, in my garage. The painter didn’t do anything special, and didn’t have any trouble with the trim

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Bill

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Hi Gordon,
Wouldn't think it necessary to mask the body joint ridge, never read or heard of anyone doing so. The trim is flexible and the buildup of paint will not be unduly thick.?

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#22887

At the Vancouver BC ABFM a couple of weeks ago, I spoke to a fellow who had recently completed an S2 restoration. His car won its class, which was recent restorations costing in excess of $100K. He described the process of attaching the plastic trim as somewhat technical and needing two people. I have his contact info. Let me know if you would like it.
Jeff

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Search The Lotus Forum website, this process has been well detailed in pictures and instruction by several of the community there.

Cheers

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Thanks all, onward, Gordon

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On Jun 5, 2023, at 6:46 PM, wigl@... wrote:

?Search The Lotus Forum website, this process has been well detailed in pictures and instruction by several of the community there.

Cheers