Lotus Emira Detailing Tips and Tricks

[Dragoon]

I was washing my Emira this morning and came up with a helpful solution for cleaning bugs out of the corners of the mesh on the front bumper. I had a cheap panel popper tool kit with the perfect little plastic tool for the job. The flat tool with tapered and rounded ends allowed me to get right into the tight edges of the mesh to scrap out all the bugs and debris. The plastic is hard enough for the job but not too hard or sharp to damage the paint or wire mesh.

Here's a link to the panel/trim removal kit: https://a.co/d/2Imtosw

 

[crestima]

I was washing my Emira this morning and came up with a helpful solution for cleaning bugs out of the corners of the mesh on the front bumper. I had a cheap panel popper tool kit with the perfect little plastic tool for the job. The flat tool with tapered and rounded ends allowed me to get right into the tight edges of the mesh to scrap out all the bugs and debris. The plastic is hard enough for the job but not too hard or sharp to damage the paint or wire mesh.

Here's a link to the panel/trim removal kit: https://a.co/d/2Imtosw

Good suggestion, particularly to release debris that get stuck in creases. Beforehand, however, if you have a good leaf blower, it helps to blow out all the looser stuff which is how I've gotten rid of debris it in hard to reach areas including the engine bay before washing.

 

[Speedy Emira]

I was washing my Emira this morning and came up with a helpful solution for cleaning bugs out of the corners of the mesh on the front bumper. I had a cheap panel popper tool kit with the perfect little plastic tool for the job. The flat tool with tapered and rounded ends allowed me to get right into the tight edges of the mesh to scrap out all the bugs and debris. The plastic is hard enough for the job but not too hard or sharp to damage the paint or wire mesh.

Here's a link to the panel/trim removal kit: https://a.co/d/2Imtosw

Damn you get some big ass hard looking insects over there. The most we have to content with is small flies that come straight off with a low pressure jet wash.

 

[Sandalwood]

Damn you get some big ass hard looking insects over there. The most we have to content with is small flies that come straight off with a low pressure jet wash.

Certain parts of this country specialize in having Bugs Of Unusual Size.

 

[Dragoon]

Damn you get some big ass hard looking insects over there. The most we have to content with is small flies that come straight off with a low pressure jet wash.

We have some monster grasshoppers out here, and they love filling up the mesh in the front bumper! I start removing all the bugs I can get to with a shop vac, then I use the panel tool to scrap them out of the creases and cracks, and then I can use a power washer to get anything else left behind.

 

[Nick Sticks]

I use a paintbrush, works so far on the small UK bugs in the corners and grill.

 

[kchildre]

Any recommendations on removing some thing from the other side of the mesh in the back of the car? Finished a break-in drive today and saw this leaf next to the exhaust pipe. Curious if there’s a trick to get to it easily. Thx

 

[Rupes]

Any recommendations on removing some thing from the other side of the mesh in the back of the car? Finished a break-in drive today and saw this leaf next to the exhaust pipe. Curious if there’s a trick to get to it easily. Thx

Once the exhaust gets hot enough, it will incinerate the leafs causing the ash to simply dissipate though the grates. This was surely the intentional design of the car.

 

[Dragoon]

Any recommendations on removing some thing from the other side of the mesh in the back of the car? Finished a break-in drive today and saw this leaf next to the exhaust pipe. Curious if there’s a trick to get to it easily. Thx

To access it, you will probably need to remove the rear diffuser. During an oil change, you can access this area and clean some things out. You will also dump about a pound of dirt and rocks.

 

[Eagle7]

To access it, you will probably need to remove the rear diffuser. During an oil change, you can access this area and clean some things out. You will also dump about a pound of dirt and rocks.

Yeah, first time I removed the diffuser on mine, I was surprised at how much sand and grit came out of it, all on me since I was directly under it when I removed it like a dummy.