23/09/2026
THE GREAT BRITISH SUPERCAR!
This Super Rare! 2002 Lotus Esprit V8, powered by the 3.5L Twin Turbo V8 and one of just 157 Esprits produced in 2002.
So in total…
4 days removing 15+ year old PPF.
4 days correcting and refining the paintwork.
8 full days / 80+ hours of labour
This has easily been one of the most time-consuming jobs we’ve had through the doors for a while, but definitely one of the most rewarding.
The job started with removing PPF that had been on the car for over 15 years… and that alone ended up taking us around 4 full days!!
The film had aged badly over the years and isn’t like the PPF we offer today. It was discoloured, cracked, brittle and incredibly sticky in places, meaning a lot of it had to be removed painfully slowly, bit by bit.
There were definitely a few moments where I wondered if we were ever going to see the end of it 😂
But with something this rare, rushing it was never an option.
Once we finally had all of the old film and adhesive removed, we could actually start working on bringing the paintwork back to life.
The Lotus was covered in heavy swirling, scratches, sanding marks and defects from previous paintwork, so we carried out a full two-stage paint correction.
That turned into another 4 days of polishing and refining. And this definitely isn’t an easy shaped car to work on either. The Esprit has so many tight sections, sharp edges, curves and awkward areas that we were constantly swapping between different machines and pads, including 1", 2" and 3" polishers, just to get into areas a normal machine simply couldn’t reach.
With the car being around 25 years old and having had previous paintwork, we also had to be sensible with what we chased.
we managed to remove up to around 90% of the defects, massively improving the clarity and gloss of the paintwork. And the red now looks completely different. Much deeper, richer and far more vibrant than when it first arrived.
To finish everything off we protected the paintwork with FEYNLAB Ultra their professional 5-year ceramic coating, giving the Lotus incredible gloss, hydrophobic protection, chemical and UV resistance and making it much easier to maintain in the future.
A massive amount of work for one car, but this is exactly the type of job we love taking on.
Whether it’s a brand-new car, a supercar or something rare like this, every vehicle gets the same level of care and attention when it comes through our doors.
Really proud of how this one turned out.
And after staring at red Lotus paint for 8 days straight… I’m definitely going to miss seeing it in the unit…. WHAT A CAR 👌
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