Car Detailing for Lotus Evora

Detailing your Lotus Evora

The Evora is a lightweight mid-engine Lotus with composite body panels, and the paint on composite wants a fine pad and short, light passes rather than a heavy compound. We polish carefully and coat it, wipe the wide sills clean of scuffs and dust the engine through the rear vents by hand. Track-day cars get the rubber flushed from the arches and the brake dust dissolved from the wheels, and the Alcantara gets a suede-safe cleaner.

What we watch for on a Evora

• The composite body panels do not dent but the paint on them is thin and the panels hold heat, so we polish with a fine pad, light pressure and short passes
• Wide sills over the aluminum chassis get scuffed by shoes; a gentle cleaner removes the marks
• Alcantara in the Evora goes shiny and dark with hand oils; a suede-safe cleaner and a soft brush lift the oils and bring the nap back
• The rear engine cover vents collect leaves and dust; we dust the engine by hand and never pressure wash it
• Track-day cars arrive with rubber in the wheel wells and brake dust baked onto the wheels; we flush the arches and use an iron remover first

Sports cars: gloss, and the details that show

Low, wide panels and bigger wheels show every swirl and fingerprint. We spend extra time on decontamination, polish and protection so the finish stays sharp.