blistering paint on elise

[karl.clare]

hi there recently bought a elise very happy with car but have found small blisters in paint at rear does anybody knoe if this is covered with warranty the car is red 2002 or are there any fixes for this that you are aware of am i alone with this problem
many thanks karl

[s111dpc]

Karl,

Not sure of the answer but might be worth re-posting on the Elise/Exige/Europa forum, i'm sure one of the guys on there will know.

Dave

[Bada Bing!]

Where abouts on the rear? I discovered some on the bottom left of the "bumper" close to the rear wheel. It's going in for some warranty work in a couple of weeks and I'm going to raise it with them.

[S works]

You could try and get Lotus customer services to do something about it, but given the hassle that people have had getting this sort of thing resolved on cars still in warranty, I don't fancy your chances.

Sorry to be the harbinger of doom. Probably best to leave it unless you're really annoyed by it, or take to a good local spray shop who have experience with prepping and painting fibreglass. IIRC this is a problem caused where the clam hasn't be left to settle properly before being prepped for paint, gas escapes during this process and causes bubbling.