Editing Headlining (section)

===Removing the sticky stuff (a.k.a. trials & tribulations)===

1.Heat - still ineffective

2.Isopropyl - didn't make any impact

3.Wire scourer - some impact but at an aggressive loss of paint - not a massive impact as it was going to be re-covered, but not productive enough

4.Meguiars Mirror Glaze Ultra-Cut Compund and DAS-6 orbital - smelt nice but not effective

5.Meguiars Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner - not a smidge

6.Deepio Kitchen degreaser - now we're getting somewhere on the thicker patches where the factory had applied a good dollop to their brush before laying down. This with a thin bladed paint scraper was 50% effective and glue came off like you'd imagine copydex would (if you're too young to remember ask your dad). However where the Lotus factory guys choose to save a few more pence with areas of minimal coating, you couldn't get an edge to scrape up.

7.Autoglym Intensive Tar remover. 
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Autoglym Tar Remover
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|} As you may imagine I was backwards and forwards on the internet looking at what others had done, generally forums inundated with marine based tradesman and whilst thinking ahead to what glue to use on the next stage (more on that later) I visited a marine upholstelry supplier and saw the humble Autoglym product recommended as a glue remover. I had some, I tried it, and although not an easy job, for those thinner patches and to get in the nooks and crannies it was the best. I was using a microfibre towel the ones designed for glass with a tight ribbing to them and this combined with the autoglym product used as a penetrating solution mananged to get me all the way. I did have to pause overnight and get some more the following day from Halfords.