orange peel
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Just buy me dinner and a drink..... :beer:
I think you have to wet sand it out first then you have to buff it.
Just buy me dinner and a drink..... :beer:
I think you have to wet sand it out first then you have to buff it.
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Yeah my car has orange peel too and i heard it was a PITA to get it off. It takes quite a while too.
Too funny.:banana:
You have to wet sand it out. If you have to ask, don't try it.
ok, I don't know what orange peel is?
You don't want to find a good "shop", what you want to find is a good detailer. Be prepared to fork out some big bucks to wetsand an entire car. I would not recommend it on factory finishes as there is not enough clear coat to start with.
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The car has been repainted...i don't know ANYONE that would buy a new car that has orange peel in the paint..
wet sand only way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mine only has it on the back by the license plate....kinda annoying, but not that big of a deal i guess.
Dodge and other Chrysler products are known to have heavy orange peel from factory. Most people don't care though, since its consistent throughout the whole car.
I'm not sure what in the world you are talking about. Take your COBRA out in the sun & see how much "factoyr" orange peel it has. I was the original owner of my 04 COBRA & it was never repainted, It came that way from FORD.
Understand this... Just because a car has some orange peel, does not mean that the car has been repainted man.
most cars have some degree of orange peel in the paint. Just because you dont notice it, doesnt mean its not there. Only cars that dont or have almost none are ones with high end finishes, like high end Mercedes, BMW, Exotics, etc. the more mass produced the car is, the less they spend on finishing them.
After a few details, my orange peel on my 03/04 Cobra was significantly reduced. My 98 GST barely has any, my moms 02 Neon is horrid, and our 06 Tahoe is pretty smooth. My 02 GT was pretty bad on flat surfaces, and was black to boot.
You need to wetsand to remove orange peel, however you also need to gauge the thickness of the clear to ensure you have enough clear to remove to get the results you want, and that you are leaving enough on the paint after you are done to protect it. Wetsanding to remove orange peel is a very long and tedious process, and should be left to the best of the best "detailers", not just some body shop.
You're right my 04 CO was a 10,000mile car never repainted and it has orange peel all over it, I now after some asshat keyed it after I just got it have to invest $700 to get a rear quarter repainted and will have all the orange peel removed then.
Most auto manufacturers will intentionally leave a certain degree of orange peel in the paint. This helps hide small nicks and dings and is much more forgiving as the vehicle ages. Just like stone guard is often used from the factory on lower edges of many vehicles. Wet sanding and polishing is the only way to reduce/remove it.
Most auto manufacturers will intentionally leave a certain degree of orange peel in the paint. This helps hide small nicks and dings and is much more forgiving as the vehicle ages. Just like stone guard is often used from the factory on lower edges of many vehicles. Wet sanding and polishing is the only way to reduce/remove it.
if i had a dollar for everytime you posted that pic, id be browsing the lambo forums by now.
I know, I am working on some new ones for you guys. That one is getting pretty old.
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