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I let my wife pick out our SUV (metallic gold Landcruiser) and thank goodness it has no orange peel...just lucky I guess. But how is it manufacturers are able to produce some vehicles/models without orange peel if they aren`t sanding and buffing (I`m assuming they don`t sand and buff)? I suppose then they must be spraying really thin coats?
autobahn
06-30-2006, 07:11 AM
All I know is orange peel is getting a lot worse, almost all the new cars I see have it....
seth812
06-30-2006, 07:15 AM
my car has orange peel :(
autobahn
06-30-2006, 07:25 AM
my car has orange peel :(
So does mine.
It`s a fact of life, bro, don`t get too down on yourself for it.
I just saw a guy with a brand new M roadster that had the worst case of orange peel ever.
You think a high-tier car like that would have had some effort put into the paintwork.
mikebai1990
06-30-2006, 07:28 AM
Does orange peel affect the paint? My new Mazda MPV also has the orange peel...
Does orange peel affect the paint? My new Mazda MPV also has the orange peel...
No, just not a desired look, obviously. Actually, sanding and buffing it out will though, as the paint is just too thin.
SnipeJDM
06-30-2006, 07:55 AM
So does mine.
It`s a fact of life, bro, don`t get too down on yourself for it.
I just saw a guy with a brand new M roadster that had the worst case of orange peel ever.
You think a high-tier car like that would have had some effort put into the paintwork.
Speaking of that, I just saw the worst I`ve every seen two days ago. Coincidentily it was a Z4 roadster. It looked absolutely horrible.
LeadingEdgeDetail
06-30-2006, 08:33 AM
`06 Dodge Magnum:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/DasCoupe/aIMG_0811.jpg
And I`ve been told that wetsanding OEM paint is just asking for disaster....
What are your guy`s opinions on wetsanding OEM paint?
MrSelfDestruct
06-30-2006, 01:41 PM
If I had a new car I would just live with the orange peel, I wouldnt` want to be removing all that clearcoat. To me it seems that the flatter the paint, the easier it marrs/scratches... maybe it`s just me??
`06 Dodge Magnum:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/DasCoupe/aIMG_0811.jpg
And I`ve been told that wetsanding OEM paint is just asking for disaster....
What are your guy`s opinions on wetsanding OEM paint?
That`s really some miserable paint! Never would I buy a car with sever orange peel, and if I did, I`d sand it out, knowing full well that it may ultimately cause premature CC failer...at which point I`d simply repaint it.
imported_Chris223
06-30-2006, 03:39 PM
If I ever order a car and go to look at it, I`ll refuse to buy if the orange peel is as bad as that Magnum, that`s just pathetic. I`d call the manufacturer, then I`d tell the dealership I refuse to pay for something that looked like that. Paint is one of the 1st things you look at.
LeadingEdgeDetail
06-30-2006, 04:09 PM
Oh, and here is a pic of a car I wetsanded every last bit of orangepeel from:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/DasCoupe/DSC03177.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/DasCoupe/DSC03240.jpg
Orange is just simply par of the course today. 99% of car buyers don`t even recognize it or have an issue with it so the automotive manufacturers have no incentitive to improve the paint process.
Personally, I would never wetsand OEM paint on a new vehicle. Removing all that clear can have some serious consequences down the road. The clear is a lot thinner than people realize and if you remove anywhere more than 1/3rd, you`ll almost certainly have a clear failure at some point down the road.
If you are truly concerned, then have it wetsanded and recleared so that you have a decent level of film build to wetsand a 2nd time and the high gloss that you might be after.
Paco
BMW_M_Pilot
08-02-2006, 11:52 PM
Yup, my new BMW M Roadster has orange peel bad. The worst part is that I don`t know what is going to happen when I attempt to take out the toxic bird poo on the hood. I`m assuming that I am going to lose the orange peel there ... and that`ll really look screwed up.