View Full Version : New car - a bit of OP came with it
Mtt83
06-26-2005, 08:34 PM
Now that I know what the defect is called, I know that my brand new car has some OP on the factory paint job. I`ve never done anything to the exterior of my previous vehicles besides washing and an occasional wax, but I`ll be trying to gain experience in actually taking care of my new car. Before I wash, clay, and apply the klasse twins, is there anything that I, as a detailing newbie and without a PC, would be able to do to get rid of the OP or at least reduce some of it?
Alfisti
06-26-2005, 08:42 PM
OP? Optimum Polish? :nixweiss
Setec Astronomy
06-26-2005, 08:44 PM
The consensus is that nothing short of wetsanding will remove that orange peel...which isn`t really a viable option for a new car. You have to live with it--it`s the result of low VOC paints.
White95Max
06-26-2005, 08:47 PM
OP? Optimum Polish? :nixweiss
orange peel
Tasty
06-26-2005, 09:07 PM
Yep, to be expected to some degree in today`s paint jobs on most cars.
Mtt83
06-26-2005, 09:12 PM
That stinks. Guess I`ll never be able to truly have a mirror-like shine on my car. :cry:
Tasty
06-26-2005, 09:19 PM
You can still make your car look better than 99% of what you see on the roads though, as evidinced by these forums.