Correcting light orange peel

[glen e]

The new corvette I have has perfect paint on the horiz surfaces but the vertical surface have a hint of orange peel..not severe at all...I do not want to wetsand.....can I create a uniform surface with some MF meg`s cutting pads on a GG6 with something Like FG400? I do not want to use my flex rotary and wool for fear of getting non uniform surfaces....Or what other combo would you try?

[pwaug]

Carpro has Denim and Velvet pads specifically for removing orange peel with a DA. While I haven`t used them, I`ve read a number of very positive reviews. They are available from the store here as well as other sources.

[glen e]

Carpro has Denim and Velvet pads specifically for removing orange peel with a DA. While I haven`t used them, I`ve read a number of very positive reviews. They are available from the store here as well as other sources.

thx....both say rotary only....

[ec90]

thx....both say rotary only....

Correcting Orange Peel with a DA

[Stokdgs]

Glen,

I have seen an article where Mike Phillips used these carpro pads specifically the denim one on a newly painted truck that had paint defects and it took them pretty much all out enough to make a significant difference, and he used a Porter Cable XP specifically to show that even with the weakest machine, it can be done - as long as you have pad rotation..

Looks to be a safer alternative then wet sanding and also easier to finish than wet sanding and then wool to bring back the gloss and maybe a couple more steps...

The article says that the denim pads are recommended for repaints that have a lot more paint than factory, and the velvet pads are recommended for factory paint..

Good luck with this !
Dan F

[Wors]

Todd has a nice review on the CarPro Denim Orange Peel Pads:

Game Changing Performance: CarPro Denim Orange Peel Pad Review

[pwaug]

Glen--you can always contact Corey at CarPro--he is very helpful and willing to talk. Every review I`ve seen has been these pads with DAs.