Detailed a Lincoln LS.

Thats weird because this one has TONS of it. What causes orange peel? While buffing, I noticed that it had lots of paint chips (on the doors) that tried to be repaired. I guess the dealer tried to cover it up as much as possible.
 
Yeah, I like em too. Somewhat luxurious, yet sporty (maybe thats why they called it the Luxury Sport model ;)). He's getting a DVD player put in today.
 
Nice shine!



Ford usually doesn't have too bad a problem with orange peel. Did you buy the car new or used? If used, it may have been repaired at some point, which would explain excessive orange peel.
 
FNG said:
What causes orange peel?
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It is usually caused by too much reducer in the paint when it is being applied but there are other factors as well. Was this car re-painted at some point?
 
I got the idea from DavidB actually. I saw it in the buffing article. You can get it from any hardware (in paint section) or house paint store. Its called 7 day release or something.
 
Fr0zen said:
what is orange peel ?
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Orange peel is when the paint is bumpy caused by uneven application.



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GoodnClean said:
Orange peel that bad on an M5?!?! Sad.
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Yeah, I agree. I thought, "Wow, those are great illustrations of orange peel....." but then noticed the M5 badge! :eek: :sosad
 
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