Toymachine2009
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If so then all my cars have it. My Infiniti g35 and my 2009 Ford Focus
Is this orange peel?
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Alexshimshimhae
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mmm I don't know if that's orange peel per se...afaik, orange peel is more for instance when your clear coat has bumps and stuff similar to how an orange peel looks/feels, the dimples that are IN the paint seem to be more of, well... I don't want to say cheap paint, but not as much concern put into the quality of the work before clearing it? seems to be common in cars these days...
Toymachine2009
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Yea I just learned what orange peel was the other day and I was like wait a minute All my cars look like that over every surface... But my car is super smooth I cant feel any roughness though.
Alexshimshimhae
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yea..I've often wondered about that--but I mean since it's UNDER your clear, I really don't see a resolution to it save for scraping it all off and repainting it...which is DEF not worth the cost to me
WAS
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Orange peel isn't something that you necessarily can feel with your bare hands....
Toymachine2009
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I though orange peel was above the clear which is why people wet sand to remove orange peel?
Alexshimshimhae
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so i guess then it may be opeel?
Toymachine2009
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WAS said:
So what do you think? Is it orange peel?
Accumulator
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Yes that's orange peel and yes most cars have it. Even my A8/S8, which were awfully pricey and had their factory paint applied with those fancy robotic systems.
Toymachine2009
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Accumulator said:
So do you just leave it on? Did you remove it? Does it bug you?
I think Im just going to leave mine alone doesnt really bug me. I never noticed/ New about this before so why let it bother me now.
Accumulator
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toymachine2009 said:
Well, I wasn't thrilled that the paint on my good cars (purchased new) was as bad as that on the cheap used vehicles that I buy for beaters, but overall....nah, it doesn't bother me.
No, I didn't fix/level it because as noted that'd thin the clear quite a bit, and I want that paint to last as long as possible.
That's smart IMO. You no sooner thin your clear than some twit brushes against your car, scratching it, and you have to start worrying about whether you can correct it again or not. I'm all out of extra paint on a few of my vehicles as it is, no more correction for them
Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
As others have said, Orange Peel exists on almost all factory paint jobs. If you don't want orange peel, you will either need a custom paint job or be will to remove a *lot* of clear (or paint if it is SS)....and usually it will require wet sanding. Not something I would recommend.
Rob Tomlin said:
Totally agree with you:waxing:
One of those rare cars that don't hv OP is the Bentley Continental GT.
For other cars, it's just a part of life.
Always preserve your clearcoat's thickness, in order for it to withstand any more buffing/correction in the future.
Pros:
Low OP gives you enhanced ACCURACY of reflected images, and indirectly leads to the impression of a "wet look". Great for a showcar or just to show it off
. For daily driver, IMO....not practical to sand it too much.
Cons:
Any future compounding/buffing could be risky 'cos you've thinned the clearcoat during OP reduction/removal. If u hv swirls in the future etc...you could be at the end of the road, if your clear is already too thin to withstand anymore buffing.
Overly thin clearcoat might lead to problems after prolonged exposure to sunlight, as the super-thin clearcoat could no longer give sufficient UV protection.
Example of serious OP (on Nissan SUV's factory paint) that leads to a highly distorted reflected image (fluorescent light)
Another example of horrible OP leading to extreme blurness.
After sanding away OP and extensive buffing.
Reflected image is very clear now. Fluorescent tubes appear straight. Wordings on the tube can be seen. Looks great but I won't want to "wool pad " this car in the future!!!:nana:
Accumulator
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gigondaz said:
And the paint I've seen on recent-vintage Bentleys isn't nearly as nice as it was pre-'99 when the company was still part of RR. Nice as the new cars are, I've sometimes opined that the last "Real Bentley" was made in 1998
Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
gigondaz said:Totally agree with you:waxing:
One of those rare cars that don't hv OP is the Bentley Continental GT.
For other cars, it's just a part of life.
Always preserve your clearcoat's thickness, in order for it to withstand any more buffing/correction in the future.
Pros:
Low OP gives you enhanced ACCURACY of reflected images, and indirectly leads to the impression of a "wet look". Great for a showcar or just to show it off
. For daily driver, IMO....not practical to sand it too much.
Cons:
Any future compounding/buffing could be risky 'cos you've thinned the clearcoat during OP reduction/removal. If u hv swirls in the future etc...you could be at the end of the road, if your clear is already too thin to withstand anymore buffing.
Overly thin clearcoat might lead to problems after prolonged exposure to sunlight, as the super-thin clearcoat could no longer give sufficient UV protection.
Example of serious OP (on Nissan SUV's factory paint) that leads to a highly distorted reflected image (fluorescent light)
Another example of horrible OP leading to extreme blurness.
After sanding away OP and extensive buffing.
Reflected image is very clear now. Fluorescent tubes appear straight. Wordings on the tube can be seen. Looks great but I won't want to "wool pad " this car in the future!!!:nana:
Excellent post!
defiantcustom
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That looks to be a normal factory texture. Some are worse than others, but unless you are really experienced I wouldn't wetsand the clear for risk of making it too thin. I normaly only wetsand a paint job that I sprayed for that reason.
Toymachine2009
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This is a pretty informative thread on orange peel!