[Jerod]

What is up with the nice orange peel look to the paint??? Is there anyway to make it look good without repainting the damn car? Don't have the money to be painting a bran new car again, nor do I think we should have to.

 

[Diablo0]

Aside from getting it repainted you could wetsand, not sure how much clear is on the paint though so I don't know how much sanding you could do.

 

[Jakencub]

orange peel does suck but alas havnt found any cars yet that don't really have it. would cause to much money and time for car makers to wet sand the stuff.

call around see if you can find a place willing to remove the clear and color sand the car and then reclear it. I was starting to call around but places didn't seem to like the idea of mesing with it.

 

[04BlueSRTOwner]

call around see if you can find a place willing to remove the clear and color sand the car and then reclear it

Why would you need to remove the clear coat? Can't you just wet sand the clear and put a couple more coats of clear over that, then wet sand and buff?

Ed

 

[Jakencub]

the orange peel comes from the layers of paint and all going on top of each other without a smooth snading between. So just doing the clear coat wont get all the paint nice and smooth and remove the orange peel from it.

That is my understanding at least on how it all works.

 

[apoczen211]

i wouldnt attempt wetsanding your car, most stock paint jobs have a little clear on the and youll burn you paint. you can maybe get a test panel from the junkyard or something but dont try it. youll regret it im sure, a friend of mine did it to his si once and oh man he was not happy.

 

[04BlueSRTOwner]

I see. I guess you would just have to get the whole car re-painted to get it done right. Thanks for the explanation.

Ed

 

[a1andres]

Wouldn't this be covered under warranty?? I mean if the stock paint job is Ornage-pealed then DCx should be the one worrying about it.

 

[yarbsea]

Orange peel is a manufacturing issue. It's NOT a mistake or defect. Plus, nowhere was a perfectly smooth finish promised to you. It's simply warrentied for durability, flaking, peeling, fading etc...Now you would have a case if everyone else's car's HAD been sanded perfectly between coats and your car was not up to the same standard, but alas that isn't how they do things in the plant.