Location: My tolerance for stupidity is at an all time low.
What is orange peel?
Since the only dumb question is the one that isn't asked, I ask you what is orange peel? What does it look like? How do I know I'm looking at it? What causes it? How do you get rid of it? Is it the quality of the paint or the painter that contributes more to it?
I've heard about it, now I want to know the details. So fill me in please.
You'll always get a little orange peel effect. I do believe it's the way the paint lands,and or it could be a little too much paint..or not enough drying time prior to the next coat. Sound right?
I would describe it as paintwork that has lots of small bumps bumps in it when examined closely. The bumps are fairly regularly spaced and even in height. I think it is caused by the paint being applied too thickly - too much in one go, not so much that it runs, but enough to form many beginnings of a run.
It's avoided by only applying a very thin layer at a time and waiting for that thin layer to dry before putting another layer on. It's corrected by using wet & dry paper, cutting compounds and polishes depending on how bad it is and how skilled you are at removing it. I never mastered it and my first car ended up looking very ugly, after that I left it to the pros !
Orange peel paint used to be the standard texture on all but the best cars, but on the production lines nowadays they use some sophisticated machines and techniques to avoid it.
I have not seen a new car in years that did not have orange peel. The only way to not have orange peel with enamel is to color sand it out. If the manufacturers have found a way to paint without orange peel they have yet to start using it. If you want a better look, put the car under flourescent lighting.
What do people do about this orange peel? Leave it in or what? What can be done about it?
A detail/body guy says he can take the OP out of my new black coupe by sanding. Does this sound like a good idea to you? I :eek: when he said it. Through the clear coat? But if that's the only way. Or do I put up with it??
I didn't notice the OP until it was pointed out to me, now I can't help but see it. My wife's black Volvo S60 AWD doesn't have hardly any! :cry
Not fair.
i'd live with it if its the factory job; avoid sanding on a black car like the plague. Of course, if it's an awful aftermarket job, then sanding may not be the worst thing.
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What is orange peel?
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