get rid of orange peel paint effect?
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get rid of orange peel paint effect?
so theres a few spots on my car (doors, around taillights, rear bumper) that have that orange peel paint effect.
i wash and wax my car regularly and i've even claybarred the car maybe 3 times now in the year or so i've had it... the effect still is there... i'm **** (lol, ****) about trying to keep my car as good lookin as possible so was wondering if anyone has found a solution for this problem as i'm sure many cobalts have it... i've done some research and found one on wetsanding then using rubbing compound.. yikes...
a pic so u know what i'm talking about (not my paint or car)
i wash and wax my car regularly and i've even claybarred the car maybe 3 times now in the year or so i've had it... the effect still is there... i'm **** (lol, ****) about trying to keep my car as good lookin as possible so was wondering if anyone has found a solution for this problem as i'm sure many cobalts have it... i've done some research and found one on wetsanding then using rubbing compound.. yikes...
a pic so u know what i'm talking about (not my paint or car)
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wetsand, then polish.... its all you can do to get rid of it.... best to leave this job to someone who does it every day or you could have a bad bad bad experience.... too bad you dont live near me coz its second hat for me....
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Ya wouldn't do it if you dont have a world of patience and experience, I did it to a fine scratch on my bumper and it took FOR-EVER to get back to a shine, and that was just on a small 2"-4" patch
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actually many factory paint jobs have orange peel..... but your also correct by saying it could have been repainted too.... painting is a lost art..... it is a nasty timely job to wet sand and polish a car.... even pro's will and can screw up.... long story short you need to ask yourself if you wanna risk burning through the paint or not..... its really your choice and make sure you trust the guy to do a good job and not exceed the limits
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My car has orange peel on the pillars. I'm sanding it out when I finish the rest of the car. I had some on the spoiler I already fixed. I wet sanded a little then used the wool pad. I still have to use the foam pad to get the swirl marks out
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orange peel is on every single car out there on the road unless its been completely repainted and wetsanded flat from the shop and buffed back out.
its caused by a million things...... to high of high pressure, to low of air pressure, to much or to little fluid from the gun, crap on the surface. i mean theres tons of things that cause it. orange peel just ends up how the clears laying out. its just a term to describe it really. even the best painters get orange peel with a perfect paint job. you can just see a difference between orange peel thats not bad and orange peels that horrible. wetsanding and buffing ='s a perfect paint job. any of the show cars you see out there that have damn near perfect paint have hours and hours and hours of wetsanding and buffing into them and a lot of clear on them so you can avoid going through it.
the only way to rid of it is to have PROFESSIONAL correct the paint which isnt cheap. a good correction can run you close to 500-600+ depending on who you go to and how good of a job they do. someone whos never wetsanded and buffed before should not even attempt this as a rotary is required to get it all out and make it perfect. not knowing how much to tape off and not knowing what your doing will end up with yuor car at a body shop getting re sprayed. i would say i could help you out with it but i dont have any time in the near future to take on a project like that unless its just a couple panels.
its caused by a million things...... to high of high pressure, to low of air pressure, to much or to little fluid from the gun, crap on the surface. i mean theres tons of things that cause it. orange peel just ends up how the clears laying out. its just a term to describe it really. even the best painters get orange peel with a perfect paint job. you can just see a difference between orange peel thats not bad and orange peels that horrible. wetsanding and buffing ='s a perfect paint job. any of the show cars you see out there that have damn near perfect paint have hours and hours and hours of wetsanding and buffing into them and a lot of clear on them so you can avoid going through it.
the only way to rid of it is to have PROFESSIONAL correct the paint which isnt cheap. a good correction can run you close to 500-600+ depending on who you go to and how good of a job they do. someone whos never wetsanded and buffed before should not even attempt this as a rotary is required to get it all out and make it perfect. not knowing how much to tape off and not knowing what your doing will end up with yuor car at a body shop getting re sprayed. i would say i could help you out with it but i dont have any time in the near future to take on a project like that unless its just a couple panels.
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