Newbie dealing with orange peel

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imported_Malachi

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My neighbor has a truck painted green. It has been re-painted due to a wreck about 6 months ago and it has a bit of an orange peel texture. I was going to go over and try out my bottle of NXT.



I have two questions:



1) Is that a good idea since it seems like NXT lifts paint?



2) What are the best products on orange peel paint?
 
Malachi- Six months is plenty of time to cure. You can use whatever you like on it now. UNLESS I'm misunderstanding the timeline. Paint should usually cure for about 90 days before you use something like NXT on it.



The only real way to deal with orangepeel is to wetsand with 2-3K and then compound and polish. Better be careful, it's MUCH easier to mess things up than it is to effect a real improvement. Most of the time, for most people, it's a "live with it" situation.
 
I tried wetsanding the clearcoat on a door that had been repainted on my new black Hemi. Not a good idea. It resulted in a trip back to the body shop. Always practice on something that you don't give a "rip" about first. Polish and compounds will not smooth orange peel. I tried that first.



Tom
 
use 1500 grit sand paper followed with 2000 grit. hard to tell you how to do it, you just have to feel it. then follow with dacp, swirl free, etc...
 
If you decide to wet sand you should be careful to soak the 1500 and 2000 grit paper in water for at least an hour before you use it . While using the paper be sure to keep it well lubricated with water or Final Inspection. Don't go too far with the sandpaper. It is better to sand a little then polish and buff out. You can always go back to sandpaper if you find that your initial attempt does not take off enough of the finish.
 
Frank F. said:
If you decide to wet sand you should be careful to soak the 1500 and 2000 grit paper in water for at least an hour before you use it . While using the paper be sure to keep it well lubricated with water or Final Inspection. Don't go too far with the sandpaper. It is better to sand a little then polish and buff out. You can always go back to sandpaper if you find that your initial attempt does not take off enough of the finish.
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In addition, USE A SANDING BLOCK, and you DON"T want to sand to where ALL the of the orange peel is removed...you'll want to see shiny spots all over the surface (kind of like reversing the orange peel) This will help keep you from sanding too much but still create a much improved finish once buffed out.



PS: I would START with 2000 grit, after all, you're only trying to knock down the high spots, not remove a lot of paint.
 
I have also had great success starting with the 2000 grit paper. This is a very good idea particularly on your first attempt. Don't forget, you can always go back and do more but you can't put back anything if you take off too much.
 
Since this is your neighbor's truck, I would suggest not to attempt wetsanding at all.



Better safe than sorry unless he is also a very close friend, because wetsanding is a risky procedure.
 
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