Orange Peel on an S10
- Thread starter jimmy
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I'm certainly not an expert with orange peel, but from what I've read you have to wet sand to level out the clear coat to get rid of the dreaded orange peel. I('d just live with it if I were you.
I've been checking cars for orange peel lately. If it makes you feel any better, I've not seen any car built since 1990 that does not have orange peel to some extent. This includes new BMWs sitting on the showroom floor, a 96 Mercedes, a 2004 Jimmy, and a 92 Bentley. The Bentley really suprised me. You'd think that they could get rid of the orange peel on a car that cost over $125,000 in 92.
Of course, I haven't checked any Japanese luxury cars. Maybe the Acura and Lexus don't have these problems.
I've been checking cars for orange peel lately. If it makes you feel any better, I've not seen any car built since 1990 that does not have orange peel to some extent. This includes new BMWs sitting on the showroom floor, a 96 Mercedes, a 2004 Jimmy, and a 92 Bentley. The Bentley really suprised me. You'd think that they could get rid of the orange peel on a car that cost over $125,000 in 92.
Of course, I haven't checked any Japanese luxury cars. Maybe the Acura and Lexus don't have these problems.
C. Charles Hahn
CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
Man, that's a GM paint job. There IS no such thing as orange-peel free.
imported_dpeezy415
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The PC won't do anything to that orange peel. You need a flat plane to level it out, so wetsanding is the answer, or live with it. I'd wetsand.
imported_Burlyq
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Your swirls look pretty mild that should be fine, just work the polish until it breaks down. Orange peel is worst on black, but the time to deal with it is when you buy it IMO.
imported_guapsnaman
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Use 2.5 with and orange or yellow first then 1 with a polishing pad.