Orange Peel

[SVR]

My preference is to use Glare Zero at 1800 rpm for three minutes to chemically soften the paint to make it easier for Menzerna or other abrasive polishes to get the marks out (can use a softer polish that way) and I finish up with Micro Finish & Professional Polish & fill in the orange peel, which Zero will make happen because of the softening. Once sealed, the paint becomes harder to scratch.



Sounds crazy but it's working great.

 

[the other pc]

...I am now decided. No way am I going to do this. This is likely going to be a long term ride for us. ...

A wise decision.



I’m sitting here and typing this with numerous sore muscles, because I just spent about twenty hours sanding and buffing. And that was working in a well equipped shop with the best tools and abrasives available.



The finish was freshly sprayed and the painter knew it would be sanded. He sprayed extra coats for us to knock down.



A factory finish is very thin and not meant to be sanded. Even if you do manage to sand it (easier to read than to actually do) without compromising the finish you still have to buff it out, which is a whole other task requiring not-insignificant skill and considerable practice.



The chances of not mangling your paint and actually making it look better than when you started are not high without at least some training and experience.



So, I agree with:

Dont do it, its not worth it.

PC.

 

[kyotousa]

+1



The optimum time to reduce orange peel is just after a vehicle is painted. Later OP reduction requires removal of too much clearcoat for flawless correction and to rejuveniate a high gloss for a normally driven vehicle.

well I just got my bumper repainted...there's orange peel...should I polish right now instead of waiting 3 months later?

 

[imported_memnuts]

well I just got my bumper repainted...there's orange peel...should I polish right now instead of waiting 3 months later?

Yes and no. Yes, if you allow the Body shop experts do it or you are experienced enough to perform the task.



Your best bet is to point out to the painter that the bumper's paint texture does not match the rest of the vehicle and request they rectify the situation. This may cost you or your insurance company a little more money if you have accepted the vehicle as being satisfactory already.



No, at any point in time unless you are sure about the quantity (thickness) of the clearcoat and, as mentioned quite eloquently in a earlier post, that the Orange peel is actually in the top layer (clearcoat).

 

[David Fermani]

My preference is to use Glare Zero at 1800 rpm for three minutes to chemically soften the paint to make it easier for Menzerna or other abrasive polishes to get the marks out (can use a softer polish that way) and I finish up with Micro Finish & Professional Polish & fill in the orange peel, which Zero will make happen because of the softening.

Unless you're removing significant layers of paint, I don't think paint can be softened? I've heard of people removing the the ceramic properties of Cermiclear, but they actually removed layers of clear by doing it.