Orange Peel

You don't.



But seriously, you'd have to sand the CC to a dangerously low level and risk failure. On factory paint orange peel is something you'll have to live with. Don't worry, you're not alone.
 
Only way to safely eliminate it is to spray maybe 4-5 coats of new urethane clear let it cure and then wet sand it to perfection. Tell him seriously just live with it. You're not taking it to pebble beach anytime soon, don't even think they'd let you into the parking lot with just a scion :lol . And the finish on scions is not the smoothest bestest finish to begin with.
 
Unless you want to spend a few thousand sanding and re-clearing the car, I wouldn't consider it on that car. Have you tried polishing it to enhance the paint's appearance? The owner might be happy if his paint looked perfect 1st.
 
D&D Auto Detail said:
Didnt you just start detailing? I think you're getting a little ahead of yourself here.
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Do you? I can see where you get that. Yes I did just start detailing. Washing. Been doing my whole life but yes, I know theres a big difference. It would be great if I could find someone on here to help me out with my first detail so that way I could help and learn at the same time. Anyone in the San Diego area. Help would be greatly appreciated!
 
detail_king said:
No I havent tried polishing yet as we are only talking about the job right now.
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I'd try polishing 1st before you worry about wet-sanding. Especially if this is the 1st vehicle you've detailed. Could be a recipe for disaster. :scared:
 
David Fermani said:
I'd try polishing 1st before you worry about wet-sanding. Especially if this is the 1st vehicle you've detailed. Could be a recipe for disaster. :scared:
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Yeah.



And, this topic has been covered many, many times, do a search.
 
Have to agree, wetsanding is a whole different level. It's not really in the detailing arena and more into the refinishing/painting level. Especially if you're doing a whole car. It takes a lot of skill and perhaps a paint thickness guage. It's way to easy to go too aggressive and leave impossible to remove damage from going right through the clear. If you still wanna try it I suggest starting with only 2000 grit and a firm sanding block, it may take longer but you won't leave damage that you can't get off with just a compound. Go too hard with too aggressive a grit and you may not have enough clear left to even use finer grit. Even when I did my dad's BMW I left some orange peel just so I knew I didn't go all the way through the clear.
 
detail_king said:
What is the best way to remove OP on a Scion TC??



Kevin
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Have you actually seen the TC? The reason I ask is because, even as inexpensive as they are, TC's I've seen have pretty much flawless paint. I mean, it's right up there with Lexus.

I'm actually quite shocked at the paint quality on a TC. IMO, one of the finest factory paint finishes out there. Could it be a repaint?
 
I've got to join the chorus here in their advice bud... it is possible to remove the OP with wetsanding (and it does look beautiful) but it would take forever to do a whole car, and it really should only be attempted by a detailer with lots of experience (and a paint thickness guage).

I'd recommend that you get at least 3-4 scrap panels from a junkyard to practice on (and get perfect) before you work on a customers' vehicle. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have some insurance for your business too (just in case).

Not trying to scare you (too much), but I've seen strike-through on the hood of a $70k car caused by a rookie that bit off a little more than he could chew, and the re-paint bill just about brought him to tears.
 
detail_king said:
I think thats what I'm gonna do. Get some panels from the junkyard. But do the panels have to be painted?
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Not only do they need to be painted but they need to be painted AND clear coated! ;)



Actually I think you can get orange peel in single stage paints? If you want to practice wet sanding OP then you want base coat/clear coat though.
 
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