I've got orange peel on my new car too. It's quite subtle, but it's there if you look in the right light at the right angle. I didn't notice it at first, but when I finally did, I freaked!
I headed over to the Mazda dealership after I calmed down, and toured the lot with the manager -- I couldn't believe it, but all the cars had it!
A few days later by chance I got into a phone conversation with a guy who teaches body shop pros what they need to know in order to get certified to do BC's government car insurance work. He said wet sanding is the only fix, and to bring the car over.
He walked around the car measuring the paint thickness, and said he wouldn't touch it. The thickness varied from 3.4 to 2.7 millimetres, and that wasn't thick enough for him to wet sand. He said it's there to stay, and not to try to get it fixed.
Then a buddy of his showed up -- another instructor. He agreed that I shouldn't try to fix it, and explained why most new cars have orange peel.
Apparently environmental concerns/regulations mean that the manufacturers are using less volatiles (solvents?) in the paint, so when it's laid on, it doesn't dry flat like it used to. He said Fords are particularly bad, along with the new German finishes. He figures only about 3% of new car owners notice the orange peel.
So, like the other posters have said, orange peel is apparently now "a feature, not a bug." (Good one, loco!
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I suppose I could head back to the dealership and try to get them to pay for fixing it, and I could probably find somebody to wet sand it for me, but I'm much less comfortable with that idea than just leaving it the way it is. Hmmmm…..maybe I'll get a quote, then get the dealer to give me the money, and then go buy some cool stuff…..
I guess my current car project is learning how to ignore orange peel.
