Orange Peel on Factory Ford Paint Jobs

[newmystic]

Is it just me, or do factory ford paint jobs have a lot of orange peel? I looked at several brand new cars at the dealership and they all had a ton of orange peel. What's the story?

 

[DARKSTI]

yea, mine has tons. but since i had accident and the front is jacked, i may get a better paint job

 

[mblgjr]

Well, they do, and it stinks, but you can buff it, or wet sand it out.

 

[93Snake]

Unfortunatley our cars a painted by robots going down the assembly line to cut costs... You can try having the car wet sanded but the factory clear coat is very thing so you have to becareful

 

[saleen_4_me]

Ah yes! The good ol' orange peel, I hate the paint on each side of my licence plate.

 

[newmystic]

Ok, I guess hearing that it's normal is a little re-assuring that I didn't just get a dud. I just hate seeing the peel atop the mystichrome. I'll try getting it wet sanded down this summer.

 

[swlacobra]

before you start sanding, try zano polishes, it works wonders over a few times. i dont know if it removes the orange peel, but it sure hides it good. it will look much better over time with carefull polishing. good luck

 

[spree]

It's probably a bad idea to wetsand the entire car, especially since the paint on our cars is already thin.