Orange Peel
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Overall, the paint job on my new 550 is OK ... but it seems like the quality of BMW paint jobs is not what is was even 5 years ago. As others have mentioned here, the clear coat seems a bit soft and is very susceptible to chips & scratches.
My Jet Black car - now with 10 coats of Zaino - looks rich and deep. But it does have an orange peel-like quality to it. Is it just my car ... or does yours have a similar look to the surface?
My Jet Black car - now with 10 coats of Zaino - looks rich and deep. But it does have an orange peel-like quality to it. Is it just my car ... or does yours have a similar look to the surface?
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='195235' date='Nov 8 2005, 09:10 PM
Overall, the paint job on my new 550 is OK ... but it seems like the quality of BMW paint jobs is not what is was even 5 years ago. As others have mentioned here, the clear coat seems a bit soft and is very susceptible to chips & scratches.
My Jet Black car - now with 10 coats of Zaino - looks rich and deep. But it does have an orange peel-like quality to it. Is it just my car ... or does yours have a similar look to the surface?
My Jet Black car - now with 10 coats of Zaino - looks rich and deep. But it does have an orange peel-like quality to it. Is it just my car ... or does yours have a similar look to the surface?
Does the whole car looks like this ??
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='195235' date='Nov 8 2005, 02:10 PM
Overall, the paint job on my new 550 is OK ... but it seems like the quality of BMW paint jobs is not what is was even 5 years ago. As others have mentioned here, the clear coat seems a bit soft and is very susceptible to chips & scratches.
My Jet Black car - now with 10 coats of Zaino - looks rich and deep. But it does have an orange peel-like quality to it. Is it just my car ... or does yours have a similar look to the surface?
My Jet Black car - now with 10 coats of Zaino - looks rich and deep. But it does have an orange peel-like quality to it. Is it just my car ... or does yours have a similar look to the surface?
I have orient blue and looks great so far. I don't see the orange peel effect on mine. don't know if your camera just picked up that much detail but to the naked eye from close I dont see what u see.
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Have a look at this post link. This does not look like a orange peel skin type of paintjob.
I have not seen any thing like that since now. I would doubt if that was accepted by BMW quality control.
Good luck with it.
I have not seen any thing like that since now. I would doubt if that was accepted by BMW quality control.
Good luck with it.
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Originally Posted by drjochen' post='195247' date='Nov 8 2005, 01:25 PM
It indeed looks like it has been repainted. How does your hood look?
The orange peel effect is the same over the entire car. However, it's not something you readily notice unless the car is super clean and polished to a mirror-like finish.
Then, when you look closely across the body - like in a reflection of a tree - you can notice the paint surface is somewhat bumpy like an orange peel (it just looks bumpy - it feels as smooth as glass).I suspect that most cars are like this, but I've never paid this much close attention before, and I've never kept up a finish this fanatically before either.
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The orange peel effect is the same over the entire car. However, it's not something you readily notice unless the car is super clean and polished to a mirror-like finish.
Then, when you look closely across the body - like in a reflection of a tree - you can notice the paint surface is somewhat bumpy like an orange peel (it just looks bumpy - it feels as smooth as glass).I suspect that most cars are like this, but I've never paid this much close attention before, and I've never kept up a finish this fanatically before either.
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So what u are saying is that by the time I get to 5 coats I'll have half of an orange peel effect.
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While pix aren't perfect representations of reality, and black cars show orange peel more than lighter colors, I'd say that is more pronounced orange peel than I would consider normal or acceptable for a BMW. Take it to a high end body shop and have them put a paint meter on it, to see if it was (badly) repainted. Color sanding would help a bit, but if the orange peel is too pronounced you risk sanding through the clear coat.
FWIW, the orange peel on my car is very minimal.
FWIW, the orange peel on my car is very minimal.