Orange Peel paint work
03-25-2006, 11:39 AM
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My Ride: MY RIDE is DA real .-) HAMANN 5 aka BLACK MAMBA born on 16/06/2005/delivered on 05/08/2005 as following:
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Jet black is like mirror, I got no orange skin yet 
03-26-2006, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='259958' date='Mar 26 2006, 04:39 AM
Jet black is like mirror, I got no orange skin yet
Interestingly, why so? hmmm...does that mean the paint disperse more evenly on top surface than vertical panels?
03-26-2006, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Fireplace' post='259762' date='Mar 25 2006, 03:10 AM
Westcoast, thanks for the pro opinion. I will have to rely on the painter to advise if the clear coat is thick enough to be re-polished. And even if so, would there be another problem of getting an evenly finished coat along the body panel? E.g., if the pressure of the polisher is inconsistent, wont it cause uneven reflection instead?
Not sure if a repaint and recoat is a safer and a surer bet to improve the poorly finished paint work, which resulted in uglier orange peel formation.
Not sure if a repaint and recoat is a safer and a surer bet to improve the poorly finished paint work, which resulted in uglier orange peel formation.
03-26-2006, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='259436' date='Mar 24 2006, 09:34 AM
The Orange Peel is not a new term.
Actually, if you look at the most expose colours of them all - the Jet Black - you'll find it on all BMW's.
Since a decade ago the oil based paint was forbidden, the colours are now wather based, which means
that the paint job cannot resist any scratches nor "stone bites" no more.
These new wather colours get their shine from the clear coat level, not from the colour itself.
I.e. M-B has tried a mircoparticle clear coat that shoud protect the paint, but what I have heard about
Helsinki taxi cars, a lot of them has been repainted (we have really, really though contitions there in the winter).
Look hard at this 3 week old E60 beauty and you can see the O P coating.
Actually, if you look at the most expose colours of them all - the Jet Black - you'll find it on all BMW's.
Since a decade ago the oil based paint was forbidden, the colours are now wather based, which means
that the paint job cannot resist any scratches nor "stone bites" no more.
These new wather colours get their shine from the clear coat level, not from the colour itself.
I.e. M-B has tried a mircoparticle clear coat that shoud protect the paint, but what I have heard about
Helsinki taxi cars, a lot of them has been repainted (we have really, really though contitions there in the winter).
Look hard at this 3 week old E60 beauty and you can see the O P coating.
03-26-2006, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Westcoast 550' post='260395' date='Mar 27 2006, 09:04 AM
It may be possible to wet sand and reclear the car. Repainting the car (as opposed to reclearing the car) will be more costly. A new coat of clear, even if only on certain panels, will not cause any change is reflection or colour. Consult a high quality paint shop and they will advise you. Make sure you take a close work at their work before committing. Good luck.
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The BMW factory finsih clear coat starts out as a dry powder that is sprayed over the color coat. The car body is then baked in an oven to "melt" the powder which becomes a clear coat. I agree it has a fairly high orange peel and I believe that this process is the reason. This process is described on the BMW web site, but I don't have a link to it. I am sure you could find out more about it if you search their web site. I believe the main purpose of this process is to meet environmental regulations. Body shops can't use this technique and resort to liquid (water) based clear coat application which if improperly applied can also develop an orange peel surface.
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