My Z has that 'orange peel' effect on the paint, on all panels. Is this common for the Z? Do you guys have the same? I've been detailing my car
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12-02-2009, 05:02 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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370Z Paint Job 'Orange Peel'
My Z has that 'orange peel' effect on the paint, on all panels. Is this common for the Z? Do you guys have the same?
I've been detailing my car today with a Zaino detailing kit. It's a little disheartening when you spend a day working on the car and you know there's nothing you can do about the orange peel effect. I'll post a pic if you want to see what it looks like. But right now i'm back out into the garage to finish polishing |
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------->(thinks what a crazy *** is waxing his car at this time. then looks at the location lmao)
none on my PPW car...
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Yeah, really need some pics, full and close up....try to get some with a portable light at different angles to highlight what you are concerned about. Maybe a full shot in your garageas well.
Did it look the same or odd when you picked it up from the dealer? Interesting as the paintwork on mine at the rear near the number plate is a little less than perfect, but its harldy noticeable except to a fuss pot like me. Gee
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12-02-2009, 07:05 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Yep I just googled 'wetsanding'. It looks like an interesting process but something i'd be hesitant in doing to a brand new car. This whole 'orange peel' thing pisses me off. I've read more into it and even more expensive cars can have the same problem. Surely they get checked over in the factory first? I think i'll just have to live with it. As i've just polished my car with zaino i'll take some photos to show you.
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12-02-2009, 07:36 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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Any mass-produced car is going to have it. Paint quality on some higher end models might be a little better, but they're never going to be perfect. It just so happens that Nissan is average to below-average in paint quality.
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12-02-2009, 07:50 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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I couldn't disagree more ^
Not every car has it actually The paint on my last Audi was among the flattest I have ever seen on a new car and it was nothing special - just a B7 A4 Avant. Some of the higher end models also have fantastic paint (BMW 6 and 7 series and Mercedes S class come to mind). Same with Porsche. Even the paint on my current daily driver is very flat, and it too was not a particularly expensive car Wetsanding is very, very labor intensive, but it's what many cars need, even from brand new, to bring the most out of the paint. We painted my entire 350Z here at the shop a couple years ago. We spent around 30 hours wetsanding it afterwards, to ensure it was perfect. Look up detailers in your area, I'd bet you'll find that the ones truly worth using will be happy to go through the process for you, and the paint will look amazing as a result |
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If you really scour over the paint with a fine tooth comb you will find the peel.
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My titanium car has really smooth doors and guards but a little orange peel on the rear around the number plate. It's not big deal on that area so I never raised it as an issue. Let us know how you get on.
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If you look at the light reflection on these images you will get an idea of what it looks like. It's something I could probably live with and I don't know if I could trust anyone to wetsand my car and assume it would be very costly. I guess it's just a lesson learned and next time I buy a new car I won't make the same mistake again. It's just frustrating that I spent a whole day detailing my Z with the zaino polishing kit but it ain't ever going to remove the orange peel. |
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I had a really good look at my paintwork over the weekend. I can say that it's not perfect but it's certainly no worse than any other car I've owned. There is a little orange peel, interestingly it is different on different panels. Perhaps the plastic panels are painted with different paint ? It's most noticable on the rear bumper, but I'm not concerned about it. It still looks hot.
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We started talking about this yesterday on the Melbourne cruise and we all have it to some extent. It seems more obvious on darker colours with a good reflection.
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