Is this Orange Peel????

**Gixxer98** · 06-16-2004, 08:12 PM

This is a close up pic of the Xterra Hump on the trunk.
I JUST finished Polishing it Race Glaze Polish.
I didn;t compund it because the trunk was painted about a month and a half ago..COMPLETELY at Nissan.
It looks great but when I saw the pic..I am wondering if the paint job SUCKS bad..and if this is indeed Orange Peel as I have heard it described before..
thanks..

**Gixxer98** · 06-16-2004, 08:14 PM

same pic in smaller scale size:

**Poorboy** · 06-16-2004, 08:15 PM

yes that`s what it is...

**Gixxer98** · 06-16-2004, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by Poorboy
yes that`s what it is...

Ok now what???
Does the job suck.. You think they would RE-DO it???
Is that what you get at a dealership as far as quality...
It will never be as good as factory right??

**dr_detail** · 06-16-2004, 08:37 PM

THAT IS FACTORY !!

so feel good, without colorsanding, that`s the probably the best it will ever get

**Poorboy** · 06-16-2004, 09:15 PM

:yeah

without spending thousands of dollars for many coats and many sandings between coats that is what a factory or decent repaint will look like...you can wet/dry sand it if you want, but if it is not a show vehicle then it`s usually not worth the effort.:dunno

**zesty-man** · 06-16-2004, 10:59 PM

wow, i thought my mom`s car had it bad...... that surface sorta reminds me of copper, but when you have gotten that far, where you can see the orange peel so clearly, i guess that means that youre doing a good job polishing her up

**ben54** · 06-16-2004, 11:02 PM

Not sure there is a mass produced car out there without orange peel.

**Gixxer98** · 06-17-2004, 03:37 AM

OK..that`s fine for me.. If that`s what factory looks- like thats fine.
I meant factory as when it comes from the plant. Dealership I considered as second best. You guys know what I mean?
It really looks bad in that original close up at 1260 pixel size...
But I would just hated having to go back and dealing with Nissan on having to re-do because it was done bad.. I`m kinda happy to hear it`s `normal`.
thanks guys..
Nick

**Bob** · 06-17-2004, 07:57 AM

Yep, that is orange peel alright. What really sucks is when you have a bumper and a whole side painted by a good shop and you have a nice smooth finish on one side and factory orange peel on another.

**CharlesW** · 06-17-2004, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by 2001civicex
Yep, that is orange peel alright. What really sucks is when you have a bumper and a whole side painted by a good shop and you have a nice smooth finish on one side and factory orange peel on another.

At one time I knew a guy that had one particular talent that made him very popular with the dealer repaint shops. He could match the factory orange peel after a repair was made. I have no idea how he did it and he wouldn`t share the information with anyone.
He really thought it was funny that he was in demand because he could screw a good paint job up so it matched what came from the factory.

Charles

**Tassadar** · 06-18-2004, 01:10 AM

Originally posted by CharlesW
At one time I knew a guy that had one particular talent that made him very popular with the dealer repaint shops. He could match the factory orange peel after a repair was made. I have no idea how he did it and he wouldn`t share the information with anyone.
He really thought it was funny that he was in demand because he could screw a good paint job up so it matched what came from the factory.

Charles

That would be in great demand. Around here...I just wish there was a quality paintshop. The only one thats decent would cost me $15-20k, and its the kind of paintjob Steve was describing above.

**obguam** · 06-19-2004, 06:35 AM

The fairly reputable shop that repainted my car after some front end body work insisted on repainting the whole car. Now I know why. I also have a pretty bad case of `orange peel` but at least its uniform.