Orange Peel how to get rid help!

[Gina_G]

anyway to apart from having to have a blow over? gti needs a genereal clean anyway but going to buy some cleaning products this week and give the car a good clean

so recommend away please!

[106_Andy]

Meguiers Quik Clay, Auto Glyms intensive tar remover, Turtlewax wax... (its alright if ur on a cheep budget..) ummm then some wilikinsons dash spray ;)

[Chadders]

dont think you can get rid of orange peel matey, its a french paint thing :S

But dont hold me to that!

[vicky]

I know some pro detailers do it by wet sanding but thats not something i'd wanna try. :s

[Edamski]

wet sanding my car makes me shudder at the thought!

yea its the paint not to easily to get rid of it

[gazz]

Steve uses Megs! Need I say more?

[Ren]

Could try gettin it mopped?

[CherryGTI]

i have basically all the meg's stuff aswell and recomend all :)

[Dargs]

As said its actually the paint, thats how its layed when its been sprayed on, needs to be re done to get rid of it, silvers worst for it :(

[Jim_]

Lol wet and dry and flat it back? :p Then polish?

[Dargs]

It would be a matt finish lol

[vicky]

I'm sure you've probably seen these before but some guy had ago with his Lexus.

Before
http://www.bladeice.com/Altezza/wetsand/Resize%20of%20IMG_0118.jpg

Started

http://www.bladeice.com/Altezza/wetsand/Resize%20of%20IMG_0121.jpg

http://www.bladeice.com/Altezza/wetsand/Resize%20of%20IMG_0123.jpg

Then....

http://www.bladeice.com/Altezza/Daywalker/13.jpg

http://www.bladeice.com/Altezza/Daywalker/pic-012.jpg
http://www.bladeice.com/Altezza/Daywalker/pic-022.jpg

Not for the faint hearted! :eek:

[Mi16_106]

if its really bad use 1200's wet or there or lots of t-cut :)

[Jim_]

It would be matt finish until you polished it up... as above :P

Actually i could do with that clarified, what exactly did that guy do?

[unreal]

wooooooooooooooo wat did that guy do!!! its amazing?

[Jim_]

Flat it back with wet and dry then brought the shine back by polishing it up with t-cut and wax. Planning on trying it on a panel tomorow.

[Jim_]

I started this today, defo need a machine polish, my arm was killing me.

[vicky]

I started this today, defo need a machine polish, my arm was killing me.

I wouldn't have thought doing it by hand would be very good? :/

[Daz]

im sure the bloke would not have used t-cut as it is shit end of!!

and doing that buy hand you cant create enough heat LOL

[tommy_rallye]

sorry to say it but leave it to the profesionals, you'll end up burning through with a machine polisher if your not confident or even burning the paint if you get the panel to hot causing burn marks and blistered paint.

Also alot of OE paint from the factory is very thin so alot easier to rub through on when flatting back.

If you do decide to give it ago yourself use 1500 wet'n'dry if its really bad orange peel and then finish with 2000 wet'n'dry before polishing.

You'll need an abrasive mop along with an abrasive polish such as G3 which is what most bodyshops use. Then you want a soft sponge mop to finish it off with some G10 which takes out all the swirls that the abrasive polish has left in the paint which should leave a very good finish. then just finish it off with some normal polish and wax of your choice.

I'e done that on most my cars and friends car and it leaves a nice glass type finish.

[Jim_]

I was using 1200 wet and dry then started polishing it back up. It was starting to shine but i was getting tired lol, really nice finish though, no orange peel or swirl marks. I never leave anything to the "proffesionals" ;)

I'll go shopping on tues tommy, see what i can cook up.

[ratty106]

i seen that lexus at edition 38 this year and it sounded like a transformer, weirdest sound you could ever think of coming from the engine bay when he revvvvd it up!!!

[Dargs]

Its super charged

[Smiler]

Before you attempt this you need to measure the thickness of the paint on the car before sanding. Otherwise you could end up sanding through.

You need something a bit more like 2000 grit or higher....takes a little longer but leaves a lot less sanding marks. Will still need machining after (unless you wanna end up like popeye!) to get rid of the matt finish.

Best thing is to get a scrap panel to test your skills and the process. Once your ready to tackle your own car, go to a paint shop and get them to measure the depth of paint on your car. Saves spending £500 or so on a paint depth gauge!