backwoods lex Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'm trying to figure out if my whole car has been repainted. The sides of the vehicle (all of the doors and both front and rear fenders) all have orange peel, but the hood, roof, and trunk do not. I've read before that Lexus wetsands their cars at the factory, but I'm wondering how much or if this is normal for everyone else. It is a very light amount that is hard to notice unless you knew what to look for--wouldn't be worth sanding to me. My car's hood also has a strange paint defect. It is gold metallic, but in the center there seems to be a lack of gold color, like it fades to black. Again, hard to notice unless you know what you are looking for. Any ideas guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 have none on mine,, slick as ya could ever want it to be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfish Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 have none on mine,, slick as ya could ever want it to be... No orange peel on my cars. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOGWT Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Orange Peel- is paint film surface that has a dimpled appearance that paint takes on due to an equipment/operator caused defect. Like wrong paint-gun pressure and/or distance from panel, an operator not knowing how to set-up the equipment for that particular type of paint, or even a partly blocked paint-gun nozzle, improper pre-paint preparation and /or paint application, or uneven drying of the clear coat. It is eliminated after the final shooting of clear coat by wet sanding the paint film surface, and polishing with a mildly abrasive polish and a high-speed rotary polisher. Correction- it can also be removed by wet-sanding (colour sanding) If this is a new car you might have a warrenty issue, see your dealership Knowledge; [ability to correctly diagnosis problems] [utilizing appropriate methods / products to solve them] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexus411 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 simple way to tell if a lexus has been repainted. Run your finger on the inside of any body panel, door , etc. You should feel no paint seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfish Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 simple way to tell if a lexus has been repainted. Run your finger on the inside of any body panel, door , etc. You should feel no paint seems. Just not so simple to get to the inside of any body panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggebhardt Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 My LS460 has one of the nicest paint jobs I have even had on any vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOGWT Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 OP is not specific to vehicle marque, Ford, MB, Porsche, Lexus, et al, but varies according to some or all of the reasons stated in my prior post {Knowledge; don't ever stop learning; [always keeping an open mind] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexus411 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 by inside , I mean the lip inside of any fender or panel . Easily accessible when you open the hood or trunk lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMWWW Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 If your car is 'relatively' new, and you can 'learn to live with it', I definitely wouldn't wet-sand the clear. Reason being? Sometimes it's 'really' hard to determine just how severe the OP is, and whether it's severe or not, it will definitely compromise the clearcoat; which may lead to premature clearcoat failure. Definitely not a DIY-job. Good luck! --Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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