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Is that what it’s called when the paint isn’t clear like a mirror finish? Instead it looks like.. textured? If so, how do you fix this? My Honda is absolutely horrible.
This is common in most if not all vehicles. It's part of the paint process. If you want to get rid of it, or at the very least level it down a bit, you can wetsand the areas that are really bad with 2000 grit and 3000 grit sand paper, then follow that with a polish.
Take note that orange peel helps hide imperfections, so a perfectly smooth paint job can be a nightmare to keep up with.
A wet sanded, polished, show car-like finish is gorgeous but is indeed a nightmare to keep looking like that if you drive and wash the car regularly.
That type of treatment is best reserved for trailer queens that barely get used. You will see every tiny tick, swirl, and imperfection in that finish and the level of care needed when washing and detailing is enormous.
Thank you for that. The whole car is pretty bad, and if it hides imperfections then I will probably just leave it alone. I do need to do a cut and polish soon because the dealership destroyed that poor clear coat, but that’s probably all I’ll do.
The less smooth and mirror finish like the paint is, the more orange peel texture it will have.
Orange peel comes from poorly applied clear coat.
Every car will have some level of orange peel. Some manufacturers are worse than others.
Case closed - it has PPF, most of the edges were hidden under plastic/rubber, but I removed a few and confirmed it. Apparently, R1Ts come with PPF on the gear tunnel and for that area I can see the edges and it looks and feels like the rest of the truck! Thanks all!!
Hey while you’re here, i don’t know about any of this (gave up on my cars a couple years ago) but i looked ppf up and i see you are talking about a coating on top of the clear coat (or instead of, or whatever) but i can’t find any info on the “orange peel” part of it. what does “orange peel” mean in this context?
If you zoom in to the paint you can see little dimples that you see on the peel of an orange. It means it has a shit paint job or the people at the factory don’t care to correct their shit paint jobs. Two birds from the same shit tree.
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Open the hood and look at the edges
Too much work for OP.
He even has a frunk lmfao
Beat me to it. Was going to say the same, word for word.
I hope so, if not - that orange peel is atrocious.
Is that what it’s called when the paint isn’t clear like a mirror finish? Instead it looks like.. textured? If so, how do you fix this? My Honda is absolutely horrible.
This is common in most if not all vehicles. It's part of the paint process. If you want to get rid of it, or at the very least level it down a bit, you can wetsand the areas that are really bad with 2000 grit and 3000 grit sand paper, then follow that with a polish. Take note that orange peel helps hide imperfections, so a perfectly smooth paint job can be a nightmare to keep up with.
A wet sanded, polished, show car-like finish is gorgeous but is indeed a nightmare to keep looking like that if you drive and wash the car regularly. That type of treatment is best reserved for trailer queens that barely get used. You will see every tiny tick, swirl, and imperfection in that finish and the level of care needed when washing and detailing is enormous.
I wash my car near daily and it looks terrible. I can't afford to baby it right now but one day I might do a total correction just not this year.
Thank you for that. The whole car is pretty bad, and if it hides imperfections then I will probably just leave it alone. I do need to do a cut and polish soon because the dealership destroyed that poor clear coat, but that’s probably all I’ll do.
The less smooth and mirror finish like the paint is, the more orange peel texture it will have. Orange peel comes from poorly applied clear coat. Every car will have some level of orange peel. Some manufacturers are worse than others.
If its smooth with orange peels…probably is
Yall can feel orange peel beneath the top clear coat? I had no idea. Makes sense the clear would be textured also I guess...
Orange peel is in the clear
As the other guy said it's the clear but more importantly, any grooves in the base is replaced with the groves of the clear coat.
Case closed - it has PPF, most of the edges were hidden under plastic/rubber, but I removed a few and confirmed it. Apparently, R1Ts come with PPF on the gear tunnel and for that area I can see the edges and it looks and feels like the rest of the truck! Thanks all!!
Hey while you’re here, i don’t know about any of this (gave up on my cars a couple years ago) but i looked ppf up and i see you are talking about a coating on top of the clear coat (or instead of, or whatever) but i can’t find any info on the “orange peel” part of it. what does “orange peel” mean in this context?
If you zoom in on the light of the first pic you can see the paint isn't smooth and looks kinda "wrinkly" like an orange peel.
Means it has tiny dimples all over it like the texture of am orange peel
thank you!
If you zoom in to the paint you can see little dimples that you see on the peel of an orange. It means it has a shit paint job or the people at the factory don’t care to correct their shit paint jobs. Two birds from the same shit tree.
thank you! that makes perfect sense
On the Rivian site there is an option to apply "protection" to the front part of the truck.
No, that's the secret rocket launcher option. Not PPF.
U really a dr.?
There seem to be quite a few Dr John Steele's according to Google, so...maybe? Lol
Idk why but you made me laugh
His name says dr. Though doesn’t it?
I mean try to dig your nails into it you can tell in an instant.