Clear coat dilemma

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In March I bought a new 08 Ford hybrid that I like a lot. Since then I've been trying to learn as much as I can about detailing trying to make my new hybrid look as good as possible and thanks to AG I've come a long way. The problem I have now is the orange peel. I thought a reputable paint & body shop could just color sand the clear coat and take the orange peel out. So I went to a reputable shop and the owner told me he would not do the work because the clear coat was too thin. He said I cold take it back to the dealer and maybe they could do it but to make sure they guaranteed the work.

So now no matter how hard I try my hybrid will never look as good as it could. Is a thin clear coat common on new cars (not high-end ones of course) or did Ford mess up?

Anyone here who works for ford or has any ideas about what I can do?
 
orange peel is very common for all mass produced cars, my Vette has it also. Wet sanding will reduce it , but as offered with some degradation of the clearcoat. I suggest just polishing it and amping up the surface to the best level, and leave the orange peel alone.
 
Well remember, the avarage clear coat is around 2-1 mills which is .002-.001 inches, so maybe ford went cheap on the clear coat?
 
Well I'll just try to make it the best looking orange peel ever lol!
 
wife got it....car got it....its common..

If you sand it, i would probably put some new C.Coats on the car, its very easy to get thru the CC and make a mess out of it.

I have thought about that myself, sanding, 3-4 layers of CC and sand and pollish again, but ill end up like you and keep it the best looking orange peel around..lol

I dont think i ever have seen a car without it..
 
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What do you do about the wifes orang peel..lol

I'm sure you have the best looking wife around with orange peel!!
 
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