Is it chalky? You decide

Thats good then, just the angle the picture was taken that it looked like it was.
 
Looks like my ford f-150 (99), I am doing the wetsanding thing on the whole truck, has orange peel, and some eching in the clearcoat. I did the roof first,wetsanded by hand long job, then the compounding thing w/menzerna products. Working fine just taking a long time. I just purchashed a Nissan Sentra (07) blue in color with orange peel and spiderwebs and paint chips on the front which Im in the process now working on them, had a paint company make me up 2oz of touch up paint and clear. The paint looks just like your pictures, alot of labor putting into these vehicles. Good luck with the vehicle.
 
Lempilot, I was looking at four runners at work today and you are right the paint is aweful, looks like has been repainted, and the orange peel is different from any other vehicle I have looked at. I looked at about a dozen of four runners and they all had horrible paint.
 
Other than the paint the 4runner is one of the best vehicles I have owned. It is a stout, tough, and fuel-efficient, for its size.

I looked at a brand new black one today on a toyota lot. It had orange peel too. The salesperson came up to me and asked me if I was ready to trade. I asked him, "what's up with the paint?" He said that the paint has a textured look for effect, that toyota is leading the way in paint technology. I never lauged so hard. Thanks to everyone on this site I have a better understanding of auto paint and care. A few months ago I would have believed him. So thanks to everyone.

Several people noted that the paint looked a little hazy and that it can be taken out by jeweling the paint. Since this thread started I went back with the pc using menz 85 on a orange pad, then on a white pad, and then on a blue pad. It looks better, but i am wondering if there is a better way of getting the haze out, a more effective way of doing it. All suggestions are welcome
 
Is there anyway you can borrow a rotary and try to use a blue pad and 85rd to see what that does. You now have me walking the lot everyday looking at all the awefull paint jobs on all the four runners.
 
If you really want to see some bad paint jobs take a look at the Tundras.

I will send some pictures of how it looks now. I am at work right now so it will be tomorrow morning.

I can get a rotary. Will it work better than the PC or does the PC just take longer to get the same results?

I am not going to attempt to wetsand it, but will the rotary help the black paint become deeper in color?
 
I will look at our Tundras tomorrow. Yes the rotary will work the polish better than a pc. The pc can not generate the heat a rotary can, this is where Menzerna really works especially the 85rd.
 
Here are the after pictures. I haven't take a rotary to it yet. I am inexperienced with a rotary and I am concerned I will do more harm than good; but, if I need to try it I will. Let me know what you think about the pics. I have polished it and polished it. I cannot get the 85 to break down all the way, anymore, using the blue pad.
 
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lempilot are you in Florida? And yes a rotary will work much more better for you.
 
No, I am in Minnesota. The scratches are gone but would you agree that it is still hazy?
 
Hi, new member here. Looks like orange peel. We have a detail shop and see this on new and repainted bikes and cars all the time. Wet sand w/ 1,000 grit (do not use hand block) and Buff. Then you'll need to polish with a high quality (non-abrasive) product. If you've never done this before it would be smart to hire it out $150-$200 is what we get here in Ohio. It's really easy to burn the paint or take to much clear off if your a novice.
 
lempilot said:
I cannot get the 85 to break down all the way, anymore, using the blue pad.
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You will initially have to apply some decent pressure to the machine when using 85rd and a blue pad to get the abrasives to fracture.. once they initially fracture the diminishing effect of the abrasives will begin to occur..

This is needed when using a blue pad due to the blue pad having NO mechanical action- meaning it does not abrade...
 
MotorCity Honda said:
You will initially have to apply some decent pressure to the machine when using 85rd and a blue pad to get the abrasives to fracture.. once they initially fracture the diminishing effect of the abrasives will begin to occur..

This is needed when using a blue pad due to the blue pad having NO mechanical action- meaning it does not abrade...
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Nicely put Jason.
 
After looking at the last set of pictures, does anyone think a rotary will improve the paint?
 
Thanks everyone for your input... I am going to try my hand at the dewalt 849, we'll see what happens.
 
The rotary seems to be working. I set it at about 1200 rpm's. I did half of the rear panel and noticed an improvement. I wonder if I should set it higher.
 
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