new car orange peel

This was done with Denim on a Flex 3401, using M100 and light pressure

Tight areas were done by hand

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That's Art Hernandez in the reflection
 
jcb27 said:
Don't feel bad, this thread scared me away from it too. After a good bit of reading over the holiday break, I put in an order for some denim pads and was going to try to lessen the OP on my 3 month old Ram 1500. I think you and I read the same stuff because I had contemplated going with the velvet pads first, but after reading a few threads on them it seemed to be the consensus that they take a long time and most folks that used them ultimately ended up getting the denim to get there a little faster. After reading this following this thread the past few days, I went back and re-read those threads and it seems like most of them were dealing with folks fixing OP on parts that were repainted (not OEM) which I must have not picked up during my initial reading. I chickened out this morning and cancelled my order. Maybe I wised up. That would seem to be the general consensus of this thread (and a few others that I have since read). I feel your frustration with getting the truck all cleaned and polished and not having that mirror finish we are craving. I too just got into detailing a few months ago. Funny part is now I wonder how many of my past vehicles had OP. Probably all of them, just never knew what to look for.

I'd be curious which manufacturers do the best job with OP not being significant on their OEM paint jobs.

Good luck in dealing with it. We could probably start an OP support group, LOL. From the sounds of it, there'd be a lot of folks that could provide support in getting over it. :laughing:
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It's just frustrating to buy a $65k+ truck and not be able to get the finish I want because of a sub par factory paint job.

Eric from Trueshine lives in my area, maybe I should just have him do it and put a sealant on it while he is at it.
 
allenk4 said:
This was done with Denim on a Flex 3401, using M100 and light pressure

Tight areas were done by hand

WP_20140629_15_31_32_Pro_1_.jpg




That's Art Hernandez in the reflection
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Didn't you wet sand some of it?
 
allenk4 said:
This was done with Denim on a Flex 3401, using M100 and light pressure

Tight areas were done by hand

WP_20140629_15_31_32_Pro_1_.jpg




That's Art Hernandez in the reflection
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Ah HAH!!!!!

Kyle......

I first saw that text, then scrolled down to the top of the photo and said out loud;
"That's not Kyle, that's ART!"



Then down at the bottom found the footer. :laughing:



He be yo' brutha' frum' anotha' mutha', das right! :D
 
I must be the only person i the world who likes the look of factory OP. When im detailing and can see the OP clear then i know its clean. I also to PDR so OP is my friend when blending in dents.
 
sweatthedetails said:
.......I also to PDR so OP is my friend when blending in dents.
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Yep! That's one reason I don't mind a bit of factory orange peel. However....I hate the dust nibs that many of the factory finishes have.....especially Ram trucks.
 
Bluegoat said:
It's just frustrating to buy a $65k+ truck and not be able to get the finish I want because of a sub par factory paint job.
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I'm still having trouble swallowing it too. Been doing more reading. Here are a few of the ones making me think it isn't all that bad, but there are far more saying 'don't do it'. I guess having (or having access to) a paint gauge would provide more comfort. But hard to justify one of those $$ for a weekend warrior like myself.

See post #11: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wet-sanding-cutting-buffing/62374-carpro-orange-peel-pads-2.html

See post #13: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/60427-damp-sanding-da-route-denim-velvet-pad-route-2.html
 
jcb27 said:
I'm still having trouble swallowing it too. Been doing more reading. Here are a few of the ones making me think it isn't all that bad, but there are far more saying 'don't do it'. I guess having (or having access to) a paint gauge would provide more comfort. But hard to justify one of those $$ for a weekend warrior like myself.

See post #11: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wet-sanding-cutting-buffing/62374-carpro-orange-peel-pads-2.html



See post #13: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/60427-damp-sanding-da-route-denim-velvet-pad-route-2.html
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Thanks for the links.

A friend of mine works at a body shop. He is the painter. I might see if he has a paint gauge I could borrow or use to see what I'm working with. It might give me a better idea if I want to tackle the job or not.
 
If your having a hard time swallowing the price of a paint thickness gauge wait till you find out you need to repaint your new 65K truck. If you do this you will take years off the life of your factory paint and there is no body shop in the world that can bake on your paint the way it came from the factory.


www.JaxDetails.com
www.Facebook.com/DentsAndDetails
I may be slow, but I do poor work.
 
sweatthedetails said:
If your having a hard time swallowing the price of a paint thickness gauge wait till you find out you need to repaint your new 65K truck. If you do this you will take years off the life of your factory paint and there is no body shop in the world that can bake on your paint the way it came from the factory.


Jacksonville Auto Detailing - Home
www.Facebook.com/DentsAndDetails
I may be slow, but I do poor work.
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That pretty well sums it up.

If it bothers you that much and it's not too late you could always take the truck back too.
 
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