Picture doesn't work (for me). How did you get rid of the orange peel?
Hmm, that's strange...
My previous orange peel removal work on other areas of the car was done with CarPro Denim Orange Peel Removal Pads and FG 400 on a DA polisher. While this worked just fine, it appeared that wet/damp sanding (with the appropriate materials) removed less clear.
On this part of the car I damp sanded using Meguiar's 1500 grit sanding discs, 3000 grit foam finishing discs, and 3M Trizact 5000 grit discs. Wherever possible, this was done by machine (GG3 or GG6).
I then cut it with Meguiar's M100 on, depending on the area, either a LC Twisted Wool Cutting Pad, Purple Foamed Wool pads, or their new Purple Foamed Wool thin pads on my FLEX PE-14 (which was also used for the remaining polishing steps).
For the first polishing step I used Menzerna SI 1500 on 5.5" and 4" orange CCS pads. For the smallest areas I used 3" cyan Hydrotech pads. Polishing was done at 1200 rpm (speed 3).
The second polishing step was done with Menzerna SF 4000 on either white CCS or tangerine Hydrotech pads at 1500 rpm (speed 4).
The final polishing step involved jeweling with Menzerna SF 4500 on either blue CCS or red Hydrotech pads.
The panels were then wiped with Menzerna Top Inspection and sealed with Blackfire Wet Diamond. Only the uppermost vertical portion of the trunk (with the Honda emblem) was topped with BlackICE. I wanted to do a comparison between the two.
Also, before damp sanding, the lower plastic portion of the bumper (between the tailpipes) was removed, disassembled, cleaned, prepped, and coated with CarPro CQuartz DLUX.
The exhaust tips were polished with PS21 Polishing Soap. They looked amazing at the time, but they could use another cleaning after the recent rain.
i can only imagine how bad urs must have been