Icy2fire 2nd Gear December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 Bros, Collected my Honda Stream for less than 1 month paint work is still very good and the shine is good as I have been taking care of it however, i am very disturbed with the orange peel paint (slightly wavy) which makes me rather upset as it doesn't go away with any kind of products i use read that i mean have to go for a polishing job to remove them anyone knows someone or someplace proficient in removing the orange peel from the entire car? would really appreciate it! thanks in advance!! ps: at first thought that the paint is deflective but saw that most if not all cars are like this. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civicfd Neutral Newbie December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 Icy2fire, Congrate to your new ride. I got my civic 5mths ago and had the same feeling you going thru now. Sad to say, the paint work of Honda is . The wavy effect is not from the clear coat, it is from the base paint under the clear coat. The wavy is b'cos due to the heat treatment of the painting process that caused the orange peel effect. As you have already noted, '....most if not all cars are like this.' No matter how much you polish, you can get a good shine but the wavy effect will be still there. As I know, there is nothing much can be done unless top up a new layer of paint work. Having said that, to complement the existing effect, get a good detailing product that give an ultimate shine, this would help further. Hope this help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy2fire 2nd Gear December 20, 2007 Author Share December 20, 2007 bro, someone from the states wetsanded it and polished the paint to remove the orange peel. here's the link: http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/61721-...300-no-56k.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civicfd Neutral Newbie December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 You may have read this below.... This can be very difficult and even risky when working on factory paint because typically, (not always), the paint can be very hard as it is baked-on at the factory and completely cured and hardened. In a body shop situation, they usually wet-sand within a day or two while the paint is still soft and therefore much easier to buff and remove the sanding marks. Also, with a factory paint job, you need to be concerned over the film-build or thickness of your paint. In a body shop, or custom paint job situation, the painter will apply an extra coat or two if they plan on wet-sanding the entire vehicle so that there is plenty of film-build to and buff. With a factory paint job, you may not have this extra level of thickness to successfully buff out the entire car without risk of burning through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahloong Neutral Newbie December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 i suggest leave it to the professional paint workshop. they know how to remove the orange peel paint surface. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah_bon Neutral Newbie December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 Hi Icy2fire You need some machine polishing to get rid of them... Make sure you go to a trusted grooming shop. if not, even if you manage to get rid of those orange peel, inexperience groomer may end up inducing swirls on your ride . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddriver 4th Gear December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 All cars have orange peel.. even Beemers , Merc , Audi have it.. Some are worst.. Honda night hawk black is consider good enough.. to spend $$ on removing OP.. the price is easily similar to respraying the whole car.. tell the painter u want mirror finish and yes i do have customers with mirror finished black but if you have scratches or swirls mark..it will be more obvious.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy2fire 2nd Gear December 20, 2007 Author Share December 20, 2007 bro cividfd, actually am so sick of it that i dun mind risky the entire procedure as what that guy did. but i need to purchase the set of tools and am thinking of getting a scrap piece from the scrapyard to test out first....if no one in sg can do it worst case scenario is to respray the car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy2fire 2nd Gear December 20, 2007 Author Share December 20, 2007 bro ah loong, which pro paint workshp? does it mean that i leave it with them so that they can spray a few more layers of clear coat and then water sand it off? i was just looking at kia/mitshibishi and found my honda damn bad how come waxes dun "fill in" if it's in the clear coat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy2fire 2nd Gear December 20, 2007 Author Share December 20, 2007 bro, any recommendations? frankly, i would rather have swirls than OP, for i believe that it is easier to remove the swirls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo 1st Gear December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 under warranty just go back to them lo. most likely excessive paint density at certain nozzle, possible c0ckup at factory resulting in poor painting they hv to respray for you for free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy2fire 2nd Gear December 20, 2007 Author Share December 20, 2007 actually i dun need mirror finish anyway for pearl what can't see reflection well but just cannot take it when the reflections look do distorted like it was not groomed well heard u r a guru here any chance your products can help minimise the OP? i find that the more i make it shine, the more obvious it is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy2fire 2nd Gear December 20, 2007 Author Share December 20, 2007 bro, think quite unlikely for i read that honda will tell u it's normal furthermore, mine is imported from japan so the warranty does not cover paint work am still hoping that it is due to poor workmenship when they remove the thick layer of wax, i.e. not fully removed am comtemplating ordering a PC to try to rectify the situation. anyone else keen in removing their OP? wanna put our heads together to find ways to remove it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddriver 4th Gear December 20, 2007 Share December 20, 2007 ya, i know what you mean.. I think no grooming center will want to do it..they will not take the risk..might damage the paintwork if wrong application. Alternatively is to have it respray as I believe sanding $$ will be similar or maybe more ex than respray.. None of my detailing products will help.. like you have say..the more shiny it is..the more obvious it is.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddriver 4th Gear December 21, 2007 Share December 21, 2007 (edited) PC will not do the job.. u need something fast to polish up after sanding..A ROTARY!!.. Honestly not difficult to do it.. is the time spend on doing the whole car..on each panel... Edited December 21, 2007 by Maddriver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwcar Neutral Newbie December 21, 2007 Share December 21, 2007 Benny is right, my BMW have orange peel too Just live with it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen2 Neutral Newbie December 21, 2007 Share December 21, 2007 worst case scenario is to respray the car Sometimes doing a respray might not solve the orange peel (OP) problem too, it depands on the workmanship of the painter. So if you are very concern about OP, make sure you go to a good painter and prepare to pay more than usual . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civicfd Neutral Newbie December 21, 2007 Share December 21, 2007 bro cividfd, actually am so sick of it that i dun mind risky the entire procedure as what that guy did. but i need to purchase the set of tools and am thinking of getting a scrap piece from the scrapyard to test out first....if no one in sg can do it worst case scenario is to respray the car Bro, take it easy. All of us are facing the same fate as you - OP. When doing wetsanding, you are practically removing a layer of paint work. In another word, the paint work on your car is thinner. Since our car paint work is already very thin, it is very risky. The best bet is to respray the car. In this way, i believe the car would have double protection - extg & new coat of paint . ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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