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Can Factory Orange Peel Be Corrected Using Adams Products?


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As thread title states I am wondering if a factory painted car with orange peel in the clearcoat be corrected by me at home using Adams line of products. I would like to see the paint be taken to ultimate level of perfection over the winter if possible.

 

I am a rookie detailer with internet OJT training and then practical application. I am not afraid to attempt but can I, should I or is professional wet sanding the safest albeit more expensive way?

 

In either scenario would it be preferable for stripes to be removed to insure the clearcoat is even over the entire car?

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Nothing from adams will remove orange peel safely. Wet sanding will remove microns of the already thin clear coat and will severely lower the life of the clear coat. 

 

Of course there are hundreds of how to videos, but none of them actually measure the thickness of the clear before and after the orange peel is "fixed". So they only "look" good, but they drastically reduced the life of the clear coat. 

 

The best way to remove it, is having a shop wet sand it and reapply clear coat the proper way so that the orange peel doesnt show up again. 

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The answer to your question is, "It depends." 

 

Too many variables to provide an answer with any finality, but almost any removal of orange peel will require wet sanding. Removal of orange peel is usually limited to show cars because it's laborious, time-consuming, and reduces the thickness of your clear coat or single-stage paint. How much, you ask? There is no way to definitively answer this without a paint gauge.

 

Adams sells the products to restore the shine to the paint once properly wet-sanded. But the sandpaper and elbow grease are up to you. 

 

If you're interested in learning, go buy a hood from a junk yard and practice. It's the best way to learn.

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Thanks guys...appreciate the time to post. 

 

The answer to your question is, "It depends." 

 

Too many variables to provide an answer with any finality, but almost any removal of orange peel will require wet sanding. Removal of orange peel is usually limited to show cars because it's laborious, time-consuming, and reduces the thickness of your clear coat or single-stage paint. How much, you ask? There is no way to definitively answer this without a paint gauge.

 

Adams sells the products to restore the shine to the paint once properly wet-sanded. But the sandpaper and elbow grease are up to you. 

 

If you're interested in learning, go buy a hood from a junk yard and practice. It's the best way to learn.

 

 

Nothing from adams will remove orange peel safely. Wet sanding will remove microns of the already thin clear coat and will severely lower the life of the clear coat. 

 

Of course there are hundreds of how to videos, but none of them actually measure the thickness of the clear before and after the orange peel is "fixed". So they only "look" good, but they drastically reduced the life of the clear coat. 

 

The best way to remove it, is having a shop wet sand it and reapply clear coat the proper way so that the orange peel doesnt show up again. 

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Late to the party, but though I'd add my .02

Adam's polishing pads are too soft and to remove orange peel. They conform to the texture of the surface they're on and will ride on the high spots and low spots of orange peel. Sand paper used with a block, or other firm backing will stay on the high spots and cut them down, essentially removing the orange peel from the clear. As others above have stated, without a paint thickness gauge you don't know how much you've removed, or how much is left.

My Dodge Magnum has had some paint work done to the front bumper and the passenger side. I know there is adequate clear there due to the re-spray. Factory clear, done by a machine tends to be thinner then a human being laying down paint, other than removal of deeper scratches, the areas of re-spray are the only areas I've wet sanded.

The below was done sometime in the summer of 2016, I started with the Flex 3401 and Adam's last generation Orange Microfiber pads using a polish that is very comparable to his now Heavy Correcting Compound to remove the final step 3,000 sanding marks then polished to perfection with one of the prototype 15mm Long Throw Swirl Killers I was beta testing.

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