Thread: smears in paint

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thank you fordbeast. I will do a search and find one nearby. That is a good idea.

I wonder if Home Depot sells an "automotive grade" paint roller?

From the orange peel finish on all these new cars ,I would say they sell em directly to the factory.

Many years ago I had a customer bring his kids 64 Impala into my shop. They had sprayed it with enamel (non-metalic red). It was very, very orange pealy. A roller would have been smoother for sure. They said they kept laying on coats, but couldn't get rid of the orange peel. I put it in the corner of the shop and let it set until it had time to cure. Then I block sanded it & buffed it and you could not tell it from a laquer job. They couldn't believe it was the same paint, They thought I had resprayed it. As long as there's enough paint there to cut & buff it's surprising how a ruff paint job can be saved.

Henry Ford dip painted a lot of body parts....of course, it was laquer.....dont know for sure if they sanded the body later.....

From what I understand they brushed it on, Cut & Buffed.

stupid question. you guys keep referring to orange peel. What is it and what does it look like.

The paint looks bumpy like the peel of an orange.

thank you. i have that too

though i think that mine looks more like a grapefruit

If you have enough material on the car, just keep wet sanding till it gets smooth.... Betcha I'm not the only one here who's started the wet sanding process with 400 grit dry on a DA!!!!!

I know this might sound elementary, but be sure that you are using a sanding block while wet sanding. Believe it or not I have actually seen people wet sand without one, which produces less than desirable results!

Dave Brisco

[QUOTE=dangeroustoy]I know this might sound elementary, but be sure that you are using a sanding block while wet sanding. Believe it or not I have actually seen people wet sand without one, which produces less than desirable results!

Dave Brisco[/QUOTE Yes, I will agree for the less experienced, but you dont have to use one to get mighty fine results when cutting with 1400-1600 grit just to knock down the orange peel.

you guys keep referring to orange peel.

Typically caused by improperly thinned paint.
The paint ripples rather than 'laying down' properly

Originally Posted by jyardgirl

stupid question. you guys keep referring to orange peel. What is it and what does it look like.

I know you asked what orange peel is , but the real question you should be asking is how do I prevent it.which can be very hard job(even the auto makers have orange peel from the factory especially back in the 80's when GM first started using clear coat. So dont feel to bad. just remember the smoother you make it the shiner it will be. So wet sanding will get rid of it might take a while and lots of elbow grease. Good luck: