Durango has some terrible orange peel. Has anyone tried a cut and buff? Or is it the paint, and not the clear coat?
Orange peel in paint
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I was told by a local body shop per-repair (I was in a minor accident) that my orange peal appeared to be in the clearcoat, but I don't know for sure.
They DID smooth-out the rest of the right rear QP where the repair was made, but I am not sure of what they did and am now as curious as you are.
I never spoke directly with the actual body techs, only the appraisers and the pretty office staff,
They DID smooth-out the rest of the right rear QP where the repair was made, but I am not sure of what they did and am now as curious as you are.
I never spoke directly with the actual body techs, only the appraisers and the pretty office staff,
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None worse than the Durango (that I've seen). Robots in the paint booth must be on drugs.
Had to have a major, into the paint major, door ding repaired at a body shop; had to fix the dent and re-paint/blend the driver front fender. I asked about the dodge orange peal appearance, and was told that occurs when the paint is not polished before the clear coat is applied. Normal paint processes ( i.e. restoring a vintage vehicle) the body shop would buff and polish the paint before applying clear. This is not done at the factory, hence we have orange peel paint finish.
Not the best answer....
Not the best answer....
That I'm aware of, but is the "peel" in the base color? Or the finish clear?
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I would bet the answer is 'both' !
Probably right.
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the base color is power coated clear is not
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I find the amount of orange peel I have in my White Knuckle 2017 R/T is very nice. I keep it waxed and it looks amazing.
I own a buffer and use to detail professionally decades ago and still got pretty good to professional skills left LOL. I never had the desire to try and get any of the orange peel out. It must be worse on darker colors.
I own a buffer and use to detail professionally decades ago and still got pretty good to professional skills left LOL. I never had the desire to try and get any of the orange peel out. It must be worse on darker colors.
My 2006 new dodge durango had bad orange peel.Glare.com has a product called Knockout.[$30.00 a bottle].It is scratch resistent and easy to use.It works.My new 2021 dodge durang gt plus is the same way.[Won't dodge ever learn].I will be using the glare Knockout of my new dodge as well. I only use Glare + pro polish on all my cars and I'm very satisfied with the look.Easy to use the knock out compound applying on application pad on an orbital polisher.Lightly spray with water to keep from drying out.I lot safer than wet sanding and a lot cheaper.Good luck.
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Orange Peel happens with all mfg painting not just Dodge. Some manufacturers polish or wet sand the orange peel out (since it is in the clear coat mostly). But not until you start paying serious dollars for cars. Even with that I have seen Merceds AMGs and BMW M series cars with more orange peel then my US vehicles. However, I will say the paint on Maserati's is as close to perfection from a mass built vehicle you can get.
Toyota and Nissan don't seem to have a problem with orange peel,Ford and Cadillac either.
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Maybe it's time for one of those brands or have a pro (or yourself) remove it using the proper polishing methods or sanding methods.
The orange peel on my father in laws F250 is the worst I have seen. Chrome on the bumpers is garbage also. All paint has a certain amount of orange peel. Only way to truly not have it is to cut and buff.
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