in a parking lot today i looked a dozen cars

1, bmw z 4
2, jeep cheroke
3, chevy cavalier
4, trans am
5, bmw m3 coupe
6, mistubishi eclipse
7, van??
8, dodge truck
9, mercedes kompressor
10, subaru suv?
11, kia??
12, audi tt no peel


EVERYONE of these cars has peel
" asides from the tt "

some more then others but it was there and the z, is no worse then any of these cars.
it was worse on the jeep then the kia believe it or not.



and yes i have nothing better to do then stare at peoples cars at the shopping lot

 

IN FACT THE NEWER PAINTS " enviormentally friendly "


are the culprit NOT or should i say rarely **** POOR paint jobs.



been using the new formula for almost a decade slowly fazed in just more noticible to some then others

 

No orange peel on the Lexus!

 

havvent really got up close to one yet to look

 

Seems funny because I also have an Infiniti I35 (yes, 2 VQ35 powered cars) and no peel, Z plenty of peel, but I don't care. I would have never noticed if it wasn't for all the whining here.

 

The Paint on my z is very good almost no peel!I've seen a lot of crap out there and I've seen some really nice paint jobs.I had a 98 Trans am and it was orange peeled on the sides big time but the top surfaces were great!Lets face it your not going to get a custom job from the factory most of the time.

Kennytb

 

If that was the case then I would think they would put all the lovely orange peel of the top surfaces where it would do the most good for UV protection, instead of on the sides.

The Infiniti dealer needs to be slapped. HARD!

 

explain this....

my '99 Ford Ranger has alot less orange peel than my Z. My Ranger cost me $16,000 my Z over twice that.

Maybe Nissan should send the Z's to the Ford plant for painting!

 

There is some OP on my Z but not enough to bother me. It is not all that bad. And last Sunday i was at a outlets shopping center and I parked next to a brand spankin' new BMW, er, the SUV one. I compared the too very closely and it had just as much OP as my Z. That made me feel way better about it and i closed the case on that one.

 

well my 00 gs400 has plenty of peel. i think it has more than my CS Z. however, my honda has the least! go figure. but i wouldnt have ever noticed anyway if it werent for all the people on this website.

 

OK,

First of all,

Yes, most cars have some degree of noticeable orange peel.


However, the Z, especially in the black and blue colors, has way more orange peel than any other vehicle I have ever owned or observed!

So how can you say this is a stupid complaint? Maybe because your Z doesn't have it. Does that mean no one else does? Please, don't waste our time.

 

I have to agree with this. *ALL* The Z's I've seen have had a *BAD* case of the peel. Sure, most all cars have it, but it's not to the degree of the Z, IMO.

 

If you want a car with no possible orange peel, get a DeLorean....

 

Or an early 90's car.

(by the way, I've seen a painted DeLorean. I have no clue how they got any of that paint to stick at all on the stainless, but it was peeling all over. What a travesty...)

 

Would you guys rather have a Z with orange peel or a frikkin POS without orange peel? I could care less about orange peel because this car kicks ****. A bit of orange peel isn't going to drive me crazy.

 

agreed, now pass that sh*t

 

*Puff*
*Puff*
*Pass*
"Ere you go man"
*Hold In*
*Exhale*
*LOL*

 

I was in a turning lane today waiting for the light to change and noticed all the orange peel in the lane next to me. Neons, Grand Cheroke's, all later model cars...

 

Its just the crappy water-based paint used to reduce harmful emissions. There isn't much we can do to avoid it.

 

my point is that all cars seem to have peel NOT just the z

MY BLUE car has it but it doesent bother me and its not alot hell my last car eagle talon black had more peel
, and not a single person ever came up to me and said WOW THAT car rocks but man look at the peel.

in fact the only peel they ever see is my tires peeling out