do all Z's have orange peel?
To awnser your question, yes, all Zs have orange peel. And o go even further, all new cars have it (well higher end Lexus LS has very little). Some people don't quite know how to spot it, because the topic was blown way out of proportion. Th Zs paint is comparable to a 330ci.
If you **** your head to the side and squint while you walk around with a light pointed at the paint you can see it in almost every color, however I have noticed it is much easier to see in the Blue, Red, and White. On my Silverstone it is extremely hard to tell. After Zaino all I see is glisten and gloss. The heavy metallic properties in the silverstone may conceal the "orange peel" effect better than most colors.
Originally posted by Brad4rdHay
Some people don't quite know how to spot it, because the topic was blown way out of proportion.
Some people don't quite know how to spot it, because the topic was blown way out of proportion.
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I think the fact that it's so difficult to spot leads to my conclusion that orange peel is no big deal. the way i spot it is to look at the difference between reflections off the paint and reflections off the glass. paint's not perfect. still looks good. most cars seem to have it. car paint typically has orange peel. cars still look good. done.
The peel on my Daytona Blue is not noticeable at all in bright sun light but very noticeable in most other lighting conditions. I would say more so than any car I've previously owned. However it does not yet have any wax on it. This weekend I plan to lay down at least 4 coats of Blackfire polymer. That may conceal it somewhat, or so I hope.
go look at high end mercedes, they have orange peel texture as it makes it a little harder to see dust build up... if you look at a high end paint job thats as smooth as glass you'll notice dust build up a lot quicker and easier..
Yeah its worse on bigger trucks and such. The reason for the "peel" is because of these new low-solvent, high solid clear coats they are using which are more enviromentaly freindly. They thicker and drip more in the curing process. But theese new clear-coats are much more durable and easy to care for.
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