Anyone have bad "orange peel" on their stock paint?

[jdium]

While I wouldn't qualify mine as bad orange peel, it's not the best paint I've ever seen. This burns me cuz I got the Blazing Blue just for the color... I'll have some pics soon, but was wondering if I'm the only one, or if my standards are set too high?

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by jdium

While I wouldn't qualify mine as bad orange peel, it's not the best paint I've ever seen. This burns me cuz I got the Blazing Blue just for the color... I'll have some pics soon, but was wondering if I'm the only one, or if my standards are set too high?

what is orange peel paint?

[blacksan]

[QUOTE=brickhardmeat;105048]what is orange peel paint?[/QUOTE

The search feature at popular sites like Google is a good place for info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_peel_(paint)

Sorry, I had to do that!

[Edd]

Where abouts on your car is the orange peel? Some people have complained about bumps on the undersides, but apparently that's normal.

[jdium]

Originally Posted by Edd

Where abouts on your car is the orange peel? Some people have complained about bumps on the undersides, but apparently that's normal.

I notice it most on the fenders and quarter panels. Once my camera comes back from a weekend trip, I'll get some pictures...

[brickhardmeat]

Orange peel is a certain kind of texture that may develop on painted surfaces.

Gloss paint sprayed on a smooth surface (such as the body of a car) should also dry into a smooth surface. However, various factors can cause it to dry into a bumpy surface resembling the texture of an orange peel. The orange peel phenomenon can then be smoothed out with ultra-fine sandpaper, but it can be prevented altogether by changing the painting technique or the materials used. Orange peel is typically the result of improper painting technique, and is caused by the quick evaporation of thinner, incorrect spray gun setup (e.g., low air pressure or incorrect nozzle), spraying the paint at an angle other than perpendicular, or applying excessive paint.

In some situations, such as interior house paint, the orange peel texture is desirable. In this case, a texture paint is generally applied with a spray gun. The texture is then painted over with the appropriate color.


....hum, interesting, no can't say that I have this problem but I gave my car a good once over before I bought it

[staticorex]

I have that on the bottom of both side sills. Not a big deal cause it's out of sight. But I always wondered what it was. :)

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by staticorex

I have that on the bottom of both side sills. Not a big deal cause it's out of sight. But I always wondered what it was. :)

It is supposed to be textured like that to prevent chips. This is a very common automobile thing. This has also been discussed previously.

[staticorex]

Ah. okay. Well I wasn't complaining but nice to know. :)

[jdium]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

....hum, interesting, no can't say that I have this problem but I gave my car a good once over before I bought it

Guess that makes you better than me eh?

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by jdium

Guess that makes you better than me eh?

hey, you can look at it any way you want

I prefer looking at the world through rose colored glasses, NOT

[jdium]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

hey, you can look at it any way you want

I prefer looking at the world through rose colored glasses, NOT

Whoa, the "NOT" rejounder...taking me back to 92

After just studying the paint closer, I think that a light wet sand/buff will make it look great. Just gonna take some effort on my part...

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by jdium

Whoa, the "NOT" rejounder...taking me back to 92

After just studying the paint closer, I think that a light wet sand/buff will make it look great. Just gonna take some effort on my part...

just be careful, you don't want to end up with flaking clear coat

can you post some pics of the problem?

[jdium]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

just be careful, you don't want to end up with flaking clear coat

can you post some pics of the problem?

My camera is on vacation with my girlfriend for the weekend...I'll get some up next weekend...

[Edd]

Don't you guys get a 3 year warranty on paint or something. Don't just grab some wet and dry and rip your clearcoat off.

[slvryaris]

Mines pretty clear

[churp]

Orange peel (compared to show car finish) is on most production cars, only in varying degrees. Probably pretty hard to convince a dealer to do much unless it's very bad. And carefull with the wet sanding, the paint/clearcoat on the Yaris may not be real thick.

[Razr]

As the Yaris doesn't have any chip-resistant paint around the lower bumpers or sills (as some cars do), there actually shouldn't be any orange peel. There is though, because this is a cheap car, and there's no way Toyota are aiming for a showcar paintjob at the price point.

I haven't looked at the wikipedia links, so I could be repeating something you've just read, but orange peel is generally a result of applying too little paint.

Given the number of threads from North American Yarii owners complaining about paint quality, if your only complaint is a little orange peel you might just have a gem :)

I have to say that the paint quality on my Thai Yaris is above expectations at the price point - I know if I have an accident the repair work will look better, but as it is it's still well above "acceptable".