So you just dropped $65K..$85K..$200K on your dream automobile. Everything is perfect right? Take a good look at your paintjob. Look close..closer..do you see anything that looks funny? You look into your paint and expect to see nothing but a crisp clean reflection, however you see wavey, uneven reflections.

This is called "Orange Peel".

Description

Uneven surface formation - much like that of the skin of an orange - which results from poor coalescence of atomized paint droplets. Paint droplets dry out before they can flow out and level smoothly together.

Causes / Origin

1. Improper gun adjustment and techniques. (Too little air pressure, wide fan patterns or spraying at excessive gun distances causes droplets to become too dry during their travel time to the work surface and they remain as formed by gun nozzle.)

2. Extreme shop temperature. (When air temperature is too high, droplets lose more solvent and dry out before they can flow and level properly.)

3. Improper dry. (Gun fanning before paint droplets have a chance to flow together will cause orange peel.)

4. Improper flash or recoat time between coats. (If first coats of enamel are allowed to become too dry, solvent in the paint droplets of following coats will be absorbed into the first coat before proper flow is achieved.)

5. Wrong thinner or reducer. (Under-diluted paint or paint thinned with fast evaporating thinners or reducers causes the atomized droplets to become too dry before reaching the surface.) Too high viscosity.

6. Low shop temperature.Too little thinner or reducer.

7. Materials not uniformly mixed. (Many finishes are formulated with components that aid coalescence. If these are not properly mixed, orange peel will result.)

Our Treatment Options:

I have some options when it comes to color-sanding the paint smooth.

As you know you can take anything to the limit with time, of course that time cost.

I have 5 levels you can take your car to and it all depends on your budget. Any of the packages is going to make the car look better than brand new, the larger the package the better the car is going to look.

Package 1 : $700 ( 3 - 4 days needed )
This package focuses on the areas that are most visible including the hood, roof, trunk top, top area of front fenders and top areas of rear fenders and the doors down to about half. Starting with 2000 grit, 2500 grit and 3000 grit to the buff out stage.

Package 2 : $1000 ( 3 - 4 days needed )
This package brings in focus to the rear of the car, the trunk rear, complete front fenders and rear fenders and brings in the complete doors all the way to the bottom of the doors. Starting with 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit to the buff out stage.

Package 3 : $1500 ( 5 - 7 days needed )
This package is complete car coverage, every painted panel will be sanded starting with 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit to the buff out stage.

Package 4: $2000 ( 5 - 9 days needed )
This package is complete car coverage but using a courser grade sandpaper to start out with makes the paint even more leveled. Starting with 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit to the buff out stage.

Package 5: $3000 ( 2 weeks or longer needed )
This package is complete car coverage but using a even courser grade sandpaper will take the car to the pinnacle state of your factory clear coat. Starting out with 800, then 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 to the buff out stage.

All the packages include full detail using the Gloss Finish polish by Gloss-it. You can upgrade to the Signature Gloss or the Concorso if you choose.

Typically I will need the car for one to two weeks depending on what package you choose from. My packages are created to help the budget conscious clients who want their car to pop and take it to the next level.

Take a look at some of the vehicles that we have gotten the respect to do our color-sand packages on and see for your self just how this process can make your paint pop and stand apart from the croud!

2008 Dodge Charger SRT8 - Colorsand/Buff - Signature Gloss Package
Paint Correction Process on a '68 GT Mustang - Colorsand/Buff