What's the best way to remove orange peel from car paint?

My mate has just bought a car at auction which has been recently resprayed and it has an orange peel effect. What is the best way to flatten the paint and give it a nice shine?


Thanks in advance.

What's the best way to remove orange peel from car paint?
Right, this orange peel effect is cause by over exuberance with the laquer. You can correct it, but it's not a job for the faint hearted, and probably best left to a specialist.





Literally wat you have to do is sand the car down with 1600 wet, which will make your car look like it's been attached with a brillo, which is why I say it's not for the faint hearted.





Then you need an agressive cutting paste and a rotary polisher (not an angle grinder!) to flat it out.





Then you'll need a fine cutting paste, and top it off with a good polish.





After that, it will shine better than a new car. Your local bodyshop should be able to do this all for about £100.





You'll never in a million years take it out with Tcut or paint rennovator.
Reply:t cut.


And patients.


Take your time doing the rubbing down.


If you suspect the paint in new, do the rubbing down slowly.
Reply:You can't I'm afraid, you get it on fresh paint its something that happens.
Reply:Proceed with care, abrasive products ie wet and dry, remove paint. If your friend is really unhappy with the finish the only real solution is to seek professional advise, at a car body shop.


Car paint is a thin material, rubbing down paint down all too often leaves a patchy or non existant finish.


Aggressive polishing has the same result.


You are in danger of completely spoiling the paint work.
Reply:all paint jobs to require a wicked shine must be first sanded flat . only flat paint will shine , once the paint is flat you must polish back to a shine , stay away from edges they sand through very quickly use a good and flat sanding block not your fingers water paper of prgressivly fine grades washing the paper in a mild detergent mixied with water helps alot . this is a very labour intensive job .ask automotive paints store for advice on the grit of papers and rubing compounds and polish .this is only vauge info alot more to it mostly experience.
Reply:Lots of wet sanding, maybe repaint.
Reply:Hi


the car has been resprayed badly , no much to do about it , a new respray that s all (by a professional )


the spray gun wasn t set properly, (mixture air/paint ???


(may be dirty )


Was the car prepared as it should ???????


a medium size car respray,will cost you around £700 / $1200


rgds


Claude
Reply:like the others said - and I would recommend Meguiars products - readily available at auto parts stores and maybe wal mart