How to correct Orange Peel?

[Lochi]

My car has lots of orange peel on the doors, the only way to correct this it's wetsanding it?

Greetings from Chile, Lochi

[alanceperson]

yes wet sanding , If you never done wet sanding. Do not attempt by yourself. Either find some one with knowledge or Go get old door from junk yard and practice before you do your car.

[Rick]

If it's something important I'd suggest leaving it to a professional. Once you start doing it you'll realize removing orange peel is an art form. I started doing it once on a freshly painted car, but realized how much was involved it went to a professional who knew what he was doing.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

Have to agree with the others, leave wet sanding to a professional.

Firstly, is it factory OEM paint or has it been re-painted?

Secondly, if you wet sand only the door, the rest of the paint will stand out. If the paint is OEM, sometimes it is as hard as nails and difficult to remove the sanding marks.

Finally, if you sand too far, you may leave your CC dangerously thin, leading to clear coat failure.

Tim

[Lochi]

it's OEM paint.

Well, i think that i'm not trying to correct the orange peel then...

Thanks for the info guys!

[RamAirV1]

Also, what if the orange peel is in the base coat? Isn't the only fix for that a repaint?

Orange peel is common on GM paint. I'm so used to it I don't even notice anymore. The paint can still look great though even with orange peel!

RamAirV1

[PendragonZ]

It can look awesome, but damn I still want to get rid of the orange peel!

A buddy of mine took his Mustang to a guy in Winchester who wet sanded it. Said he charged 100 bucks and did a good job, but I never saw the car, so don't know how good it was.

Makes me want to buy some old parts and practice, but with almost 6 year old GM paint (99 camaro) I'm not liking my odds.

[RamAirV1]

PendragonZ, I've seen pictures of your Z and I don't think it needs to be wet sanded. I thought it looked great!

I would be afraid to wet sand a car myself. If it backfires and needs to be repainted, it's going to be BIG bucks to get it repainted by a custom painter. I've seen paint work done by local body shops and was not impressed at all. I would keep the factory paint if at all possible.

RamAirV1