Well, on a factory finish, the only orange peel anyone can expect to remove is on the clear.
From my experience I learned that there are many contributing factors to orange peel. Even though you might be able to remove it from the clear on the surface, the paint can still show some ripple effects of orange peel due to the accumulation in the sub layers, starting with the primer coat, the several coats of the base, and the several coats of the clear. After I had the clear as smooth as glass I was still able to see some of the base color orange peel in the optical distortion of reflected images.
So if I do see some orange peel on the clear I may just sand it a tad as Joe suggested, and only in some areas not the entire car, and then buff out with a rotary polisher.
From my experience I learned that there are many contributing factors to orange peel. Even though you might be able to remove it from the clear on the surface, the paint can still show some ripple effects of orange peel due to the accumulation in the sub layers, starting with the primer coat, the several coats of the base, and the several coats of the clear. After I had the clear as smooth as glass I was still able to see some of the base color orange peel in the optical distortion of reflected images.
So if I do see some orange peel on the clear I may just sand it a tad as Joe suggested, and only in some areas not the entire car, and then buff out with a rotary polisher.
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