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05-28-2009, 03:36 PM | #23 |
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Not that it really matters but you are wrong again. The address is:
BMW Manufacturing Co. 1400 Highway 101 South Greer, SC 29651 I was just there last week.
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05-28-2009, 05:05 PM | #24 |
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The problem with wet sanding is that the paint will invariably be "cloudy" in about 6 months... as soon as the polish and wax wears off.... for as long as you own the car. I have seen it too many times, always from a "great" detailer.
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Wet sanding, compounding, or polishing does not fade or cloud in the long term in any imaginable way. If the paint is properly polished after being wet sanded, the paint will look perfect for years to come, dulling only due to natural phenomena such as oxidation and acid rain. |
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05-28-2009, 08:19 PM | #27 |
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Unless you have experience wet sanding a car, I would not do it. You need the right detail blocks, the right amount of pressure, patience, experience and then hopefully you haven't put deep scratches in the finish because of it all. I speak from experience trying to wet sand out a paint blob on a rock chip on another car... not good, but then your mileage may vary..
Good luck, I will just keep waxing my car until the orange peel disappears- If I do it every night it might be gone before I sell it in 5 to 7 years!!!
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05-29-2009, 12:30 AM | #30 |
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I would never wet sand a car, and polish is permanent because its abrasive, but what do you think an abrasive does to paint?!?! It creates millions of small scratches which are hidden by the final coat of wax. I'd rather have orange peel that a permanent amount of surface scratches.
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05-29-2009, 03:41 AM | #31 |
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In case you guys spreading FUD didn't know, your clearcoat is already polished before it leaves the factory, by the same Menzerna polishes that body shops and other professionals use. If the polish was so aggressive, why would you need to wetsand in the first place?
So, to recap... wetsanding does not cause cloudiness if done correctly because it's followed by multiple passes of progressively finer grit polishing which in the end is probably much more level than the factory finish on a microscopic level. |
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05-29-2009, 03:56 AM | #32 |
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I think I'll leave mine alone. It doesn't bother me and I'd be too afraid of messing it up.
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I've noticed that the clearbra I have over the entire hood and fenders (and front end) hides the orange peel pretty good. This is on a space gray coupe. I like to keep as much clearcoat as possible for getting rid of minor scratches. The paint could be better but hey, all the BMW's seem to have orange peel. Maybe I'll just clearbra the entire car...he he.
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E...my Sapphire Black wears its orange peel as a badge of honor...but IMHO there is only a small handfull of people that are capable of doing this correctly...I have seen your posts and pics....you ARE one of them...
But the rest of us....no way.... To the guy who thinks that this can't be done...what does EVERY bodyshop do right before they polish your paint from its repair...is it wetsand to level out the clear???
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05-30-2009, 02:08 AM | #36 |
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I wet sanded / polished / buffed a front fender that I was planning on repainting anyway due to a dent. The results were amazing; however it wasn't until the car was under flourescent lighting that I realized I had gotten very thin on a crease. I didn't go through the clear but you could see a different shade in the color along the crease. It's not worth the risk to me, regardless who is doing the work.
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EVERY car I've seen has orange peel, so I don't even think about it. Maybe an Enzo or Veyron might not have it, but all others I've seen do, at least to some degree. Not worth risking f***ing up your car indeed . Take care.
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No car should ever come with orange peel. I am getting them to do it for free. It pays to be assertive in situations like this. Eventually they will listen to you. Looks like you just need to grow a pair and go talk to your dealer too.
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well...every single BMW does...so did my MB and p-car
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