When I look at my front 2 doors on my raven black V they appear very orange peeled. While all my other body panels look fine. Could they have forgotten to put clear coat on my car from the factory. When I bought the car it had clean carfax and Gm inquiry report. But now I may think my front two doors could of been repainted. Is there any recourse I can take into this. Like getting new doors under warranty bc GM ****ed up my paint from the factory??
What is going on with my paint
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Re: WTF is going on with my paint
There should be a warrant on your paint for manufacturing defects. A good painter w/ experience should be able to give u a better explanation.
There should be a warrant on your paint for manufacturing defects. A good painter w/ experience should be able to give u a better explanation.
Re: WTF is going on with my paint
Simply put...your paint looks like an orange peel.
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Orange peel is most oftenly caused by spraying too much paint onto the surface at once, or the gun being too close or too far from the surface when spraying.If the thinner in the paint mix is too fast drying, that will cause it. Too hot of conditions, viscosity of the spray is too high, as well as incorrect air pressure.Staxxin said:
Simply put...your paint looks like an orange peel.
Re: WTF is going on with my paint
I still insist it's the photon absorbtion issue.
-Chris
:histeric: HAHAHA6104696 said:a common problem with black V's; yet another reason why the black V's are slower (excess drag)
I still insist it's the photon absorbtion issue.
-Chris
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Of course it is somewhat mitigated by the fact the owners of black V's tend to polish the crap out of their cars in order to try to keep them looking pretty, but the resulting elbow tendonitis slows down shifting speeds, and the static charge on the cars from all of the rubbing tends to attract the dust faster than it can be wiped off.
Yeah, the photon absorption is clearly the larger cause for the poor performance of the black cars, especially in the 1/4 mile, but the OPCd (orange peel coefficient of drag) doesn't help and it tends to take it's toll on the road courses.trukk said::histeric: HAHAHA
I still insist it's the photon absorbtion issue.
-Chris
Of course it is somewhat mitigated by the fact the owners of black V's tend to polish the crap out of their cars in order to try to keep them looking pretty, but the resulting elbow tendonitis slows down shifting speeds, and the static charge on the cars from all of the rubbing tends to attract the dust faster than it can be wiped off.
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Yes but alas, those of us with superior tastes that chose black realize the benefits of keeping them clean. Even when clean, silver is still (yawn) silver.
My daughter and friends were waiting for a ride to a formal dance and I watched four of them stand next to My V using it as a mirror. A good reflection on my Black V.
Since apparently silver requires less back and forth rubbing, perhaps those with silver cars have tendonitis from some other excessive rubbing motion?
Yes but alas, those of us with superior tastes that chose black realize the benefits of keeping them clean. Even when clean, silver is still (yawn) silver.
My daughter and friends were waiting for a ride to a formal dance and I watched four of them stand next to My V using it as a mirror. A good reflection on my Black V.
Since apparently silver requires less back and forth rubbing, perhaps those with silver cars have tendonitis from some other excessive rubbing motion?
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Is THAT what those are from?
Is THAT what those are from?
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As the entire car is usually painted at once, it sounds like your orange peeled panels are repaints. If you bought the car used, there is no reason that this would show up on the carfax. It would also not show up on the warranty report unless it was repainted under warranty for some reason. One other possibility is damage while it was being transported to the dealer or on their lot and they had it fixed. The latter would be very tough to prove. In any event, a good body shop will be able to tell if the doos were a repaint as has already been suggested.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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