orange peel re-spray
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Over a year ago I got my wee fiesta st re-sprayed after she was covered in paint stripper by a jilted ex lover.
I got it done at my local ford garage and not only did they scratch my brand new compomotives putting tires on but the paint job was less than perfect. Out of direct sunlight it looks fine but once the sun is shining on it you can see its all orange peely(or however you spell it).
Now at the time I said I wasn’t happy with this but the guy from ford who was a complete arrogant t
t. First of all saying why am I bothered about a few wee scrathes there new wheels in replace of my old ones, I have to small tires for my alloy wheels (even though I got them specially made to fit from compomotive) saying id probably curb them anyway and that all cars have orange peel after a re-spray. Also said that if I wasn’t happy id need to get an inspection done from the insurer. Which in turn if they found out it was ok id be charged for the visit. Having just paid a big excess I wasn’t flush with cash so I just accepted the paint job and got him to touch up my wheels.
The wheels started flaking within a year, coming away where they had touched them up so I got in touch with the insurers and they said I could get an inspection FREE of charge (the inspections are always free!) or get the garage to do them again. Needless to say ive chosen the inspection after the lies and arrogance of him. I plan to get the paintwork looked at now. The roof and boot which never got painted looks like glass smooth as silk. But the panels they have sprayed you can tell they have been done due to the orange peel. Is this just something that happens or should it match my other panels? To be honest I know its just a wee st but I keep my cars for ages due to buying bikes first and its my pride and joy (hence why it got vandalized) so I don’t expect it unreasonable to want it to look perfect. Also I kind of want to get one up him now for lying and being a tt to me.
I got it done at my local ford garage and not only did they scratch my brand new compomotives putting tires on but the paint job was less than perfect. Out of direct sunlight it looks fine but once the sun is shining on it you can see its all orange peely(or however you spell it).
Now at the time I said I wasn’t happy with this but the guy from ford who was a complete arrogant t
t. First of all saying why am I bothered about a few wee scrathes there new wheels in replace of my old ones, I have to small tires for my alloy wheels (even though I got them specially made to fit from compomotive) saying id probably curb them anyway and that all cars have orange peel after a re-spray. Also said that if I wasn’t happy id need to get an inspection done from the insurer. Which in turn if they found out it was ok id be charged for the visit. Having just paid a big excess I wasn’t flush with cash so I just accepted the paint job and got him to touch up my wheels. The wheels started flaking within a year, coming away where they had touched them up so I got in touch with the insurers and they said I could get an inspection FREE of charge (the inspections are always free!) or get the garage to do them again. Needless to say ive chosen the inspection after the lies and arrogance of him. I plan to get the paintwork looked at now. The roof and boot which never got painted looks like glass smooth as silk. But the panels they have sprayed you can tell they have been done due to the orange peel. Is this just something that happens or should it match my other panels? To be honest I know its just a wee st but I keep my cars for ages due to buying bikes first and its my pride and joy (hence why it got vandalized) so I don’t expect it unreasonable to want it to look perfect. Also I kind of want to get one up him now for lying and being a t
t to me. The repair should have been rejected at the time. With it being over a year ago you're unlikely to get anywhere with this. Also, they should have paid for the painting of the wheels. Personally I wouldn't have accepted even the smallest scratch on the wheels, despite what the guy said to you.
It happened to me many (~20) years ago when my local Vauxhall dealer tried to respray the bonnet of my Cavalier - it really did look like orange peel too.
Last repair (last year) by BMW in Manchester was faultless - perfect match and a perfect finish.
How hard can it be (unless you're an orangutan)
Last repair (last year) by BMW in Manchester was faultless - perfect match and a perfect finish.
How hard can it be (unless you're an orangutan)
It is very hard to find a decent paint shop these days, I have given up on it a bit.
As someone else said a decent detailer might be able to sort it. Few threads on wet sanding and orange peel on detailing world if you can find someone that can do it properly.
Mothers fiesta went into Merc of all places for an insurance claim on the insurers choice I might add.
It is terrible, think paint and badly prepped - bumpers not even been fixed and simply painted over, shocking really.
As someone else said a decent detailer might be able to sort it. Few threads on wet sanding and orange peel on detailing world if you can find someone that can do it properly.
Mothers fiesta went into Merc of all places for an insurance claim on the insurers choice I might add.
It is terrible, think paint and badly prepped - bumpers not even been fixed and simply painted over, shocking really.
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