Can you say sever orange peel?

[bl3ujay07]

off topic, but is that a silvia conversion i see in the reflection?

[opie_7afe]

that type of peel is on alot of japanese cars and trucks, i have some of it on my celica, dont try to sand it off you hit primer before its even leveled out. and tundras/tacomas seem to have this worse but every new toyota truck ive seen has had it. but yeah its there to try and hide rock chips, some times its soft and rubbery feeling to help the debris bounce off. worse when its a white car and all the little nooks and crannies get yellowed/stained and takes forever to polish.

[Tundra1316]

My truck has the same problem.
But it isn't as bad as your friends.
It also drives me crazy.
I was thinking of maybe wetsanding that same area. But i am not sure.

[M0nk3y]

My truck has the same problem.
But it isn't as bad as your friends.
It also drives me crazy.
I was thinking of maybe wetsanding that same area. But i am not sure.

I think by wetsanding will do it no good, besides you just going through the clearcoat.

IIRC, that type of coating is applied, then painted over and clearcoated. There is no other way to fix it rather than sanding completely down, and repainting.

[SkateForGirl]

Yea my S2000 has this too but its not that bad and its on the underside of the car so you cant see it unless you get on your back and look. You cant wet sand that or I wouldn't suggest it because its like a rubber coating.

[Rix6]

It reminds me of the Gen1 Miatas. Extra paint on the rockers to protect against rock chips. It's a feature, not a factory foible.

[IBTROLLIN]

I thought it was considered a no no to wetsand OEM finishes.

[C. Charles Hahn]

Been there, seen that.... it's rock guard. Not orange peel.

[Tundra1316]

Makes sense it is a rock guard, Because I always thought it was orange peel.
Thanks,