jblanco325

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Ok so I just got my car back from the body shop(unnamed but behind EQ tuning) after a little fender bender. So I take her home and I notice the bottom 4-5” of my doors and fenders have pretty heavy orange peel on it. Is this a factory thing for rock chip protection..? Or do I need to have a word with the manager? I searched around and couldn’t find any hard evidence. any info on this would help.
Thanks

vayrogar

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there shouldnt be any orange peel on the exterior! tell them to clean that up, nah i probably think its plastic vinyle for protecting the paint. but im not sure why they would put it on

Gibz

iTrader: (7)

Doubt it's vinyl since it was just painted so I would go and talk to them.

vayrogar

iTrader: (3)

maybe u ran over a puddle of latex paint around thier shop??

NorCalDC5

iTrader: (12)

My stock paint has had terrible orange peel since the day I got it

1JavaBlk_in_Sac

iTrader: (86)

Go back to the shop and tell them to buff it out

RodriguezGD

iTrader: (6)

Yeah I say you go back and have them buff it out...but you get what you pay for...

Krinkov

iTrader: (21)

yeah they should be able to color sand/polish it out,

buzzword

iTrader: (11)

That's factory. Made for rock chip protection.

STi-owns-evo

iTrader: (4)

+1 to this. I'm not sure how "heavy" it is, but it's definitely noticeable.

04caliwrx

iTrader: (6)

The bottom 5 I chew has a protection that keeps it safe from rock chips the have that from the factory on the doors

pho_shizzle

iTrader: (17)

Lol "buff it out..."


Take it back to them, there shouldn't be any orange peeling, or vinyl unless your car is a two tone outback.

darkonion

iTrader: (31)

On my car, the bottom 3 or 4 inches has that texture.

SeaOfGreen

Same, my 2007 STi has orange peel looking stuff on the bottom 3 or 4 inches!

OneManArmy

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That's factory. Its suppose to be like that. Look at every Wrx and its got it. I figured everyone knew that. Hmph. Go figure