Orange peel on lower doors/sideskirt/fenders

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Dec 23, 2011 | 12:43 AM

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OneManArmy

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From: Knee deep in beer. subabrew crew, ca.

Car Info: MY04 aspen wrx wagon.

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Originally Posted by NorCalDC5

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

Nothing to frown about, its about the only thing paint related substitute got right... unless of course you like the look of all you paint chipped away.

Dec 23, 2011 | 12:56 AM

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Mautai916

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From: Sacramento, CA

Car Info: 2007 STi SWP

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Originally Posted by OneManArmy

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

+1

The car was painted that way specifically to prevent it from being chipped/damaged from road rash. If you take a paint thickness gauge to it, its a good 50-75% thicker on the all around the bottom 4-5 inches of the car compared to the top. The "orange peel" look is the result of the factory spraying on a lot more paint + coat for more protection.

:-)

Last edited by Mautai916; Dec 23, 2011 at 12:59 AM.