My car never had a single trace of orangepeel until a couple months ago. Since then, it has just gotten worse and worse. I waxed it today, thinking it might maybe hide it a little, but it seems to have just brought it out more. HELP!

 

What is orange peel? post a pic of it if possible

 

Think about what an orange peel's texture looks like, and picture that texture on your paint.

You might not have to wetsand, but some type of abrasive is probably in order.

 

There's a way, but it's called a new paint job.

That's the only way (wet sand) to get rid of orange peal. Unless you want to spend about 200hrs cutting the paint with a buffer?

AJ

 

Depending on how much paint and or clearcoat is on the car will determine the method to remove the orange peel. If the paint is very thin or original you really can't do anything to remove it or you take a risk of burning through the paint. If you know there is enough paint on the car (at least 3 to 4 coats) then you can wet sand the paint using either 1000, 1200 or 1500 grit wet/dry paper depending on how high the orange peel is. Also you should use a 3"x5" stiff foam sanding pad so the color sanding will be even. If you started with 1000 grit sand the car over again using 1200 or 1500 grit without the foam pad using the palm of your hand so every area gets sanded. follow by buffing with a thick wool bonnet and buffing compound (I use a synthetic compound) and then switch to a foam buffing pad and 3Ms finishing compound (I forget what it's called). It's a lot of work and the main reason why One Day Paint shops don't do it.

 

Orangepeel doesn't just "develop" over time. It's either there or it isn't. You've got some other problem, probably rust forming under the paint.