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Mind you, nothing is as bad as the modern water based paint finishes on new cars, I've been round a few garages recently as my Mother has been after a new car, and compared to a well applied and hand finished respray, the new cars have a very poor orange peel finish, certainly worse than 2 pack "out of the gun".
If it was like that after I'd sprayed it I'd have to rub it down and re-polish it !
 
i agree, ive seen range rover and bmw finishes 4 x 4 finishes recently that can only be described as crap , its fortunate for them that joe public doesnt understand what orange peel is , youd get a better finish on a ford or toyota , i had the good fortune to see around the spray plant at solihull , theres no excuse for it 120million pound plant i have as good finish in my garage with crap from machine mart , ok ill shut up now , and get off my box , rich
 
My neighbour has a new BMW 320d and all the paint has an orange peel affect. It's like they've used stone chip paint for primer/undercoat. I'd have sent it back if it were mine, but like you say all modern cars are like that now. My 10 year old V70 and 40 year old P6 on the other hand are as smooth as glass.

Claying the paint just removes any stubborn grime that's stuck to the surface of the paint such as tar, overspray or tree sap. It won't remove orange peel as it's not abrasive and doesn't cut into the surface.
 
I thought claying was advertised as removing orange peel ? If so it must be abrasive , Very few things aren't to some
degree .Try a bit of toothpaste on your paint - that removes marks
 
I would like to paint my P6 in 2-pack but do not have the correct safe conditions, also I agree that cars of this age do look better in cellulose age related paint & finish. Below is a 1967 MGB GT I restored in 2007, this was sprayed in cellulose in my garage, did the bodyshell then the seperate body panels, was hard work & lots of 'finger bleeding' prep work but the results were extremely pleasing, the hardest was moping after wet on drying 1500! I bare metalled most of the car to avoid any unwanted reactions & possible sinkage.

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So I shall more than likely do my P6 in good old celly in red! 8) My spray gun was a cheap kit from Tool Station!
 
Looks like you did a cracking job there !

Do you find that the celly requires regular polishing to keep it gloss ? I sprayed my old 2.2TC in celly and I was forever polishing and waxing to keep it glossy, although it did live outside at all times.
 
Maybe that's because modern cars have a lacquer coat whereas with cellulose it's the colour coat that's oxdidising ?
 
DaveHerns said:
Maybe that's because modern cars have a lacquer coat whereas with cellulose it's the colour coat that's oxdidising ?
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You're right about modern stuff, as most is water based and lacquered, but solid colour 2K is far more stable than celly and is tougher wearing, holds its shine far longer too :)
 
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