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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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I just purchased a 04 C5 commemorative ed conv and noticed the paint had a lot of orange peel. A buddy told me that was normal for a new car. Any opinions???
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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Have 04 vert and have none. If i had orange peel i would take it back to the dealer
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 08:28 PM
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All production line cars have orange peal, all
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by screw991le
All production line cars have orange peal, all
This is true. Obviously some colors hide it better than others. The darker the color, the worse it looks.

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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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This has been the topic of numerous threads here in the past. Here are a few of the more recent ones:

Rid of my orange peel look in my clear coat

Orange Peel !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Orange Peel

You should be able to find even more using the Forum Search feature.

Hope these help.
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