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Old Sep 28, 2013 | 04:26 PM
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What is orange peel?
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Old Sep 28, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by khoeysr
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What is orange peel?
I will give you a hint , go get a orange and look @ it real close.
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Originally Posted by khoeysr
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What is orange peel?
google it...question answered in spades...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_peel_%28effect%29
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google it...question answered in spades...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_peel_%28effect%29
Thanks Glen e , got it.
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for that question in this place, you need a nuclear bunker. But, you dodged that one this time.
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Originally Posted by khoeysr
Thanks Glen e , got it.
What's the matter are you out of oranges? lol
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Originally Posted by 450hp mike9
What's the matter are you out of oranges? lol
Lemons work too!
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To OP, now orange you glad you asked?
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I doubt very seriously that you will find orange peel on any new C7. There are way too many eyes looking and hands touching those body panels during the build process for that to get through. That was my observation from the plant tour last Friday.
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Old Sep 28, 2013 | 05:46 PM
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What is orange peel?


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Old Sep 28, 2013 | 05:58 PM
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Lemons work too!
So do C6 Corvettes.... LMAO
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I doubt very seriously that you will find orange peel on any new C7. There are way too many eyes looking and hands touching those body panels during the build process for that to get through. That was my observation from the plant tour last Friday.
I absolutely guarantee there will be orange peel on the C7. It's unavoidable. The test mules were color sanded to eliminate most of it.

Will it be as bad as C6? We will have to see.
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So do C6 Corvettes.... LMAO
I KNOW! I GOT ONE!
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I absolutely guarantee there will be orange peel on the C7. It's unavoidable. The test mules were color sanded to eliminate most of it.

Will it be as bad as C6? We will have to see.
In one of the threads that featured a black C7 sitting in a dealer's showroom you could see some pretty bad orange peel on it.
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Originally Posted by stevelischynsky
To OP, now orange you glad you asked?
Lol
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Originally Posted by Eagle3sh
I doubt very seriously that you will find orange peel on any new C7. There are way too many eyes looking and hands touching those body panels during the build process for that to get through. That was my observation from the plant tour last Friday.
At the Stingray Chevrolet intro event there were 8 Stingrays all with varying degrees of orange peel, some worse than others. Not all over but in several areas mostly on the sides near the wheel openings particularly between the back of the door and front of the wheel lip. The large horizontal surfaces looked good.

That being said it is far from the worst I've seen
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Originally Posted by stevelischynsky
To OP, now orange you glad you asked?
Well you learn something every day.

Thanks to all for not lighting the flame throwers.
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At the Stingray Chevrolet intro event there were 8 Stingrays all with varying degrees of orange peel, some worse than others. Not all over but in several areas mostly on the sides near the wheel openings particularly between the back of the door and front of the wheel lip. The large horizontal surfaces looked good.

That being said it is far from the worst I've seen
Do you think a professional detailer could correct it?

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Do you think a professional retailer could correct it?
yes
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With these color tint coats like Laguna Blue is there a down side to color sanding? :
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