i was rear ended and decide to paint the whole car.
the doors have a bit of that wavy look from the side angle 5-10 feet away.
this is the second time the car was repainted.. the first time
was from the org. owner and a macco job..

is there anything i can do to help with the wavy look ..?
ova all nice job, ..

do u i post pic.?

 

Post a picture please, thanks.

 

can't seem to post a pic.
no attachment button.
please help

 

get a cardomain site, and post it there. Then link it here.

 

Sounds like some bad orange peel, or it might be a some severe swirls... lets see some pics first.

 

ok.. got it finally.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/732050

the pics. is not showing the wavying clearly, but they r there..
need to get better pics. to demonstrate.

 

Ok, it looks like they didnt polish after they painted (which is common at most cheaper paint shops).

Now, I claim no responsibility for what you do, I only offer advice.

go here: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/son-daspol-kit.html and get that kit. While you are there: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/1z-930606.html . Get that, and this: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/1z-930306.html . Then to top it all off, get this: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/klasse1.html and this: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/p21-127.html


It looks like alot of work, but the Porter cable makes it fly by. If you are having doubts about the products, take a look at this: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=341625 . That is what Einzsett polishes can do (that is with the Einsett 1z glanz wax, btw) with a POS craftsman orbital buffer.

 

How much did u pay for that paint job ?

 

minus the body work from the accident $1200..
ppg paint use to the car stock code color.

i think the orange peel effect is killing the glass look of the paint job.

 

can i attempt to wet sand myself..
how hard is it to do for a beginner ? i do buff my car myself. but no exp.
sanding

 

see post #7. Try that first, if that doesnt work, wetsand

 

i spoke to the shop that painted the car and agreed of paying
$200 for wetsanding and buffing it out...
do u think thats a fair price.
i paid $1000 for the complete paint job.

i am hoping to get the wavy look out !

 

Well you get what you pay for. $1000 for a complete paint job is very low in price, hence the low quality of work. An experienced painter car repaint an entire car w/o any orange peel, and even if some does exist, it would be color sanded out.

Usually paint jobs can go anywheres from $3000 to $5000+.

$200 for wetsanding and buffing the entire car sounds too cheap, make sure they do a good job and buff out ALL the sand scratches. Otherwise go somewhere else.

 

since they didnt do it initially, most cheap places do that to make their job look better, they should do it gratis

 

its definetly not a custom show room paint room...
it is a stock ppg paint job, the orange peel is not major...

what is the average price of color sanding and buffing ?
for a 4 door sedan.

 

Well, paint jobs around $2000-3000 are just for stock ppg paint too. Its the labor that makes the job so expensive. If you skip alot of steps, yea, it will be cheaper. But if they missed a thing like buffing, then thats not good.

Color sanding cannot be done now. Its a step where you wetsand the actual color basecoat before you clear. All they can do is wetsand the clear coat to help flatten everything. But make sure they put enough clear on the first time, cause otherwise that paint job might not last a long time.

 

thanks of all the info.
what causes the wavery look, is it the orange peel or that the body work ( the door dings ) that is not completely flat.

 

The wavey look is just the way it was painted. Look at the earlier post I made and take those steps. That should reduce the wave effect significantly.