Orange peel

semtex · 05-11-2009, 11:10 AM

I do not have this problem, but for those who do, it may indicate that your car suffered some minor body damage prior to delivery. I have a friend who used to do minor body repair and dent removal for a local dealership. About 50% of his work was repairing bumpers whenever a car accidentally hit something while it was being moved around (by salesmen, service techs, whoever). Have you ever looked at how tightly packed cars are on many dealer lots and wonder how they move so many cars around without nicking them? Well, they don't. Let me put it this way -- it happened often enough that my buddy was employed full time. Anyway, my point is that if you notice some imperfection in your paint, especially on the bumper, it's possible that it was scratched or bumped into by another car at the dealership (or even at the dock), and was repaired before you took possession. That's why I walk around and closely examine a vehicle from multiple angles before I'll accept it.

Captain Tuttl · 05-11-2009, 11:45 AM

Many of the Zs I have seen at dealerships have really noticeable orange peel on the front and rear plastic "bumpers". Really looks pretty bad but I guess all mass production vehicles suffer from orange peel. Most noticeable on the non-metallic paint (red, yellow).

Not sure what the dealer would do to fix it pre-delivery.

eXo5 · 05-11-2009, 11:53 AM

Aye. The red 370Z in their showroom had orange beel all over the drivers side from front to rear but the hood and front bumper didnt have it. And here I thought it was just me...

SoCal 370Z · 05-11-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex

I do not have this problem, but for those who do, it may indicate that your car suffered some minor body damage prior to delivery. I have a friend who used to do minor body repair and dent removal for a local dealership. About 50% of his work was repairing bumpers whenever a car accidentally hit something while it was being moved around (by salesmen, service techs, whoever). Have you ever looked at how tightly packed cars are on many dealer lots and wonder how they move so many cars around without nicking them? Well, they don't. Let me put it this way -- it happened often enough that my buddy was employed full time. Anyway, my point is that if you notice some imperfection in your paint, especially on the bumper, it's possible that it was scratched or bumped into by another car at the dealership (or even at the dock), and was repaired before you took possession. That's why I walk around and closely examine a vehicle from multiple angles before I'll accept it.

Semtex is right—this is the reason you are seeing the orange peel that you do on some of the Zs.

05-11-2009, 11:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 54 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 33	I do not have this problem, but for those who do, it may indicate that your car suffered some minor body damage prior to delivery. I have a friend who used to do minor body repair and dent removal for a local dealership. About 50% of his work was repairing bumpers whenever a car accidentally hit something while it was being moved around (by salesmen, service techs, whoever). Have you ever looked at how tightly packed cars are on many dealer lots and wonder how they move so many cars around without nicking them? Well, they don't. Let me put it this way -- it happened often enough that my buddy was employed full time. Anyway, my point is that if you notice some imperfection in your paint, especially on the bumper, it's possible that it was scratched or bumped into by another car at the dealership (or even at the dock), and was repaired before you took possession. That's why I walk around and closely examine a vehicle from multiple angles before I'll accept it. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

05-11-2009, 11:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
eXo5 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: delaware Posts: 368 Drives: skateboard w/ NAWWWZ Rep Power: 673	Aye. The red 370Z in their showroom had orange beel all over the drivers side from front to rear but the hood and front bumper didnt have it. And here I thought it was just me... __________________ Remember kids, NAWZ energy drink will not make your car go faster.

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05-11-2009, 11:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Captain Tuttl Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: PA Posts: 36 Drives: 2019 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 17	Many of the Zs I have seen at dealerships have really noticeable orange peel on the front and rear plastic "bumpers". Really looks pretty bad but I guess all mass production vehicles suffer from orange peel. Most noticeable on the non-metallic paint (red, yellow). Not sure what the dealer would do to fix it pre-delivery.