[lrdvadr]

My PBM SS arrived at the dealership four days ago. The dealership owner is a good friend of my family, and has more than forty years in the business.

He inspected my car upon arrival, and found a few small areas of orange peel which he will have the body shop wet sand to remediate. He explained the change in formulation of paint used at the factory, and says that orange peel is not uncommon.

Has anyone on this board noticed orange peel? If so, what corrective action was taken, and were you satisfied with the results?

 

[LTzSS]

I am sorry to read about your PBM having an issue with its paint(of all things).
No "orange peel" paint imperfections here... Very odd indeed.
I hope the "Fix" is Flawless and that's the ONLY thing that slipped pass
Quality Control?!

 

[z51vett]

I've not found any on my PBM SS so far.
z51vett
Doug

 

[firehawk238]

I have not found any however, your friend is not lying when he says it is common. It is becomming much rarer now then back in the 90's and early 2k's. Technology has made it so that their paint systems will automatically correct for weather conditions which makes for a smoother paint job.

 

[RioRedCobra]

I have not found any however, your friend is not lying when he says it is common. It is becomming much rarer now then back in the 90's and early 2k's. Technology has made it so that their paint systems will automatically correct for weather conditions which makes for a smoother paint job.

Not so sure about that, as our Black 2015 Tahoe has its fair share of orange peel and other paint issues!

 

[2074]

Not so sure about that, as our Black 2015 Tahoe has its fair share of orange peel!

Arlington's quality even paint wise is sketchy...3 Yukons one of which was bought back not for paint but the orange peel (black) was disgraceful and because of ALL the other issues was never addressed.

 

[BGB0AR]

I saw what I call orange peel in the paint of every Stingray, Camaro, Impala and my SS that was in the dealer showroom, maybe 8 or 10 cars total. There wasn't a single car there with a mirror like paint finish like you'd see on a Porsche or BMW. The clear coat of each of these cars was smooth but you could see consistent wiggles in what should be straight lines in the reflections. Is that what you are calling orange peel? At friend at work has a 911 and the finishes on our two cars is not even close.

 

[Malik]

I saw what I call orange peel in the paint of every Stingray, Camaro, Impala and my SS that was in the dealer showroom, maybe 8 or 10 cars total. There wasn't a single car there with a mirror like paint finish like you'd see on a Porsche or BMW. The clear coat of each of these cars was smooth but you could see consistent wiggles in what should be straight lines in the reflections. Is that what you are calling orange peel? At friend at work has a 911 and the finishes on our two cars is not even close.

Agree completely. There are varying degrees of orange peel and it is fairly common across the industry in my opinion. Found it on all mainstream vehicles even a BMW 7 series and a Audi A7. Use of water based paints hasn't helped. Doesn't bother me enough to do anything about it.