Orange peel on lower doors/sideskirt/fenders

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12-23-2011 | 01:43 AM

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OneManArmy

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From: Knee deep in beer. subabrew crew, ca.

Car Info: MY04 aspen wrx wagon.

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Originally Posted by NorCalDC5

My stock paint has had terrible orange peel since the day I got it

Nothing to frown about, its about the only thing paint related substitute got right... unless of course you like the look of all you paint chipped away.

12-23-2011 | 01:56 AM

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Mautai916

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From: Sacramento, CA

Car Info: 2007 STi SWP

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Originally Posted by OneManArmy

That's factory. Its suppose to be like that. Look at every Wrx and its got it. I figured everyone knew that. Hmph. Go figure

+1

The car was painted that way specifically to prevent it from being chipped/damaged from road rash. If you take a paint thickness gauge to it, its a good 50-75% thicker on the all around the bottom 4-5 inches of the car compared to the top. The "orange peel" look is the result of the factory spraying on a lot more paint + coat for more protection.

:-)

Last edited by Mautai916; 12-23-2011 at 01:59 AM.