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      06-12-2011, 08:01 PM   #59
Sniz
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Originally Posted by jhbodle View Post
I saw this in the Individual brochure, but my Individual Techno Violet 335i seems to have an orange peel type surface:

It has left me wondering whether what the brochure says is true or not...
that is certainly some orange peel there! post pics of your car please

just about all modern cars have orange peel from the factory, id love to see a factory painted BMW w glass smooth paint.

my '99 M3 has very little orange peel but the hood was repainted due to a deer.

Spent a whole day wetsanding and polishing to remove it. The results were dramatic. Same principles apply to factory paint as well, it can be removed by a professional.

Before



Sanded halfway



Sanded fully



polished out (1st stage of polish, followed by 2 more)

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