How Do You Remove Orange Peel Paint?
Orange peel occurs when paint is applied over an area with oil on the surface. Something as small as a fingerprint can leave enough oil on the surface to show up as orange peel in a completed paint job. Orange peel is hard to detect until the paint has completely dried, which makes it difficult to remove. It is possible to remove orange peel paint without repainting the entire area. Park the car in the sunlight, which makes orange peel easier to detect. Orange peel looks like it is deep in the paint and appears to have a dimpled surface, like the peel of an orange. Use 600 grit sandpaper and water to carefully sand the orange peel. Keep the sandpaper soaking wet while sanding so sand buildup doesn’t occur and scratch the paint. The sanded area will look dull and cloudy. Sand the orange peel areas again with 900 grit sandpaper, keeping the paper wet again. Sand until there is no more orange peel present. Repeat the sanding steps, but use 1200 grit sandpaper, which removes scratches made
