Last week i noticed that the reflections in my paint were quite hazy when viewed from a distance. Not sharp and crisp like i expected them to be. I put it down to all the different kinds of wax i'd been applying so late last week i stripped it all off and applied the 3 stage meguiars system but swapped the last wax stage for a coat of a glaze and then some pure carnuaba wax. Looked really shiny but the reflections were still hazy.
Looking deeper into the paint i noticed that it was very orange peely. Being a dark colour it stands out a bit more. This is the reason the reflections arnt crisp. The only thing i can do is cut the whole paint back smooth and flat it/polish it using increasing grades of polish. Unfortunatly this is a bodyshop job, so im going to leave it.
Then at trax i had a look at others cars, and sure enough they are the same as mine, all super shiny but have an orange peel effect.
All cars have it to some extent, as its almost impossible to get a finish without it, but vauxhall paint at the minute seems very poor quality.
Heres an example. (sorry K53payney for using your car)... look at the bumper. See how although the car is shiny, the reflections are hazy.
Heres a pic of mine. Although you can see the deep shine, when you look deeper its just not 100% right
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