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Originally Posted by Miguel Antonett
Prrrrrreeeettycool!
BTW, my car started to develop orange peel about 15 yrs ago..., it began on the rear flares welds, then the front flares, then a section of the passenger door and just began on the roof behind the sunroof opening. At the Savanah Parade in 2011, I showed the car to the Porsche paint guru (German ???), he loved the car and told me DO NOTHING, that's real original single stage paint patina that, back then (1978), was totally unknown to Porsche. He mentioned that to "really get rid of it" you need to go bare metal... but the car would loose great value.
M2c.
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Misconception with this term, cars don't develop orange peel. The term refers to the finish as painted, typically from the factory (look at some of the later model Corvettes) or during the re-paint process. It is an effect of how the paint lays down. The car either has it or it does not..
If something develops later on, especially the timeline you describe, then it is chemical/bonding issue, or checking as we like to call it.
Solvent pop is usually seen on cars that have been repainted or touched-up as certain chemicals may have not been given enough time to fully dry/evaporate.
The German paint guru was correct in that to get rid of it you have to go pare metal. What you describe could be a paint reaction to lead over a period of time as a bare metal refinish will show metal finishing on seams etc.. on the early cars. No polyester fillers etc..