Top coat !!!

Sorry to have to "come in" with another of these Quite ordinary questions but.........last night i sprayed my Celica with Gunze topcoat about 4-5 times and the things full of orange peel now, shame beacause it was a great paint job. Just wondered if this is normal beacause i was expecting it to be all smooth & shiny as though it had been dipped in oil or something. The actual top coat rattle can is empty now so i thought id continue over the car with Clear (future) floor polish till i get rid of the orange peel as i have no desire whatsoever to sand it all since the paint job was so good, what do you guys reckon ?!?


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Depending on the severity of the orange peel, clearcoating might hide it, or it could magnify it. Is it comparable to an eggshell, orange peel, or golf ball(:bloated:)?

Oh, it's not that bad.......you can only see it at an angle & in the light.
More like eggshell.

Thanks for replying.

Clearcoat will be fine then. Future is self-leveling so it should give a nice even shine. Just beware that future doesn't polish well, or so I hear.

WHAT !!!!

Well i never...........i dont think i'll be using future then, i think id rather sand.

Thanks for the tip.

Which Celica?

One of these......... but not quite !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the front..................

I use Gunze Mr. Top Coat B501 which is the water based spray acrylic, I goes on very smooth and seldom shows any orange peel. I also have some of their enamel based top coat but haven't used it except for a test spray, seems to dry very slowly.
Best thing to do is to learn how to polish, that way any orange peel can be removed. :smile:

Originally posted by Veyron
I use Gunze Mr. Top Coat B501 which is the water based spray acrylic, I goes on very smooth and seldom shows any orange peel. I also have some of their enamel based top coat but haven't used it except for a test spray, seems to dry very slowly.
Best thing to do is to learn how to polish, that way any orange peel can be removed. :smile:

werd

Thanks for the answers.
Looks like it's gonna need a bit of sanding, if i bought a new tin of the same Gunze top coat and threw on a few more layers the orange peel should dissapear in the end should it not !!!
I mean it must work the same as when painting with a rattle can.................3-4 light coats then a nice top coat or two to get rid of the orange peel !

Later, Mike