will rubbing compound take out orange peel in new paint??

Anonymous-0 · Mar 10, 2014

i have just finished painted a tractor.. over all it looks really good,very shiny,and no runs....but does have a little orange peel in the paint. will a good rubbing compound blend it in and take this away? or would i be waisting my time? how long should i wait to do it?

DScott · Mar 10, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:24:21 03/10/14) i have just finished painted a tractor.. over all it looks really good,very shiny,and no runs....but does have a little orange peel in the paint. will a good rubbing compound blend it in and take this away? or would i be waisting my time? how long should i wait to do it?

What kind of paint is it?

Stephen Newell · Mar 11, 2014

If the orange peal is minor you might wet sand it with 1200 grit or finer paper and then use the rubbing compound to bring the sheen back. It makes the job easier if you use a buffer with the rubbing compound.

CNKS · Mar 11, 2014

All paint has some orange peel, depends on how much. Do as Stephen says if you think it is necessary, but only if you used hardener. If so wait about a week. I have done acrylic urethane (sanding and rubbing compound) the next day, probably should have waited a couple more days.

RandyB(MI) · Mar 11, 2014

Just rubbing will just make shiny orange peel like others have said, you have to sand it flat and buff it back. Don't know if you have done it or not but take it outside in natural light. You may decide it is ok as is. Inside artificial lighting brings out orange peel more than anything. Take 90% of tractors/cars out there and put them inside in that same light and all of a sudden they have orange peel. Sometimes being too fussy can cause a mess.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 11, 2014

it is case ih 2150 with harder,reducer,and smoothie fish eye remover in it.

RandyB(MI) · Mar 11, 2014

fish-eye eliminator will usually cause some orange peel so probably nothing you did wrong in application.

Robert Major · Mar 18, 2014

if it looks ok 3ft from it outside i would not worry, unless you want it to be a concourse prize winning tractor. Chances are you'll rub through the paint on an edge or somewhere messing with it.

For fun I look at brand new cars in parking lots,you would be surprised how many of them look terrible in the right light, straight from the factory!.
I have seen a few with my girlfriend, she reckoned I could of done better here in my shop on the farm they were so bad for peel.
Regards Robert

El Toro · Mar 18, 2014

If it was mine I wouldn't try to correct the problem on a tractor. I had a car painted back in the 1950's at a local body shop that did good work. The orange peel showed up all over the car. I took the car back and the owner said to leave the car as they had to strip the car to bare metal using paint remover. They loaned me a vehicle while the car was being repainted. No problem with the repaint. Hal

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