# Sweet buildup

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [August 7, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786 "2004-08-07T08:26:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![mscott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@mscott](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mscott)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/1 "2004-08-07T08:26:51Z")

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[http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1516760](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1516760)

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**Author:** ![1mns13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8491ac/32.png) [@1mns13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1mns13)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/2 "2004-08-07T09:07:35Z")

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It was on Freshalloy a couple months ago. Very well done.

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**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/3 "2004-08-18T19:33:26Z")

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Talk about attention to detail. Very Nice

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**Author:** ![2HIGH\_PSI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/85e7bf/32.png) [@2HIGH\_PSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2HIGH_PSI)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/4 "2004-08-19T16:39:53Z")

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i was reading the posts after it…wtf is orange peel???

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**Author:** ![Dconz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Dconz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dconz)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/5 "2004-08-19T17:18:09Z")

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Its when then paint takes on the texture similar to an orange peel. I don’t know the technical explanation but go and look at any late model domestic car (pick a dark color model), wash and dry it then look down the length of a panel and you will get a first hand lesson in how not to paint a car!

Wet sanding can remove some of this but really show be avoided from the start. Contaminants in the air like oils, fumes from gasket glue or other substances like that or using shitty paint or just being a bad painter.

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**Author:** ![jdms13rhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@jdms13rhd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdms13rhd)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/6 "2004-08-21T03:03:09Z")

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Just Awsome!!!

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**Author:** ![mscott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@mscott](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mscott)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/7 "2004-08-07T08:26:51Z")

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[http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1516760](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1516760)

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**Author:** ![1mns13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8491ac/32.png) [@1mns13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1mns13)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/8 "2004-08-07T09:07:35Z")

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It was on Freshalloy a couple months ago. Very well done.

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**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/9 "2004-08-18T19:33:26Z")

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Talk about attention to detail. Very Nice

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**Author:** ![2HIGH\_PSI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/85e7bf/32.png) [@2HIGH\_PSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2HIGH_PSI)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/10 "2004-08-19T16:39:53Z")

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i was reading the posts after it…wtf is orange peel???

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**Author:** ![Dconz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Dconz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dconz)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/11 "2004-08-19T17:18:09Z")

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Its when then paint takes on the texture similar to an orange peel. I don’t know the technical explanation but go and look at any late model domestic car (pick a dark color model), wash and dry it then look down the length of a panel and you will get a first hand lesson in how not to paint a car!

Wet sanding can remove some of this but really show be avoided from the start. Contaminants in the air like oils, fumes from gasket glue or other substances like that or using shitty paint or just being a bad painter.

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**Author:** ![jdms13rhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@jdms13rhd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdms13rhd)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-buildup/137786/12 "2004-08-21T03:03:09Z")

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Just Awsome!!!
