Removing only half the orange peel

ksungela

ksungela

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I'm doing an all over of a 79 camaro. The car is apart and just painted the hood and decklid today. However the hood has a little too much orange peel in some places. Does anyone have a technique to remove some of the orange peel so its not completely flat and have it blend in with the rest of the hood that has low orange peel. Seams to me wet sanding a little will cut the tops off the mountain so to speak and leave a plateau which ultimately won't look right compared to the low rolling hills. Any suggestions.
Last resort is to cut and re-clear.
 
Shops do that all the time. Give it a try. I nib out imperfections all the time, and sometimes a spot near the center rear of a big hood will have an area where the peel is not quite right. Just go over the whole thing with some of your finest paper after fixing the spots and before buffing, you'll be amazed at how it all evens out. Probably only you will ever know where the funny spots are.
 
Use a very soft block and it will conform a little better and not "block" the clear as much. If you are careful you can use just your hand as well but that takes a little experience and feel.
 
Thanks guys. Tonight I sprayed the doors hanging, so vertical surface, and got less orange peel than the hood. Same gun settings. I think my mindset when spraying the hood was that the clear would self level so it was OK to go on the heavy side. I was concerned about runs on the door so kept moving just quick enough to get full coverage. Plus I had to hold the gun at less than 90 degrees to the hood because the gun was getting fluid starved. Need to go back to purging the air in the PPS cup before spraying.
Maybe a ridiculous question, but I've never painted a car without wet sanding/buffing the clear, if you don't wet sand the clear, do you still buff (compound or polish) the clear, or do you just denib as needed and done?
 
Not buffing clear is always the best thing but not always doable. If I had a job that I was pleased with except a few nib issues I would nib only and polish that area only. If there were more then a few on the panel I would nib and lightly go over the rest of the panel and polish that panel.
 
Like everyone said it will blend in. I had a lot of peal in the hood and could not get it all out. When I was done cutting and buffing if I stand just right in just the right light I can see it but nobody else has even noticed it even if I point it out.
 
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