Show Us Your Motors!

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 10:58

vanpeebles said:
Worst bants ever

Why don't you post a picture of your van, peebles?

paradigm · 20 Sep 2020 at 11:01

Check out my orange, banana and apple peel:

To be fair, it isn't the best, there is a bit of orange peeling going on!

Dis86 · 20 Sep 2020 at 11:59

Careful @paradigm you'll have to delete that photo and throw a wobbler!

vanpeebles · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:20

I do like the vauxhall frontera colour.

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:23

paradigm said:
Check out my orange, banana and apple peel:

To be fair, it isn't the best, there is a bit of orange peeling going on!

Nah thats Banana skinning, not orange peeling. Truly unfortunate...

Jonnycoupe · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:27

I assume you can do the cherry filter too, havent lost that one?

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:33

Cherries? What have they got to do with anything? Don't be absurd...

Conscript · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:38

Didnt think the orange peel was that bad, to be honest. Nor do I think its that bad in general, and nowhere near as jarring as swil marks and marring...at least with orange peel you can only see it close up, whereas swirl marks can be visible a mile off. And orange peel just gives the paint a textured effect...not desirable, but arguably not horrendously unattractive.

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:45

Conscript said:
Didnt think the orange peel was that bad, to be honest. Nor do I think its that bad in general, and nowhere near as jarring as swil marks and marring...at least with orange peel you can only see it close up, whereas swirl marks can be visible a mile off. And orange peel just gives the paint a textured effect...not desirable, but arguably not horrendously unattractive.

On some modern cars you can see it from a mile away. My friends mum bought a new Fiesta in some metallic gray colour, and I was sitting in my car outside my friends house on the other side of the road, and could see just how abysmal the paint quality was on it from where I was sat.

Mentioned it when my mate got in the car and he said "I know, its awful, but Mum doesn't see what I'm talking about"

Which is why they can get away with it...

Conscript · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:48

Oh. I've only ever noticed it close up, and even then rarely think much of it.

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:50

Conscript said:
Oh. I've only ever noticed it close up, and even then rarely think much of it.

Most aren't that bad. But I've done rattle can jobs on my driveway which end up with less orange peel than some new cars. Mercs are another one I've noticed are pretty bad at times.

I don't know when it started or why, what painting method changed etc? Cars never used to be orange peely.

paradigm · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:55

vanpeebles said:
I do like the vauxhall frontera colour.

That's the best thing about it, reminds you of a once unrivalled SUV.

vanpeebles · 20 Sep 2020 at 12:59

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 13:10

Best thing about those Fronteras was the cold start diesel clag. Mmmmmmm. <3

Jonnycoupe · 20 Sep 2020 at 13:36

Acme said:
Most aren't that bad. But I've done rattle can jobs on my driveway which end up with less orange peel than some new cars. Mercs are another one I've noticed are pretty bad at times.

I don't know when it started or why, what painting method changed etc? Cars never used to be orange peely.

Water based paints and reduction of all the use of solvents etc is the main reason.

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 14:02

Jonnycoupe said:
Water based paints and reduction of all the use of solvents etc is the main reason.

Makes sense.

adam cool dude · 20 Sep 2020 at 14:06

vanpeebles said:
I do like the vauxhall frontera colour.

Most likely more reliable too. Frontera's are like cockroaches.

vanpeebles · 20 Sep 2020 at 14:11

Live in dark cracks and no one likes them?

Akagi · 20 Sep 2020 at 14:15

adam cool dude said:
Most likely more reliable too. Frontera's are like cockroaches.

Well that can't be true, when was the last time you saw one? 99.9% of them are dead.

vanpeebles · 20 Sep 2020 at 14:19

Acme said:
Well that can't be true, when was the last time you saw one? 99.9% of them are dead.

We know what your next ride is now, a frontera with the badges swapped for Mu ones.