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      03-30-2021, 08:23 AM   #67
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Originally Posted by Ghostriderf80 View Post
interesting but you get orange peel.

why not just get the car in the color that you want?
So a couple things about Autoflex: you can pretty much eliminate orange peel by polishing after first application and then flow coating clear on top followed by another round of polishing - which I did on my car - but it's another level of cost and difficulty for the installer.

Also some orange peel is desirable despite the commonly held opinion that it's bad because it helps hide tiny imperfections in the paint/clear. If you're going to try and eliminate it your detailing game needs to be on point.

Lastly, sometimes the car you want isn't available in the color you want when and how you want it, so these types of products let you change it up on a semi-permanent basis. I might go from Atlantis to IOMG next time around while still keeping my F80.
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