Orange peel....... must have something to do with the low prices you US
folks pay for cars. My new Isuzu Rodeo and new Subaru Forester both have
great paint jobs. Then again, they did both come from the same US plant!
Better inspectors??? Or just a desire to displace the kings of the road?
OLBDII
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles A Harris <harris_simmons@juno.com>
To: vern_dj@email.msn.com <vern_dj@email.msn.com>
Cc: EPaul21988@aol.com <EPaul21988@aol.com>; Joseph.DeLuca@wl.com
<Joseph.DeLuca@wl.com>; morgans@Autox.Team.Net <morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: August 25, 1998 11:57 PM
Subject: Re:MODERN PAINT JOBS
>Has anyone noticed that the new car paint jobs have excessive orange
>peal? Perhaps Noguera and Boyles have through the years caused me to
>become more observant about paint finishes because this evening while out
>in Boris, my large ugly 4 wheel drive P. U., I noticed that a Lexus',
>ahead of me at a signal light, paint job was orange pealed. At first I
>did not think to much about it until the next light when the Dodge
>beneath my lights had the same kind of condition. Then I started taking
>notice of the newer cars and all seemed to have the same kind of bad
>paint jobs. Questions is (1) is there some reason that there is a change
>in new car paint (2) I have just become more critical of decorated boxes
>and jelly beans passing themselves off as cars (3) the auto companies are
>using a new paint to hold up better in the Texas Sun (4) It is some plot.
>Harris
>Orange Peal Inspector
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