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Old 03-19-2007, 12:59 PM   #1
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New 2007 Paint Condition

How many of you folks found this to be true upon brining your new 2007 Yaris home?

I found the car to look "new" shiny, etc, but when I touch the paint, I feel very small bumps, as though there's a very small amount of paint blow-by or grit or something. Now you can't actually see this "contamination" but you can feek it with your fingers, and I made sure to feel the paint where there is no dust. I even felt these micro-bumps after washing the car!

I had to go get some body shop clay and I "clayed" the entire body with some specialy spray, and after doing this, I felt the paint again, and it felt sily smooth, like a baby's bottom. I noticed that the clay showed very small particles that were "sheared" off the surface of the body, and wow, what a big difference this made to the touch. Even before waxing the body, the body felt as though it had a coat of wax after claying the entire body.

It seems our cars come from the factory with micro grit on the paint, or perhaps this grit gets picked up during transit from salt air, or pollution?

For the Yari's coming to the US, where do they originate? Japan? Ohio?

Please give me info if you can, or share your own experiences in regard to the paint...again, one cannot actually see this grit but you can sure feel it...it can feel very subtle though so when you feel your paint do it slow and concentrate. After claying and waxing, the color seems deeper and more vibrant, and the paint feels silky smooth....something that I could not feel before I clayed.
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Old 03-19-2007, 01:14 PM   #2
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yeah, the painter told me that it's "orange peel". not really sure why they use that term, but i'm guessing it has to do with the texture of an orange peel. heh. i have that on certain spots on my S.
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Old 03-19-2007, 02:04 PM   #3
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yeah, the painter told me that it's "orange peel". not really sure why they use that term, but i'm guessing it has to do with the texture of an orange peel. heh. i have that on certain spots on my S.
I'm not talking about Orange Peal...I know what Orange peel is and this is not what I wrote about...I am talking about GRIT, not Orange Peel...clay can remove the grit but does nothing for Orange Peel texture...that gets there at the time the paint is sprayed on.
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Old 03-19-2007, 04:55 PM   #4
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werd, same thing here when i first got it.
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Old 03-19-2007, 05:29 PM   #5
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its environmental fallout, acid rain dust etc... every car will have this, even new... yes a clay bar does wonders!
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Old 03-20-2007, 02:15 AM   #6
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I'm not talking about Orange Peal...I know what Orange peel is and this is not what I wrote about...I am talking about GRIT, not Orange Peel...clay can remove the grit but does nothing for Orange Peel texture...that gets there at the time the paint is sprayed on.
wouldn't know what you're talking about since there was no pics. all i can really see and feel on my Yaris is the "orange peel".
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Old 03-20-2007, 03:54 AM   #7
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wouldn't know what you're talking about since there was no pics. all i can really see and feel on my Yaris is the "orange peel".
All if not most auto paint jobs have orange peel....what I'm talking about is something you cannot actually see....but you feel a gritty substance on the body, to touch...
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Old 03-20-2007, 09:11 AM   #8
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yep, fallout, rail dust is common from transport...Clay Bar is the solution...

http://www.properautocare.com/usclaybartor.html

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Thanks for the great info!
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Old 03-20-2007, 09:23 AM   #9
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I'm not talking about Orange Peal...I know what Orange peel is and this is not what I wrote about...I am talking about GRIT, not Orange Peel...clay can remove the grit but does nothing for Orange Peel texture...that gets there at the time the paint is sprayed on.
Exactly, all cars/trucks come with orange peel.... if they didnt, they would cost THOUSANDS upon thousands more. The joy of computer painters..
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Old 03-20-2007, 02:58 PM   #10
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only way to get rid of orange peel ussualy is not a claybar...just hours of carefull wet sanding...
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Old 03-20-2007, 03:15 PM   #11
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All if not most auto paint jobs have orange peel....what I'm talking about is something you cannot actually see....but you feel a gritty substance on the body, to touch...
haha, maybe i haven't touched my Yaris enough...
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Old 03-20-2007, 03:42 PM   #12
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haha, maybe i haven't touched my Yaris enough...
Don't be afraid to touch her... trust me she likes it!

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Old 03-20-2007, 05:02 PM   #13
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:46 AM   #14
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Don't be afraid to touch her... trust me she likes it!

maybe i'll touch her tomorrow when it rains. that way she'll be wet all over.
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Old 03-21-2007, 05:47 PM   #15
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Hahaha, great!

I haven't noticed anything like that in my car.
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Old 09-11-2009, 02:26 PM   #16
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I have noticed the same grit on my 07. I tried waxing a couple of times and it helped, but I want the silky smooth feel. I will have to try use the clay. I never used this before. Is it difficult to do, or just time consuming?
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Old 09-13-2009, 04:14 PM   #17
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Clay bar it for sure. I do all my cars prolly 2 times a year, and then wax 'em afterwards. The clay bar is easy to use and does not take that long, it should get that gritty stuff outta the paint, my Yaris had the same feeling the day I bought it, then I used a clay bar, smooth as butta...
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