Old Lacquer Paint

[Crossbreed383]

My question would be on old single stage paint( black ) that has some orange peel to it.
is there any way to remove some orange peel without resorting to wet sanding,for ex . using a certain type of buffing pad or a more aggressive compound?
Or is wet sanding the only way?
Thanks

[firstgenaddict]

Originally Posted by Crossbreed383

My question would be on old single stage paint( black ) that has some orange peel to it.
is there any way to remove some orange peel without resorting to wet sanding,for ex . using a certain type of buffing pad or a more aggressive compound?
Or is wet sanding the only way?
Thanks

I am going to assume the "old single stage" is not original paint, do you know if it is lacquer or enamel?
Catalyzed enamel will be pretty hard when compared to lacquer.

Assuming it is not original paint and I wanted to level it... I would use some 3000 trizac WET on a 6" orbital unless I were sure there was enough paint for me to hardblock it with 2000, then finish with 3000 and cut polish.

You can remove some orange peel using a wool bonnet, however be aware a wool bonnet cuts pretty FAST.

First -
Run some inexpensive masking tape along the ridges on the body lines and along the panel edges, tape off around the emblems and trim to save time cleaning afterwards.

On older paint after I get the paint hydrated and gloss back with SHOW CAR GLAZE I go around and mark surface imperfections with a piece of tape...
then I go back with the least aggressive polish first (in meguires the order from least aggressive is machine glaze, swirl remover, fine cut, medium cut and then rough cut) and shoot for a 30-50% improvement when focusing on the single particular issue. - if the least aggressive will not remove it I work to the next.

When you step back the overall improvement appears much better than 50%.

Picking out imperfections from 12" away when you are searching is pretty easy... improve them by 50% walk away for a day or two when you come back you will be amazed.
When I sent photos to the Previous owner of my LT1 they asked if I painted it...