Remove Orange peel old paint

[schulnaj]

So I purchased a car that was painted about a year and a half ago. Originally I didn't think it was so bad but now the orange peel in the paint is driving me crazy. All the guy told me was he used a urethane base coat clear coat system. I don't know brand or anything. I am thinking about cutting and buffing it. My concern is I don't know how much clear is on the car. If I blow through the clear somewhere in the cutting process, what brand of clear would you recommend?

I even thought about color sanding the car with 1000 grit and then putting a few new coats of clear on it just so I know I have a good base to buff. Am I O.K. to just spray any urethane clear coat over it?

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks

[CanadianBug]

If you're unsure and you really want to get rid of the peel, I'd go the "sand and re-clear" route.

If you decide to just risk a cut and buff and burn through the clear somewhere, you'll be into a base-blend and clear re-do on that panel.

Mike
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[jspbtown]

I agree. And just to expand a little. If you burn through the clear you really can't just reshoot clear and hope that spot goes away. It will look different.

You could always give it a good scuffing with some 400 wet and then shoot some additional clear.