98 WS6

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Is this too much orange peel for a factory paint job? I'm thinking that it was cheaply painted and then sold to me.. Let me know what you guys think. Also some of the paint on the tip of the spoiler is bubbling, along with the Pillar behind the t-tops.

Sorry the pics are so damn big, I did it so you guys can see it better. Look at the bottom right of the pillar where the shadow is.





Also some chips are starting to show up, as if the paint is soft.

97ramsst

iTrader: (162)

I would say by the line left from where you took your molding off that it has been repainted.

BlackScreaminMachine

iTrader: (17)

look for masking tape marks. Have the car wet sanded. See if you can get some of the peel off.

98 WS6

iTrader: (20)

Would I just have to go to any body shop for that? My hood is faded too with weird marks on them. On my ram air scoops there are like.. wavy horizontal lines a little lighter than the red color

fast377

iTrader: (52)

Kind of looks like it's been painted. Have to see it in person though. Do like what was stated above...look for tape lines. Like where the hood and fenders meet (pop the hood and look at the inner lip), door jams, etc.

BlackScreaminMachine

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its prob repainted, it prob wasnt properly prepped.

Try taking it to a shop and get a paint depth meter, that can tell ALOT.

02gtp4now

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it hard to tell in the pics if it was in person i could tell you in a minute, just take it by a body shop and ask them to look at it

dragonZ28

iTrader: (32)

Even factory paint has orange peel in it. It's really hard to tell unless they paint certain areas, such as jambs. From those pictures, I don't think anyone can tell you with any accuracy if it has been repainted.

98 WS6

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Will do.

WhiteFormula98

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looks fine man

98 WS6

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Found what looked like tape marks in the door jams..

'Trust'

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Could be factory paint, the orange peel on these cars is ridiculous from the factory.

97ramsst

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I am just wondering what could explain the very clear paint lines where the side molding use to be if it hadn't been painted?

Orange peel or not thats a dead give away.

stockerws6

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That's a dead giveaway IMO. I wouldn't be surprised if all or part of it was repainted considering it is 10 years old, unless it was very well maintained, garage kept and no dings/dents or scratches.

twitchtwice

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yeah there is lots of orange peel in the black fbody's but that is only to hide the poor job they did out of the factory.

98 WS6

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Well the guy I bought it from only owned it for a month and said he got it for cheap. I'm starting to think it was in crappy condition and he got a cheap paint job and decided to sell it. And idk about the molding lines, you cant even feel them, its weird

98 WS6

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And my hood is kinda faded and looks like crap lol. But im OCD with my paint so