Is My 02 GTS Paint Job The Only One Far From Perfect? Picture

[HARDVIPER]

If you take a good look she's got some orange peel also looks like very small *** marks? I don't remember my red 01 RT/10 having orange peel city.

 

[DodgeViper01]

I do not see anything.

 

[twinturbo3150]

I do not see anything.

I think I see elvis

 

[AJT]

Could you make it a little larger??

Here you go.

 

[HARDVIPER]

Sorry for the HUGE picture, I just bought a new Sony Cyber Shot 7.2 MP and I
don't know the correct settings yet? But it's a cool camera. (I think)

 

[AJT]

Just givin ya some crap. I can't tell what I'm looking at? Is that part of the roof?

 

[jcaspar1]

Had the same on the doors of my 97 GTS

 

[Dave T (BADVENM)]

I kind of remember a similar finish on my '01 GTS after the Zaino process.

 

[GTSnake]

The factory paint job is far from perfect. I have orange peel all over the car. It's just one of those things you gotta put up with. You can try to wet sand it and re-clear it to get rid of some of the orange peel. Or you can just get a whole new paint job if you have money burning a hole in you pocket.

 

[RobZ]

it's the rear hatch/ducktail area.

 

[SuperSaiks]

That is very normal for Vipers,,, my steel grey has that samething noticable around the rear deck lid of my RT. IT'NORMAL these are hand built cars..

 

[C O D Y]

I do not notice any on mine... but they're red. Maybe red hind the it better? Don't know?

 

[Vic]

it's the rear hatch/ducktail area.

Yeah, looking down from the top.

 

[agentf1]

Most cars have OP from the factory anymore.

I always thought Vipers had pretty good paint on them. Aren't they wet sanded and buffed from the factory? Their nice paint was always one of the things that attracted me to the car.

Are you sure it is not a repaint?

 

[dyeguy]

I have had two 97 GTS Vipers. One had the factory paint and the other has been repainted by a custom paint shop. The custom paint is smooth and glassy looking while the factory paint had some orange peel and some fiberglass veins in it. (Not terrible but noticeable)

 

[HARDVIPER]

it's the rear hatch/ducktail area.

Yeah, looking down from the top.

Correct, ducktail area with the garage light reflection.

Also it's No repaint.

 

[Vic]

I've got some orange peel here and there, never bothered me. I figure most of them have it to some degree.

At least my 01 isn't bubbling by now, like some earlier models used to do after a few years.

 

[94RT10Ohio]

Most cars have OP from the factory anymore.

I always thought Vipers had pretty good paint on them. Aren't they wet sanded and buffed from the factory? Their nice paint was always one of the things that attracted me to the car.

Are you sure it is not a repaint?

+1. The Viper factory paint seems better than any other Dodge. Mine looks great, especially when sitting next to my Ram SRT-10.

 

[bloose]

Looks about right. I see this particularly in the area between the side and rear windows. Sapphire Blue.

 

[TAXIMAN1]

looks like a repaint. too much clear..

 

[GTSNRT10]

It's 100 percent normal !period!
Red just hides the op.also the lighter the color the less you can see orange peel.

 

[ViperTony]

Normal. I have peel on my Yellow '01 RT/10. It's noticeable under flourescent light. I never noticed it until I did the Claybar->Wax routine. Some owners wet sanded their car to remove it, others ignore it. I chose to ignore it...rather put the wet-sand money toward a super charger.