2024 Paint - All Orange Peel

[FORDTEXAS]

more orange peel, more protection lol?

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[Old Hat]

I'd want to see it in person before I could comment. I think it's possible to take photos that both minimize and maximize the orange peel effect. Since you claim all the other trucks on the lot look the same, it seems more likely that they all are within the normal range for these trucks. After all, they were not all finished on the same day or line.

 

[dbtgt]

I'm driving a 2024 Lariat as a loaner right now and it is Agate Black. It has very mild orange peel in some places but overall is pretty flat and smooth and certainly within the acceptable range for a mass produced pickup. Nothing like the orange peel in the OP's photo.

 

[SeanV313]

What causes the Orange Peel? These trucks are not built in Florida..

 

[National Superbike]

I don't think you can do much with what you have- it would need to be re-cleared, I think. I'd walk away from that truck unless they were going to discount it some insane amount.
My 23 has what I'd call normal orange peel. It is about the same as the 22 Frontier I had, not great but not horrible. I custom paint and restore vintage bikes and I wouldn't even let that slide on a frame that doesn't hardly show. Gas tanks and panels have to be perfect. If you want to see really good factory paint, go look at a new Triumph or Harley.

 

[Maplestaple]

Guys, golf balls have dimples for a reason. This was engineered into the paint, and is NORMAL. Just like any issues brought up to your Ford dealer ! ?

 

[coaster57]

@bfastr every 2024 on the lot was the same. Wondering about anyone else's 2024.

Yep. My Star White Platinum 702a has lots on the hood. I was taking it back to the dealer Monday for PPF which is paid for but now I'm reconsidering after seeing the orange peel. Abt thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[B-real]

My '23 in Avalanche looks like this at the right angle. Honestly, I think the majority of F150s have been like this from the factory for years, but it is much more noticeable on the darker colored trucks.

 

[tony72cutlass's']

This is very strange, i know it's not the same comparison but my 2021 Job 2 is immaculate from front to back.

 

[24STX5.0]

Guys, golf balls have dimples for a reason. This was engineered into the paint, and is NORMAL. Just like any issues brought up to your Ford dealer ! ?

 

[Ford Motor Company]

If you have received your 2024 F150, please look at your paint and see if there is orange peel. Mine was delivered yesterday and inspecting it today I noticed the ENTIRE paint job has a significant orange peel. My salesman and I looked at all their other 2024's on the lot and they are the same. The other models on the lot DO NOT look orange-peeled. My wife's 2024 Escape is glassy. My 2021 F150 is glassy.

Here is a photo and you can see the blurriness of the reflections and the orange peel. How does your paint look?

Enlarge the image and the orange peel is very visible.

Hello, I would like to take a look on my end regarding your paint concern. Could you send us over a message with you VIN and estimated mileage to get started?

 

[B-real]

Here is my 23 in Avalanche

 

[JBMCEQY]

Here is my 23 in Avalanche

My '23 in Carbonized Grey looks the same. IMO it's one of those things that you have to be intentionally looking for to notice, so it doesn't bother me.

 

[wessermgm]

My '23 in Avalanche looks like this at the right angle. Honestly, I think the majority of F150s have been like this from the factory for years, but it is much more noticeable on the darker colored trucks.

This. You notice it more on the curved panels at the right angle. IMO painting a truck without any orange peel is pretty rare unless there has been paint correction. No way Ford or any mass production manufacturer is going to paint correct thousands of cars/trucks off the line. Maybe worse in 2024 than before. I noticed it on my 2022 and it is there on my 2024. My wife's Lexus GX has some orange peel on sections as well. Clay bar would help with it. Micro sanding would fix it completely, but then you would probably have to get a professional ceramic job.

 

[JCsTruck]

Thanks for posting, if I go to buy a Ford I will look for this.

Not sure how good this information is but Google produced this. https://aboffs.com/blogs/resources/orange-peel-paint

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