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Old 01-07-2009, 08:53 AM   #84641 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Urban View Post
you mentioned orange peel earlier, and I've always wondered, when I had my camry there was a line at which the smooth paint stopped and the bottom four inches or so were left orange peeled... maybe it wasn't my camry, but I have noticed this on a couple different cars. Why do they do that? it's a straight, even, preplanned line, not a mistake.
It's there to prevent the paint from being chipped away from stuff the tires kick up
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