I've been considering a 2004 Cobra for the past month, primarily the mystichrome ones, but found a decent 22k miles black SVT locally that i can pick up for a decent price. My question is, do all the 2004s have noticeable orange peel in the paint? When looking close at the black 2004, in particular the area behind the rear quarter glass, and rear fender sides (both sides) the car has mild orange peel in the factory paint.
I know it is probably original paint, because my 2000 GT that i've had for 3 years now also has orange peel on the rear quarter pillars. I would have thought that a high priced limited production car had better quality paint than the ones I've seen. I've spent the last three years custom painting my toy/project car in my garage, and when I see orange peel similar to the surface of the mustangs, I would wetsand and polish it smooth. I just don't want to buy a car for 27k and then feel like i need to wetsand and polish it to be satisfied with the surface of the cobra.
Lord Warlock
I know it is probably original paint, because my 2000 GT that i've had for 3 years now also has orange peel on the rear quarter pillars. I would have thought that a high priced limited production car had better quality paint than the ones I've seen. I've spent the last three years custom painting my toy/project car in my garage, and when I see orange peel similar to the surface of the mustangs, I would wetsand and polish it smooth. I just don't want to buy a car for 27k and then feel like i need to wetsand and polish it to be satisfied with the surface of the cobra.
Lord Warlock