Interestingly I was painting a trim piece Space Gray today, and it looked perfect until I applied the BMW clearcoat. All of a sudden, god-awful orange peel, so I would surmise it is down to the clearcoat hence why it can polish out so well. Claying, polishing and waxing are the solution I suspect.

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