MP9 | Orange Peel (Factory New)

Skin overview

MP9 | Orange Peel is an Industrial Grade spray-paint finish: bright orange patches laid over a dark, dusty base through a stencil of tangled masking tape. In Factory New the orange edges stay crisp and the dark gaps between the patches look deliberate. This is the cleanest version of the pattern, with nothing chipped yet.

Item type: smg. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver, top rail and front section are covered in irregular orange patches separated by dark grey and tan areas, with thin dark streaks where the masking tape stencil lay. The vertical foregrip and the pistol grip carry the same blotchy pattern across their ribs, and the magazine is painted in matching orange and tan. The metal folding stock is mostly dark with scattered orange spots, while the muzzle stays dark. On worn copies the paint goes first from the muzzle edge, the ridges of the top rail, the grip ribs, the magazine base and the corners of the stock.

All patches are intact and their edges stay sharp. The muzzle, rail ridges and grip ribs show no chips. At normal distance the orange looks bright and even across the weapon. The whole finish looks clean.

Factory New quality — float range 0.06–0.07

The whole float range of MP9 | Orange Peel is 0.06–0.8; Factory New takes the 0.06–0.07 segment (1% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Safehouse Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

Among 3 skins of the MP9 in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Orange, black and brown stickers blend with the patched camouflage, while white or cool blue ones give contrast. Placement on the receiver side keeps them on the most intact part of the finish.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade show fewer chips on the muzzle and rail.
• The factory-new range for this skin is very narrow, so compare it with low-float Minimal Wear copies that look nearly the same.
• Look at the grip ribs and magazine base on inspect, as these parts lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies exist and come with pre-applied stickers, so check whether you want them on the weapon.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the cleanest possible version of the pattern.
• Players who prefer crisp orange edges on inspect.
• Conclusion: the pick for a flawless look.