paint feels rough

[bokoboy]

hi guys the paintwork on my new audi feels rough to touch but its shiny and polished should it be smooth ?

 

[FranA3]

it should be yeah if it brand new especially i would take it back to audi and complain

 

[Wozski]

Mine is nice and smooooth as i have just clayed and polished mine - if audi cant do it, that would be the next option....

 

[Lee_R]

yeah probably just needs cleaning properley, might have been sat gathering tree sap and stuff before you collected it.

 

[bokoboy]

cheers it not brand new but it just feels gritty cant understand how its got a good shine even after good wash and rinse

 

[PH1L]

it sounds like it needs detarred and clayblocked

 

[FranA3]

as its not a brand new car then it has got something like tree sap or something like that on the paint to good way to get it off is to clay bar it , it gets off paint contamination like tree sap overspray etc.. it takes a bit of time to do but the end result is awesome its worth doing for sure

 

[bokoboy]

how much would a garage charge to do that id be scared i made it worse

 

[elton121272]

how much would a garage charge to do that id be scared i made it worse

Thats what I thought a few years ago on a black type R full of swirls but you cant go wrong with a meg clay and spray...brings her back like glass and ready for a polish and wax.

 

[antmax7]

get yourself on cleanyourcar.co.uk they have a guide you can use.
just make sure you break your clay in to several bits and don't use as a hole block

 

[GConn]

Buy a Meguiars smooth surface clay kit (or any other non abrasive clay). Lube a small part of your paint each time and clay. There is a detailing section in this forum, you can get useful info there if you want to post your question.