Problem with paint roughness 1 week after detail

[mr_rammstein]

hey guys!!!



heres the situation



i detailed a trans am last week - it got a 2 step polish, wax w/ optimum spray wax etc car was smooth when i left it



i met up w/ the owner recently and when i felt his car, the paint felt rough - all of the horizontal surfaces including the windows have this issue



all of the vertical surfaces dont, this includes the front and rear bumpers, and any point on the sides of the car where the body angle changes from a positive slope to a negative slope



kinda like this



_ - rough

/ - rough

\ - smooth



the owner lives in a very dusty area



i figured if it was something to do w/ the polishing or the claybarring, it would be everywhere on the body of the car, not just the horizontal surfaces



i figured if it was something to do w/ the spray wax, it wouldn't be on the windows



any ideas of what could cause this??

 

[autoprincess]

I think you just solved it by saying "dusty area" the top surfaces are the panels that get the most abuse, this would be why the windows were included. Something has landed on it. What it is? Could be anything. Does he park under trees? Does he drive on a highway? It's mainly the parking and driving conditions. Has the owner washed the car since? Sometimes you will feel grit, but once the vehicle is washed a lot of the grit can wash off, therefore, only needing a simple wash. I know this might seem odd, but even a gritty surface can come clean again with just a simple wash.



If a wash does not remove the grit, then something else more severe has landed on the vehicle. But my recommendation to you is just wash the car, and see what happens after you dry it off.

 

[az57chevy]

hey guys!!!



heres the situation



i detailed a trans am last week - it got a 2 step polish, wax w/ optimum spray wax etc car was smooth when i left it



i met up w/ the owner recently and when i felt his car, the paint felt rough - all of the horizontal surfaces including the windows have this issue



all of the vertical surfaces dont, this includes the front and rear bumpers, and any point on the sides of the car where the body angle changes from a positive slope to a negative slope



kinda like this



_ - rough

/ - rough

\ - smooth



the owner lives in a very dusty area



i figured if it was something to do w/ the polishing or the claybarring, it would be everywhere on the body of the car, not just the horizontal surfaces



i figured if it was something to do w/ the spray wax, it wouldn't be on the windows



any ideas of what could cause this??

My vote is tree sap