Harsh paint in some places?

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locarno

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Hello. I noticed that my paint is harsh in some places. Probably car painter fail? I can feel it and hear. Just look at the video below.


The paint looks good overall. I can't see this defect. Menzerna 2500 didn't removed this. I think I need to use water sand paper or stronger compund? But it is worth to remove a lot of clear coat just to remove this invisible defect?
 
If it's been repainted he probably had the gun a bit to far away and it flashed a bit to early.

Only you can answer if it's worth it..... to me if there is even remotely enough clear to work with its worth it.
 
I have no idea what the defect you're describing is. I see nothing wrong in the video.

It may simply be bonded contaminants that need a clay job to remove. I think that if it were a poor paint application resulting in a rough finish that you could hear and feel, then the gloss level would not be as good as it appears to be.

This falls in the "must see in person to properly diagnose" category.
 
And without a paint thickness meter, I personally wouldn’t do much to try to correct. I’d much rather feel a defect than see a defect and that is the potential if you start wet sanding. But if there is plenty of clear, which you’d know with a thickness meter, then by all means, correct away. I have a Highline 2nd gen thickness meter for around $200 and I’ve used it for hobbyist detailing as well as buying cars. It helped me identify a used car that had been damaged but didn’t show up in CarFacts. And some news cars get repainted due to transit damage that would be nice to know about so a thickness gauge could be useful in the future.
 
The Detailer's Hippocratic Oath: "First do no harm".

I'd leave that one alone.
 
I think it is car painter fault. He probably painted another element and some particles of the clearcoat settled on other elements. I have similar effect on windows.
 
locarno said:
I think it is car painter fault. He probably painted another element and some particles of the clearcoat settled on other elements. I have similar effect on windows.
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With this new information, especially the similar effect on the windows, I am even more convinced that you simply need to clay the finish as I mentioned in post #3. Additional polishing would also most likely remove the overspray, but I think the clay bar is more appropriate as a first step.

Clay the surface until it feels smooth (baggie test), then re-polish. And clay bar the windows too.

The overspray from urethane clear-coats gets everywhere that is not 100% sealed off and it can travel quite a distance. It is so fine that in many cases you can't see it easily but it can definitely be felt, just like you described in your original description.
 
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