Smoothing out my matte finish?

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I had my car resprayed with the basf paint system for BMW frozen colors. It has had a month to cure.

There are rough patches that almost feel like sandpaper. Visibly, the car looks perfect. No tiger stripes or uneven glossy/dull combo areas. The only problems are some rough patchy areas.

My question is how I can fix this. Can I use rubber clay like the autoscrub? Or scotchbrite? I don't think decontamination sprays from chem guys or Dr Beasley will work. If this were gloss clear, a wet sand and buff would fix it in minutes.

Thanks!
 
Gloss comes from "smoothing".

I'd hold the Shop, that did the spraying,
responsible for fixing the rough patches.


Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
Gloss comes from "smoothing".

I'd hold the Shop, that did the spraying,
responsible for fixing the rough patches.


Bob
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smooth as in "to the touch," as a proper matte finish should feel. a wet sanded clearcoat can be dull and still feel smooth.

taking it back for a respray is the obvious answer, but that's a last resort, hence my post



thanks



edit: I've read a post or two on this forum about people using scotchbrite to restore a matte finish to clear that has become glossy from unintentional polishing. Unfortunately, they never followed up with result pictures or detailed discussion on the after product.

While i wouldn't be sanding, scotchbriting, claying, or what ever other options may be presented, to remove a shine, it theoretically would achieve the evenly "smooth" feel to the clear that the rest of the car has
 
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I am going to send BASF an e-mail to see if there is a grit of sandpaper or scotchbrite that can closely match the finish of the clearcoat i used, but i'm really hoping someone here has experience with this :(
 
taking it back doesn't mean a respray, but at least consult the outfit who did it to see what their take is. it's their responsibility to figure it out, not yours. you paid for the job to be done right, not partially right and then you figure out the rest and possibly compromise the whole job.

unless a friend did this and has no experience with the product, etc. i don't know the scenario.
 
builthatch said:
unless a friend did this and has no experience with the product, etc. i don't know the scenario.
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It was one of those "favor" jobs. It was their first time doing a finish like this.

And it would be fun to learn how to work this out myself for future reference.
 
Do NOT touch BMW Frozen Paint

It cannot be repaired or "fixed" by traditional detailing methods

Take it to a qualified, BMW certified repair facility
 
well, someone just backed into my bumper and spiderwebbed the paint a few minutes ago.

looks like i have a good test canvas now, since it has to be resprayed anyway.
 
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