abyss paint

[vibeman1]

after hand washing and drying my vibe i noticed the the paint felta little rough,i washed and dried it again then waxed it,now it is as smooth as a baby's (removed), before waxing the paint felt like it had overspray on it. has anyone else had this problem?

[ragingfish]

Could be rail dust or other debris that accumulates during delivery.Try a clay bar, it'll get all that crap off.

[vibeman1]

my fault i guess, i thought,new car,new paint,no problems,guess i should have done a walk around before i bought it, then taken it back to the dealer to detail it, hu

[vibeman1]

ok i'm new at this....what is a clay bar and where do you get one?

[ragingfish]

Check your im.,

[mojo_jojo]

abyss here too with the same problem. I mentioned it to the dealer and they said to bring it in , but last weekend's Zymol treatment solved my vibe's rough skin problem.

[ZubenElGenubi]

Almost everything you need to know about detailing, but were afraid to ask because the amount of information might overwhelm you!http://www.griotsgarage.com/pd...W.pdf

[drunkenmaxx]

i can confirm the factory theory. i live by a steel mill and its impossible to keep a car clean. sometimes, you see see the air glistening w/metal flakes!!

[DavidPIL]

Hi vibeman...Ya know, when I picked up my Vibe from the dealer after they delayed delivery because they were detailing it, I just rubber my hand over the top of the front quarter panel, next to the hood and noticed it felt, well, not rough but almosy like there was a fine grit to it. There was a scratch further back closer to the rear view mirror, looked like a cat hair almost. In attempts to move it, I lightly scraped it with a fingernail and the paint felt almost like it was chalky though no residue came off.While washing it myself, the wash-mit with soap on it glid over the surface like it was ice, so smooth. I just figured the original texture was in something they used to clean the vehicle.Last weekend I decided to do the Mequire's 3 step clean/polish/wax. After the first step of cleaning the paint... While removing the cleaner, I noticed the surface was smooth but there was that bite to the surface, just like I originally felt when I first picked up the vehicle. After waxing, it was all smooth as silk but that's what I had noticed before I got to that step.I just wonder if maybe what you felt was something they did to it in the process of preparing it for delivery. Maybe a cleaning process that left a grit feeling to the surface? That would seem odd but that's what I noticed with mine...Dave

[vibeman1]

thanks for all the help guy's i hope the problem is fixed by waxingif not i'll let the dealer and pontiac deal with it.