Clay bar issues?

[2010WRX]

Hey guys, I just bought a 370z last week and today was the first day I really cleaned it. The dealer didn't wash the car so the paint was in really nice shape. Anyway the paint looked really nice and smooth so I proceeded with my porter cable and applied collinite 845. Everything went well until I started buffing the sides of the car and the finish felt "sandy" like it needed to be clayed.when I rubbed my hand over the areas, I could hear the sound of my hand running across the paint. From here, I clayed the entire car and applied more 845, but the finish was still kind of rough. So now I'm trying to figure out what to do... Do I buy a more aggressive clay and go at it again? Or do I polish the entire car? I'm currently using the pinnacle blue clay and went over the rough areas numerous times. Any suggestions will be appreciated, thanks.

P.S. Could the 845 I put on the car interfere with the claying?

[Jmarra]

Could the car have been re painted?

[2010WRX]

Hmm I don't think so. I bought the car new with 5 miles on it.

[primo spaghetti]

845 is a wax, try a polish or compound after you clay, and before you wax.

[wukin]

Do you mean the LOOK is rough or the paint still feel like sandpaper?

[kjk66ss]

Orange peel?

[2010WRX]

When touching the paint it feels "sandy". The paint looks great otherwise. I didn't think I would need to polish a new car without swirls, but maybe that will get me the "smooth as glass feel". I'm just kind of confused why the clay wouldn't take away the sandy feel.

[ihaveacamaro]

definitely need to clay. Sometimes takes a few passes.

[ihaveacamaro]

also look into IronX as new cars can have iron fallout and rail dust.

[2010WRX]

There is orange peel, but that shouldn't make the finish feel like sand. Anyway, I think I'll try the clay again, hopefully it will remove all the contaminants.