Yesterday day and a little Friday was the first time I ever used a clay bar and WOW. My paint on my roof, trunk, spoiler, rear bumper and hood was nasty. Now it feels and looks brand new. Here is the process and products I used:

Friday:
Wash with Dawn dish soap
Mother's Clay Bar (only used on roof)
Saturday:
Mother's Clay Bar
Wash with Dawn dish soap
Polish with Meguiars Deep Crystal System Polish (I forgot to pick up some polish, so this is all I had around the house. AutoZone wasn't open by the time I started polishing)
Wax twice with Meguiar's #26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax
Spray bottle with distilled water and LIGHTY spray and wipe off with 100% cotton polish towels

Here is the picture disclaimer:
I was hit by a DUI, so my rear bumper looks a little ugly. Also you know how nice Nissan paint is and how it likes to chip in the front, especially black paint.

 

 

no one else said it... so I will... that looks GOOD.

 

Looks great! Has a real nice wet look to it.

 

that is about 7 hours of work. I also shaved the maxima emblem off and paint my key holes black

 

What did you use to paint your key holes?

 

Black touch up paint. I need to sand it a little. Some spots are a little uneven. We will see how it holds up. I used the same paint to fix my chips in my front hood. It doesn't look perfect, but it looks 1000x better than the ugly chips.

Next project:
Curb rash. These 18's are really soft.

 

car looks great, very wet looking.

 

I did the same with my keyholes. I didn't sand them, though. I need to touch them up about once a year.

Now....black out your corners and silver trim around the windows.

 

damn looks clean!

 

i just bought an 01' maxima blk se. I'm going to do the same process this weekend. But real quick question, how did u apply the wax and polish? did u use a 100% cotton towel and just wipe it off?Thanks!

 

I used the terry cotton pads to put the wax and polish on. I switch the pad with each coat of wax anf polish. 100% cotton polishing cloths to whipe off. Used about 10 cloths.

 

Very nice my max is in need of this.

 

exactly what i was gonna say. black out the chrome window trim. the front clears are getting old i think...

 

oh and btw, one of the best looking 5th gens with 6 gen wheels i've seen....

at first i wasn't interested in those wheels, these pics are making me double think! (or 350z wheels)

 

Looks great. what products were used?

 

did you even read his first post?

 

I got the rims for free because my mom had a 2004, and bought rims for it. She has since traded it in for a 2004 350z track edition (also black). Thank you for the comment though. I would suggest getting the 350z track rims, if I had a pick.

Did you not read the first post. I don't think it gets more detailed than that.

 

Looks good man .......

 

Dude, your mom is badass.

Car looks fawesome, btw. I need to find a damn hose somewhere around here... just moved in this apartment and can't find one. =(

 

That was a lot of work. Looks Great!!

 

so fresh and so clean

 

i did the exact same thing to my car looks sick nasty ill post pics of it when i can (stupid 15 post regulation before i can start a thread)....



...but then it rained hardcore today and it sucks

 

not trying to thread-jack btu i live in Louisiana and just got my 02 max and am having alot of trouble getting bug residue from both my front bumper and my headlights...i have used the bug and tar remover and it takes most of the residue off however leaves a noticeable amount after heavy scrubbing HELP PLEASE i want my headlights to be spotless and my front bumper to feel smooth