Back from the dead 1997 Nissan Maxima

[getright]

This is my 1997 Nissan Maxima with 326,000 northeast miles. I got it my senior year in hs and have had it ever since. Two years ago I got an Acura Cl so the Maxima was relegated to backup and now winter beater. After a long stint at my parents it probably hadn`t been properly detailed in more than two years, even well before that the most it got was megs 3 step. It has seen alot of road and the finish reflected it. So it was in pretty bad shape as you can tell from the before pics. It has alot of chips all over that are down to rust not to mention many scratches below the clear coat. So i had realistic expectations for the results. This was a two day detail where my brother and i both did our cars.
My process was as follows:

1. Wash with pb`s super slick and suds
2. Clay
3 Wash again with sss
4. Polish with pb`s ssr 2.5 by pc spread on 3 then work at 5-6(i`ll tell u about my 6 discovery later)
5.Polish with ssr 1 by pc spread at 3 and work at 6
4. Sealed with pb`s ex by pc at 4 x2 with 18hrs. curing time in between.
Here are the before and afters. Befores first.








Still some work to do but i now know that speed six on the pc is the optimum setting for swirl removal. I couldn`t believe the results. Again this car has 326,000 miles.

[GregCavi]

Awesome JOb! It brings me great enjoyment to see you succeed with all your new toys!

Greg

[Miami_Sunset]

nice job. But would love to see the sun hitting the car for added clarity. :chinese:

[Larry A]

Did you notice how well the PB EX fills the left over scratches that the polishes did not remove.

[getright]

Larry A- Definetly, there was some left over marring that i just didn`t have the time to polish. I spent about ten hours on my day off detailing. I noticed a definite difference after the two coats of ex. This was my first time using ex and i couldn`t be more pleased. It was easy to apply and buffed off easily as well. The resulting finish speaks for it self. I want to try out as many sealants as possible in the near future.

Miami Sunset - I will try and get some sun shots today. Time and lighting was against me so those shots were the best i could get. I hate running out of light before i finish detailing!

It rained and was extremely windy kicking up dust that stuck to my car after we finished yesterday. I will s&g it and then take some sun shots.