Need some quick advice...

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juiceman311

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I don't have much/any experience in detailing a car to bring out a nice shine and protecting the paint. I have a Gold 2002 Nissan Maxima SE with minor scratches/swirling on the hood and front bumper. I purchased Claymagic's Clay Bar yesterday but was at a loss as to what polishes/waxes I should get. From the research I've done over the last day and a half, I'm thinking I need some sort of polish to help with the swirls/scratches and then a carnuba wax. What do you guys reccomend as for the products to use? I can probably do the polish and a coat of wax today, and put another coat or two of wax on it next weekend again. I'm going out in an hour again to get the polish and wax, so please advise. Also if you could, limit the products to what Pepboys/AutoZone would have.



Thanks
 
The products at autozone and pepboys dont compare to online purchases. I think it would be more beneficial for you to order online and wait a week to do it, but that is up to you. I read a review on a few products that can be picked up from the local store. The wax was named Zamol, it comes in a green bottle. As far as polish (to remove scratches and swirl marks), i will be goign to autozone and looking at some myself cause i have not bought any yet.
 
I realize that I can do significantly better by buying the better stuff online, but I just want to get my feet wet, clean up my car until school gets out. Once summer hits and I have some experience I can try the higher end stuff I guess.
 
Understandable. Like i said, try Zamol. I read a test and it stayed longer then Meguiars but not as good as Zaino. I dont know what kind of selection they have of polish cause i will be going there today to look.
 
If you are doing everything by hand, then for polish I would say Meguair's ScratchX. If you are trying to polish the entire car by hand, GOOD LUCK. What I often do as a quick fix on neglected cars is Clay Bar, then use Meguairs NXT Wax. Forget polishing by hand. It is not impossible, but I dont want my arm to fall off. Clay makes a huge difference, and NXT is very very easy to use.
 
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