Nissan Clear

[tbaz]

in doing a full correction of swirls and scratches on a 2007 Nissan Titan crew cab and of course its black, just wondering if anyone has heard if the clear is soft or hard?, im usng a M/F correction system with a GG6 DA. banking on 12 hours work with wash , clay,tape, polish , seal.

[flyinion]

I've been told by a number of people that at least on my Z the Nissan clear is quite soft. I don't really know myself how to tell for sure, and it's very hard to see anything on silver anyway, but I do know that the Wolfgang TSR on a white pad knocked out all but the worst of 2 1/2 years of swirls. The rest I don't care about since you really have to look for them and it's a DD so it wasn't worth it to me to remove that much clear just to get out something that might be back in six months. 12 hours sounds about right. I did my parents F150 with the full four door cab which should be around the same size as the Titan. I had to rush to make around 12 hours though because they had a painted lid over the bed that I needed to do as well (that thing was a LOT of paint).

[Zedhead07]

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X2 on the nissan paint being soft.

[331TwistedWedge]

maybe somebody will chime in, but im doing a 2011 (brand) new maxima ... swirled to death from the dealership ... had to be an automatic car wash ... its black ... i hate using the meguiars 105, but its hard to beat for correction ... what else works good for correcting the clear? ... how about optimum products and what pad?

[modman]

I have had really good luck and results on my black mega cab dodge with optimum compound II with surbuf pads. Finished it out with m205 on a lake country flat grey pad. Optimum compound is alot easier to work with than 105 for a noob.

[331TwistedWedge]

I have had really good luck and results on my black mega cab dodge with optimum compound II with surbuf pads. Finished it out with m205 on a lake country flat grey pad. Optimum compound is alot easier to work with than 105 for a noob.


thanks for the reply ... ive heard some good stuff about that optimum ... i did my entire vette with the 105 and never got the hang of it ... i used a lot, i used a little, i worked in 70*, i worked it in 90*, i buffed quick, i buffed slow...........it didnt matter, it chalked up and gummed up no matter what ... this was using a surbuf pad ... even though the 105 worked wonders on my vette, im not using this stuff ever again ... lol ... i even tried cutting the 105 with some 205, i was desperate ... i eventually got the vette done, but it took WAY too long ... it was a pita!!!!

i think im ordering me some optimum compound 2 this week, thx again ...

[modman]

No worries, I gave up on 105 as well. I am a converted OC guy. I couldn't deal with the dusting and tried all of the stuff you tried. 205 works great though I may try the Optimum polish at some point. Cheers

[331TwistedWedge]

LOVE the 205, i use it with the blue lakewood pad ... i like the menz po85rd for a nice gloss as well ... im just done with the 105 ... i need a new correction compound.......

[timaishu]

I dunno how "hard" or "soft" my clear is on my 05 Altima.

I polished out the swirls with UC then swirlx 9 months ago. I havn't re-installed any swirls in that time. So maybe medium-ish?

[Elite Pro]

in doing a full correction of swirls and scratches on a 2007 Nissan Titan crew cab and of course its black, just wondering if anyone has heard if the clear is soft or hard?, im usng a M/F correction system with a GG6 DA. banking on 12 hours work with wash , clay,tape, polish , seal.

I own a 06 Titan and it's a pleasure to polish, not too hard, not too soft. If I had to say just one , I'd say soft
Reminder: Watch the edges and tape of the plastic
BTW:welcome:

[tbaz]

thanks guys ill post pics of the job, just got, some wolfgang deep gloss sealant and cant wait to try it

[sal329]

It depends on the color. On some models like the Maxima, Z car, GTR... Under the hood there is a sticker that says hard clear, I only noticed this under some colors not all. I have seen Nissan clear being very soft like on a red 370z I detailed to very hard like the last blue Maxima I detailed. Always start with a test area and use teh least aggressive and work your way up