Paint CORRECTION. Who has done it?

[Mugzilla]

My 2024 has 1300 miles on it. It is garage kept, only weekend driven. Never put away dirty. I wash it with a foam cannon, dwell, foam, mitt, 2 bucket method. When it had 40 miles on it, she was clayed and I put some sort of hybrid ceramic wax on it.

This WINTER, I'll chemical decon, clay, paint correct, then ceramic it.

There is a swirl on the rear deck. I'm guessing some open-mouth breather grabbed a rag, and wiped off a gritty spot, and ground the dirt in to a 3"x4" spot.

If I'm going to ceramic it, I'm going to polish it first. What have you guys used for paint correction on the Z? I'm looking for a specific recommendations on polish/compound/pads based off of the softness of Nissan paint.

(CLARIFICATION: Yes, I know the process of paint correction. "Start with the least aggressive,... see if it works. If not, go up a notch..." I'm curious as to what specific compound and pads you guys are using.)

 

[MacCool]

Companies like Adams Polishes or Chemical Guys are all about polishing and paint correction, and both companies have a ton of videos. I use Adams polishes and pads with the trusty old Porter Cable 7424XP random orbital polisher. There are other polishers that are more efficient, but I like the variable speed random orbitals because they make it almost impossible to burn or otherwise damage the clear coat. More importantly, the results from such polishing followed by glaze then a good carnauba and/or a grapheme ceramic are typically spectacular.

I've been doing this paint correction stuff since my first 370Z in 2011, and Adams was a fledgling start-up. In fact, my Black Cherry 2011 was featured for awhile on the header of their web site way back then (that Black Cherry color was notorious for showing swirls and marring). I used, and continue to use, the pads and chemicals from that era....orange ->green->white, followed by machine-applied sealant. Now, it appears that they've changed some of the colors/compounding, but I have a lot of confidence in that company.

 

[Mugzilla]

That is incredible work!

Can anyone else offer some suggestions on pad/compound to use to get my black Z to perfection BEFORE ceramic-ing it? Looking for some specific input based off of the paint hardness.

 

[MacCool]

Personally, I think the oft-mentioned concerns about Nissan paint are a bit overblown, but to be honest, I've always been pretty diligent about polishing so I only rarely had to do a full-on paint correction. It was usually about the fine polish and pad (white). Today, I'd start out with their blue pad and polish if I had a lot of swirling and marring, then go to their current white pad/polish. Followed by Brilliant Glaze then (real) carnauba if I was going for short-term gloss, Collinite if I wanted it to last longer, and Meguiar's spray wax if I wanted a quick touch-up.

 

[cheifio]

That is incredible work!

Can anyone else offer some suggestions on pad/compound to use to get my black Z to perfection BEFORE ceramic-ing it? Looking for some specific input based off of the paint hardness.

use wizards miracle shine.......it better with mucho less work