I've gotta chime in here since I'm a automotive detailing freak.

First, new microfibers should always be washed in hot water numerous times before use. Also, never toss them in the dryer with dryer sheets as the residue will stick to the MF towels and could introduce hairline scratches into the clearcoat.

Second, I have one of those water blades. I used it once on my paint 10 years ago and left some nasty scratches in the clear after a thorough car wash and rinse. The water blades or squeegees are great for glass, not so much on paint if you want your finish to remain scratch and swirl free.

Not trying to chastise you or anything like that man, just looking out since I know how soft Nissan's paint is! :tiphat:

Good info Jay! I knew NONE of that haha wow

Any detailing questions, always here to help :hello:

Here's what my paint looks like after some DA buffer work and a few layers of Zaino. Never garaged, DD and 60 miles roundtrip to work each day. I have problems....

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hear you're good at polishing knobs....

If you heard it from Ron.... it has to be true :|

I had a pretty nasty drivers side scratch (D&V buffed it out) after carlisle last weekend. I wonder if that squeegee did it. Either that or the little kid that leaned on my car in motherf'ing blue jeans so his dad could take a picture.

*sigh*

:iagree:

I DD my car too much to care about the small things like that. My Z is FAAAAAAR from showroom and I've only had it since September. :ughdance:

Nonetheless, this is great info. :tup:

I'm slowly starting to care less and less :bowrofl:

Working on the paint with the DA buffer and doing some correction is kinda therapeutic for me. Listen to some tunes and make her shine :tup:

I know I would never touch my car's paint with a squeegee.

Black is always a fun color to detail.. lol (referring to vicsters post)

Jay is a detailing devil. The guy knows what he's doing. I always ask him for detailing advice. :tup:

You know, I completely understand that. I think I only care very little because of how much I drive. If it was within the realm of feasibility to take proper care of her paint, I definitely would too.

Blasted 495...you should see the drivers side of my front bumper...

Trust me, I know man! All the milling/paving on 286 last summer absolutely destroyed my front bumper. More pitted up than a teenagers face :shakes head:

I used to be super anal about detailing and keeping my car perfect. Now I don't care as much. If it looks good from 10 feet away I'm happy.

That said, I do everything I can to avoid swirls. That means nothing touches the car when it is dirty unless it is soapy water for a wash. No spray detail or anything like that unless the surface is 100% clean.

I do the two bucket wash method, too, which is a must. Foam gun, good wash mitts, and two buckets. :yum:

This...usually.