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  • First detail of the new Altima

    I'm diggin' this car. It is quick, quiet, comfortable, and handles like a barge on rails. It reminds me most of my old '65 Sedan Deville; overboosted power steering, lots of room, huge horsepower, quiet and isolated, and stuffed with options.

    The detail was a mix of old and new; I still love my #40 for interior, and I'll keep using it until I can no longer get it.

    I washed using 2-bucket Grit Guard, lamb's wool mitts, and Gold Class soap, which is still my preferred wash soap; better than #66, NXT, #00, and DC. I clayed with the Quick Clay Kit, which you might note is a better value than the Mother's clay kit; Meg's gives you 25% more clay and a microfiber towel!

    The protection is provided by NXT 2.0. I was really, really tempted to use the DC Cleaner Wax that came with the Quick Clay, but I resisted the urge! Since the car is only 170 miles old, there was no point in removing any paint. The kids at the dealership had done a good job; it was swirl free when I took delivery.

    Tires are done with what seems to be a neglected product in these parts, #38. #38 is a little bit difficult to use compared to the popular sprays, but it has an advantage in that it is a thick gel, which spreads easily and dries quickly. #38 gives a clean, matte look and doesn't sling.

    Glass was cleaned with D-12001 Glass Cleaner, an outstanding product if there ever was one! I remember MP saying that this was his foot-in-the-door product when he was in sales, and it is easy to see why! There isn't a better glass cleaner available commercially, anywhere, IMO.

    Pictures were shot with a Canon G9, edited and resized using GIMP. The editing was adjusting white balance a little bit and bringing up some color on some shots, but otherwise the pictures accurately reflect the results. Unfortunately the beautiful sunshine that we started the day with abandoned me when it came time to document the results! Silver can really POP!, but you need to have the light cooperating if you want to capture it in a photograph...
















    Got the colors a little too high in that last one.....
    As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way.

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    Re: First detail of the new Altima

    very nice!
    car looks great and I must say Nissan did an incredible job on this new one

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    • #3
      Re: First detail of the new Altima

      Car looks great. Excellant job. Way to go.
      quality creates its own demand

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      • #4
        Re: First detail of the new Altima

        Very nice job indeed well done.

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        • #5
          Re: First detail of the new Altima

          Looks great
          LASCrew
          Bagged, Shaved & Flamed on 22's

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          • #6
            Re: First detail of the new Altima

            I really like those new Altimas. Good job.

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            • #7
              Re: First detail of the new Altima

              You were right that silver does really pop!
              ""Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing - the result." - Vince Lombardi
              Jon's Premium Auto Detailing
              210-281-8151

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              • #8
                Re: First detail of the new Altima

                Nice looking car!

                Good Show

                Aaron
                Philippians 2:14 - Do all things without grumbling or questioning,

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                • #9
                  Re: First detail of the new Altima

                  Looking Good!
                  SYDSTER

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                  • #10
                    Re: First detail of the new Altima

                    Great job! Very nice looking car
                    If its fast, loud, and runs on a flammable liquid...count me in.

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                    • #11
                      Re: First detail of the new Altima

                      is this an SL with the CVT? How do you like the CVT? I have an '06 as of 3 weeks ago and I'm hooked on this car! Mine is the 3.5 SE with a 5-sp manual.

                      When I have time to load pics, I will get mine up.
                      "Do the job right, or don't do it!" - Dad

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                      • #12
                        Re: First detail of the new Altima

                        Very nice work. Car looks great. I like those new Altimas. Nissan did a great job on it.
                        Alex
                        1972 Dodge Dart Swinger360
                        1998 SVT Cobra 1 of 551
                        1969 Ford Mustang Fastback

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                        • #13
                          Re: First detail of the new Altima

                          Yea is it the 3.5SL if it is you can put 17 inch rims on it and tires to fill out the wheel wells more also to give it more grip.

                          Overall how do like 3.5sl is on my shortlist.

                          nice job on the car

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