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    Are Nissan paints better?

    A follow-up question: What car brands have better paint?
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    Are Nissan paints better?

    Good to know, I guess looks are deceiving. There are a few maximas in our neighborhood that look very slick. I guess the owners are members of this forum. BTW, sorry for my bad English.
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    Are Nissan paints better?

    Since I did my first semi-decent paint restoration and detailing job, I'm paying more attention to car paint when I take daily walks. I especially pay attention to white cars as 2/3 of my cars are white. I swear Nissan paint (especially white) is one of the nicer and glossier or alternatively...
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    my first OC2 project

    Update: These are shots after rain 1 week after the second layer of OC2: Clearly better than the first application.
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    this is really why bird dropings are harmful

    from: Bird poo paint damage explained - how to protect your car |#CarAdvice The explanation totally makes sense as uric acid is very weak and unlikely to be harmful chemically. But, I don't see how any type of wax/coating can protect from dried droppings and temp cycling of paint. They can make...
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    Post Your Beading Shots!!!

    2x no to the under the tree and rain parts. I sprayed it with water hose to test the beading. I will repeat the beading test next weekend.
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    Best way to fix this scratch??

    I'm afraid people on this forum don't use products from that brand. I googled and found this: http://www.turtlewax.com/product-detail.aspx?prodid=70 Looks like a resin to put in clear coat defect and then wet sand it to make it flat. Since your scratch is white on black paint, I assume your...
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    my first OC2 project

    Thanks Chris! Today is 7 days post the first application. I tested for beads and some flat spots on roof had very large flat beads: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/43346-post-your-beading-shots-21.html#post901053 That confirmed my suspicion I used too little OC2 on the first...
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    Post Your Beading Shots!!!

    Thanks! The reason I asked I used too little OC2 and my beads on roof were conspicuously large. Fine in other spots. I went ahead and applied a second layer today. These are pre-second layer OC2 pictures:
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