Is this hard or soft paint?

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I think there used to be a chart showing if cars had hard or soft paint but I can't find it and don't know how up to date it would be? SO Is the paint on a 2013 Nissan Murano hard or soft?
 
Most likely soft though a test spot will defiantly determine that answer if defects are easy to remove then soft if defects are a pain to remove then it's hard
 
I know that my MIL's 14 black Murano is reasonably soft but not obscene by any means. Almost perfect really corrects well but doesn't damage so easily.

Where on the other hand the FIL's obsidian black '12 G37 is hard almost to the point of being a bear and he inflicted all sorts of auto wash damage.
 
My daughter's Lexus 350 is extremely soft compared to my F150. My wife's Nissan Altima is in between but closer to the Lexus.
 
Assume it is very soft and do a test section to see if you need to use anything stronger
 
I don't know what color you have, but I did a Galaxy black Armada a couple weeks ago. Swirled out pretty bad. I tried PF2500 on a white pad first and didn't do as good as I wanted. I ended up going with FG400 on an orange flat pad with the GG6. In this case, the paint was in the "medium" range. Meaner harder than Honda, but softer than GM (from my experiences).

So, follow Lowejackson's advice and start on the polish end and work your way up to compound until you get the results you want on your test spot.
 
I agree with the advise on assuming its soft and then proceeding. I found myself nearly going overboard when I took out some scratches on my daughter's Lexus just after removing some on my F150.
I removed her's starting with 3000g wet sanding when I could have taken them out with M105 or something similar. Same problem would have required wet sanding with 2000g-2500g on my F150. World of difference.
 
I know some of the older Nissan's have a sticker under the the hood that says "hard clear". Not sure about the newer ones though. My wife's 2008 Versa has that sticker and it seems to be pretty hard to correct
 
The Critic said:
Nissan paint can also be sticky, so consider yourself warned. :)
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And what exactly does "Sticky" mean and warned as related to what? I am just going to clay, polish and wax. What do I need to be warned about?
 
lineman said:
And what exactly does "Sticky" mean and warned as related to what? I am just going to clay, polish and wax. What do I need to be warned about?
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During the correction process, sticky paint can be quite difficult to handle, especially if it is soft.

Basically what you'll find, is that the panel will heat up quickly and cause the product to "flash," making it very difficult or nearly impossible to wipe off the product residue.

There are a number of tricks to make the situation better, but basically when you encounter a car with sticky paint, it's going to be a challenge.

Generally speaking, keeping the heat under control will be your first point of defense. Not all Nissans are sticky, but I've ran into enough of them that it is worth mentioning.
 
The Critic said:
During the correction process, sticky paint can be quite difficult to handle, especially if it is soft.

Basically what you'll find, is that the panel will heat up quickly and cause the product to "flash," making it very difficult or nearly impossible to wipe off the product residue.

There are a number of tricks to make the situation better, but basically when you encounter a car with sticky paint, it's going to be a challenge.

Generally speaking, keeping the heat under control will be your first point of defense. Not all Nissans are sticky, but I've ran into enough of them that it is worth mentioning.
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Thanks for the explanation.
 
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