Car Detailing for Nissan Maxima

Detailing your Nissan Maxima

Maximas are usually owned by people who wanted something a little more special than an Altima and keep them that way, with quilted leather and Alcantara inserts that need the right products rather than a general-purpose spray. The gloss-black pillars that create the floating-roof look scratch as easily as the paint, so they get polished with the body. A one-step polish and a sealant bring back the deep colour on a car that looks much better clean than dirty.

What we watch for on a Maxima

• Platinum's quilted semi-aniline leather needs a pH-balanced leather cleaner worked in with a soft brush
• The SR trim's Alcantara seat inserts are dry-brushed and spot-cleaned, never soaked
• The floating-roof design puts gloss-black pillars on the car that scratch easily and show swirls
• 19-inch wheels trap brake dust between thin spokes and need a barrel brush
• The small trunk opening makes the carpet corners hard to reach without a crevice tool

Full-size cars: lots of surface, lots of seat

Full-size sedans have large rear benches and long panels, so the interior extraction and the exterior decontamination both take longer, and the rewards are bigger too.