Optimum Opti-Coat

Diesel370

It should be enough for several cars. I wouldn't be applying this stuff though unless you have polished all the scratches and imperfections out of your car. This stuff is permanent and once you put it on it will be difficult to remove. Like was said in another post, If you seal in a paint flaw with a coating you are going to be working double time to remove it or waiting a very long time until that coating is worn away. Don't know which would be agonizing, waiting for the coating to wear away(which I don't think would happen for years) or carefully compounding the coating and paint defect/flaw away then trying to re-coat the spot

Junkman2008

You can say that again!

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xohmx

Not to mention the product was applied to the windows, plastic parts, and the parts in the engine bay. The plastic piece between the door windows and the back window was not protected very well. What ever the dealer tried to do when preparing it for my delivery put swirl marks in it. Once that was fixed he put the coating on those parts as well.

Methodical4u

Phil, i'm curious about the Aquartz Titanium vs the Opti-coat... the Aquartz vids all show it to be quite a hard finish. How long does it last and does it stay slick the whole time that it does last?

ZeeingAround

I might give this a try Phil. I am not at all impressed with the power lock sealent i just got from you.

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Methodical4u

That's interesting... i've heard a lot of good things about Powerlock.. i've not tried it myself however so I can't comment there.

I also am interested in possibly using the Opti-coat. I've read mixed reviews about it though... not many bad ones.. just some people that have had some issues with it.

I've also just read a thread in which a detailer that was using aquartz and was having issues with oily residue and streaking which I don't like to read about a product obviously.

ZeeingAround

The issue I found with the Powerlock is I had applied it to some panels on the car, but not all. It had a week to cure on those and I started in on finishing the top, hood and tail with the swirl and haze remover and then the Finish polish with the porter cable Saturday. The finish polish with a little detail spray can make a mess if you are not careful, and I was not in some areas and released a sputter of polish on my shirt and on the top of the fenders and door, as well as the back bumper.
They did not come off with the wash, and they did not come off again with a MF cloth and the detail spray. I do not want to Rub on them too hard and scratch the paint. I am now out there with what is left of my thumbnail trying to push them off and pick them up with the MF. Maybe I should try some cleaning solution?
Anyway, my point is bug guts or a little polish splatter should just wipe off with this sealer. I planned on another coat and after the cure time and some Buttery wax. We'll see how it works after the wax.

Btw, I do not detail for a living and have little experience with the polisher, but know exactly what you mean on the Porter cable and lack of torque. This was especially true with the finish polish because I had to use speed 4 just to keep the stuff from flying around after a spritz of detail spray to keep things lubed up and moving. Just a small amount of pressure and the disc is no longer spinning.

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Methodical4u

Do you have any cleaner wax by chance? If not then just get it off with your finger nail and polish the area and reapply some other sort of protection if not the powerlock. If you had any Klasse all in one i'd say try it, as the cleaners in it seem to take most stains and such I have encountered right off. Maybe the sealant is pretty hard stuff after all? lol.

Like I said though, I never have tried it though and i'm not that interested in trying it. I have many sealants and waxes that I like.. I just stick with them for now.

Luke

Hey man.
Sorry late reply, didnt read the whole thread as its long now and im lazy.
Anyways I had opticoat applied today to my black Z. I got pics and will start a threat on it. I cant get the car wet for 12hrs. Cant wash it for 3 weeks. Preferable to park in sun to help opticoat cure up good and hard. I had it applied for $525 over here in Australia (im sure its cheaper there) with an annual check up of $55 which includes an exterior detail and inspection.

Is goes on like a liquid polish but flashes dry and then you even it out with a MF cloth. It is touch dry within a few minutes.

It doesnt hide any blemishs to your paint so you may been a paint correction 2 stage buff. My 370 is new and has 300km on it and has spider swirls from the dealer. The guy said dont worry about a correction just go over the opticoat in 3 weeks with a filler polish or paint cleaner that has a filler in it.

Once it gets wet I can let you know how it goes if you'd like.

If ive missed something let me know.

KravMaga

Looking forward to it. Thanks!

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FricFrac

The paint needs to be flawless before the Opti-Coat is applied. It's too late to apply fillers after the fact because it won't stick to the Opti-Coat. Even if it did fillers don't last and you would have the swirls right back in a few washes. The guy that told you to go over it with a filler is a hack....

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Luke

thanks for the advice..... haha seems I got him over, he gave me a free bottle of the filler polish stuff to try. hahaha

Armonster

Mine is still looking great a year later. I get asked what kind of wax I use, and I always give them the same answer. None!

Luke

Really? Thats great!!! Hey how do you wash yours and do you use any quick detailers or anything? Im got a lambswool mit butbscared to use it as i dont want swirls. Used a pressure washer yesterday and went well.

w0rM

Sorry to bring up this old thread but I didn't see any reason to start a new one about the same subject.

Has anyone else tried this stuff? I just ordered some. I've been reading about it for a while on Autopia. The amateurs and professionals alike rave about how good it works. The only complaints about it that I can find are people who say they miss waxing their car on the weekends but there's really no point in it now.

You clean the car with some ONR or a quick detailer when it gets dirty and it looks like you spent 4 hours, claying, polishing and waxing.

It's super resistant to swirls, chemical etching and other contaminants.

The key is doing all your paint correcting before you apply it. You get everything looking nice (including stripping the waxes and polishes with alcohol solution) then apply the Opti-Coat.

There are guys on Autopia that have had this on their cars for 3 years and it's still like the day they applied it. Pretty amazing.

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