Chris,
That's awesome, show us how NOT to apply it. I will do another video on a dark vehicle as promised, but I won't be doing a series on misapplication.
Suit yourself mate, but sometimes a little lateral thinking can pay off big time.
One thing that is bloody obvious is that the existing videos aren’t doing it for new users.
Sportscarhiatus is a good example because if ever there was someone that has read every thread there is on Opti-Coat then he is that guy and he still failed first up and is still wondering why he failed.
Obviously there is no substitute for actually trying and developing a successful technique, but you guys need to find an easier way to educate users in how to apply Opti-Coat, because not all users have the patience or knowledge to experiment with technique. You tell them that Opti-Coat is permanent, so quite rightly they are concerned that they could stuff up their paint if they get it wrong. What’s the result? A whole bunch of fence sitters that continue to procrastinate about using Opti-Coat because they think it is just too hard.
As an example, take another look at Corey’s video. It was apparent to me when I saw his technique for applying Opti-Coat that using that method (straight lines) was going to cause considerable streaking. I’m assuming that Corey followed the C.Quartz instructions, because there were next to no instructions with his order of Opti-Coat, so he assumed what was ok for C.Quartz would probably be ok for Opti-Coat.
Do you really want threads running to 4 pages in less than 24 hours every time a new guy attempts to use Opti-Coat and screws up?
If you don’t want to do that video, then talk to Dr. G and suggest that he does a deal with Mike Phillips to do a professional presentation on the usage of Opti-Coat. I’m sure you would agree that your 5 minute demonstration video is not exactly a quality production. The lack of instructions or video is ultimately going to cost sales, when you should be selling bucket loads of this stuff.
The product is revolutionary but it is not going to just sell itself without professional marketing. A professionally produced instructional video would go a long way to correcting the miscomprehensions that now exist on this and other forums.
Apologies for being so blunt but I believe if you discuss the above with Dr. G, then Optimum Polymer Technologies should be able to come up with something that addresses these usage issues.
