What is the "best" coating

anonymoususer said:
Only experience i have is with a post IPA wipe. It held up extremely well. A couple co-workers of mine had it performed on their personal vehicles and i'll post a long term update.
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anonymoususer: we are keeping our fingers crossed and anxiously waiting for your update
 
i apreciate everyones insights and thoughts. i'm thinking of the next purchase this week to pick up a few coatings. maybe lay down opti coat 2.0 then top with something. as to add to the clear coat of my car. then test the other 3 or 4 products on my wifes pathfinder and friends sport cars and see how over time durability,gloss, slickness degrade and maybe turn it into a really good and promising review to help others who have had this question. don't get me wrong i love waxing my cars. but if i can increase protection, then why not? I'm thinking of buying opti coat 2.0 obveously gtechniq i think the evo and v1, permanon platinum, maybe even the nanoskin inorganic? any others I've missed?
 
I went with DP PAINT COAT. Really outstanding so far. Applied it in august. All the vehicle needs is a good wash to bring it right back up. :xyxthumbs:
 
I have not used or received it yet, but I got the Duragloss coating. Reasons were price and ease of application. The biggest reason, however, was that it's Duragloss. I have NEVER had anything from them do anything less than advertised and their products always blow my expectations away. I don't expect their coating to be any different.
 
DG coating is crazy easy and looks great. Typical DG impressive product.
 
The one(s) whose "characteristics" haven't been compromised by being "topped".


Bob
 
I am not sure there is a 'best' since a lot of the factors are subjective. I use the Infinite Diamond Shield by Garry Dean. It is easy to apply and the bottle contains quite a few coatings, so it is also cost effective. It gives a nice deep shine on my Midnight Blue VW Touareg. On my wife's Honda CVR both Menzerna PL & Infinite Diamond Sheild looked good. But the Infinite Diamond Sheild offers longer protection (~2yrs).

For me if I can get the awesome & deep shine of Infinite Diamond Shield combined with easy application and 2 years of protection it's hard for me to complain. :xyxthumbs:
 
We have been extremely happy with Gyeon products,found them to be easy to use and provide outstanding resistance to fine scratching. I noticed a dramatic increase in the depth of shine on my black challenger over the coating were using before. So much so that I have had clients ask me what made the difference in the way my car now looks!
 
My car is coated and I love it. I really think it has more to do with the installer and the maintenance by the owner.
 
Mike lambert said:
We have been extremely happy with Gyeon products,found them to be easy to use and provide outstanding resistance to fine scratching. I noticed a dramatic increase in the depth of shine on my black challenger over the coating were using before. So much so that I have had clients ask me what made the difference in the way my car now looks!
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This comment makes me want to recoat my car Mike! :props:
 
While I haven't yet used any coatings, but do have Opti-Guard at my disposal, the more I use a certain bran of non-coating lsp's the more I want to throw every other lsp I have in the trash.

None of the many lsp's I have seem to make a vehicle's paint pop as much as this one brand of products, polished paint or not.

I've used the M's and one with a 3...I've even used plenty of the big "C" brand touted on this and many other forums.

This one product I didn't start using this brand lsp until after joining this forum. It's soap gives the best shine I've seen...even taking neglect and non-polished paint to a higher gloss level. Their lsp's have blown me away in the shine department and durability is 2nd to none.

I have no ties what-so-ever with this company either.

DURAGLOSS!!! Nuff said!!!
 
New here - hope these aren't obvious questions: what prep is requied to apply Opti-coat, Duragloss, and others to an existing to coat? Do you need to polish, or does it depend on the condition? Can one brand of coating be applied over another, or are you limited to one brand once you use it?
 
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silverfox said:
I think coatings are a bit over rated. Yes they have somewhat better durability than other methods of protecting paint (I can get almost a year out of a $10 bottle of DG 105), but in my opinion protection (or lack thereof) is not what causes paint to get all messed up.

It's scratches and swirls and I have yet to see anybody prove that a coating helps to prevent the very thing that causes all the headaches in the first place. Nobody polishes paint because their wax only lasts a month. They polish paint to remove defects caused by poor washing and drying techniques primarily. :iagree:

I've used several coatings and they scratch just as easy as non coatings do. So for me the only reason I see to use them is because it saves time by not needing to have to apply a wax or sealant more than once a year.

However unless you figure out how to prevent the scratches and swirls that are usually self induced a coating is a waste of money because you will be polishing it off long before it needs to be replaced.
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Putting a coating on your rims helps a lot from getting dirty quickly and easier to clean. I'm not a coating guy unless it becomes a project like a large or small plane or rv, boats I hate doing period.
 
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