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I just finished going over my whole car with SF3500. Did an IPA wipe down after each panel. After the IPA wipe down, I did another wipe down with eraser. Once I get my coating, ONR and Optimum paint prep, I'll be going over the car again for a 3rd time with optimum paint prep. One thing I...

No problems with the coating bonding after using 3500? Did you find 3500 to hide imperfections at all?

Not yet, it didn't come yet. I ordered everything on Friday (coating, ONR etc). If worse comes to worse, you think I can get away with using SF3500 and just doing mutliple IPA wipe downs, clean the car with ONR followed by more IPA/optimum paint prep? That's assuming hyper polish finishes...

Yeah it is really soft. I just tried M205 on half the hood and half the trunk. It is removing the light scratches in the paint pretty easily with the white lake country hybrid pads. I don't know if it's me or not, but it seemed to me the SF3500 finished better. They both remove the scratches...

I'm thinking my paint must be pretty soft. I correct my paint to damn near perfection with SF3500, spray each panel with an IPA solution to check my work in addition to wiping the whole car down with eraser before applying 845. No surface scratches. I washed the car twice since correcting the...

Thanks for the extremely helpful, information packed response! I'm glad I ordered ONR with gloss coat! I was thinking of using optimum hyper polish but after some research on here, I read that it's not quite as good as M205. I was second guessing using ONR after polishing, before the coating...

Isn't reflect on par with 205? Why follow 205 with reflect?

I have Optimum Gloss Coat on it's way to me and I want to coat my car 100% properly. I know prep is the most important part of a coating. My car currently has Collinite 845 on it, which I would have to remove. The paint doesn't have many defects aside from extremely light surface scratches and...

Now I have another question about gloss coat. I read that you're supposed to apply the 2nd coat a minimum of 1 hour after the first coat (like most coatings). I was just reading reviews on gloss coat, and one of the reviews said this. "use long flowing passes; apply one coat (takes about 45...

I tried to follow the prep steps to a T when I applied it. I remember reading how important prep is. With the car I used it on, I did a full 2 step paint correction with M105, follow up by M205. After each panel, I did an IPA wipe down. Once I completely the whole car, I wiped down the whole car...

It wasn't bad. I think Cquartz Finest just spoiled me. With that, water would actually levitate and hover over the surface as if repelled by a supernatural force and would roll off.

Just for the added layer of protection and the ever so slight resistance to wash induced marring. Not that I intend to improperly wash my car, but it does happen and is extremely noticeable on my black car. I want the gloss coat for the protection and figured I could throw on 845 for it's water...

That's why I decided to go with Gloss Coat. It gives you that layer of protection, and according to them, you can put any non abrasive wax/sealant over it that you want. I like the water behavior of collinite 845 so I was planning on topping it with that once it cures, as long as they play nice...

One more quick question about Gloss Coat. On their website about this product it says "Additionally, you can top Optimum Gloss-Coat with any non-abrasive wax or sealant of your choice to add additional gloss and slickenss." Does that mean I can put Collinite 845 on top of a gloss coat coating...

I'm curious as to his response. If I had to guess, I'm gonna guess he'd advise against it, but say you can top the two. Cquartz Uk first, then once that cures, top it with regular Cquartz or Cquartz TiO2 (whatever they call it)

I've been trying to look into gloss coat. Every thread I found mentions how easy it is to apply and how glossy it looks. None mention how hydrophobic it is, how durable and how it's resistance to marring compares to other coatings. Anybody have experience with gloss coat that has had it on a...

Thanks for the info. Finest was fantastic. I wish there was a way I could get my hands on a bottle, but it doesn't seem possible. I'll look into classic, which I think they call TiO2 now. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll look into this one as well.

First of all, congrats on the awesome car! Post some pics!!! And also, I second what Jeremy said It depends on the condition of the paint. Usually a wash, clay and light polish with a good sealant should set you on your way. There shouldn't be a need to compound a new car. I don't think I've...

Thanks for the tip. I'll touch her up and see how she looks. It looked flawless when it was done.

Thank you. I guess I'm in the same boat as that guy. None of the coatings really blew me away like that. I did like Cquartz Finest. Unfortunately, that's not an option. I hope it is the 845. There are some scratches popping up that I know isn't 845, but I certainly hope the haze is 845. I'll...