13 Accord protection

KneeDragr said:
Have you tested this? Because it does not make intuitive sense. The paint is 50x thicker than opticoat, so if a rock has enough energy to displace that much paint the opticoat should offer little or no additional protection.

There are several threads on Autopia about this and the consensus is that it wont protect against chips.

But if you have performed some sort of test Id love to hear about it.
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I have not had a chance to fully test this yet. I am currently basing this opinion on the fact that Opti-Coat is harder and has greater scratch/mar resistance. If you put a harder substance over a softer substance, you're going to add a certain degree of protection to that softer surface. Now the million-dollar question is, how much? With soft Honda paint, I'm going to take what I can get, even if its only a 1% reduction in chip resistance.

My belief is that most of the "rock chips" we Honda owners see - particularly on the 2013 Accord - are actually the result of bug impacts, and are the primary type of damage I am trying to reduce. They aren't necessarily "chips" in that the paint is still intact, rather they are more like tiny craters. Lots of tiny craters...

There is a thread over on Optimum's forum that states Opti-Coat will protect against chips.

Maybe we have differing opinions as to what "protect" means? Does it mean "eliminate" or does it mean "reduce"?
 
just picked up some Dp's wheel glaze . I got the special Dp wheel cleaner , glaze and some finger mits... will do some glazing today after work.
 
Mfour said:
just picked up some Dp's wheel glaze . I got the special Dp wheel cleaner , glaze and some finger mits... will do some glazing today after work.
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I used some of that on my wheels exactly once... Keep in mind that a little goes a LONG way.
 
I put it on last night and am not to impressed . I guess its ok but I thought the surface would be superslick and its just so so. Maybe I should have purchased Bouncers looking sweet stuff . In all fairness I will do a SUV today so I have something to compare it to. BTW the 8oz is like a lifetime supply
 
Mfour said:
I put it on last night and am not to impressed . I guess its ok but I thought the surface would be superslick and its just so so. Maybe I should have purchased Bouncers looking sweet stuff . In all fairness I will do a SUV today so I have something to compare it to. BTW the 8oz is like a lifetime supply
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:iagree:

It is indeed a lifetime supply!!
 
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