Been very impressed with Opti-Coat so far!

RaskyR1

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My car looks great, it has been staying cleaner longer, and when it comes time to wash it releases dirt better too! Big fan so far! :props:

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Rasky
 
How long and how many washes have you had it on in these pictures? It's looking good!:xyxthumbs:
 
Rasky is it at all difficult to use? I just think the inavailablility of it is kind of a joke. From what I am reading its just wipe on one section at a time and buff it out about 5 mins after application?

How has your experience been?
 
Buckskincolt said:
How long and how many washes have you had it on in these pictures? It's looking good!:xyxthumbs:
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Going on 4 weeks now.

2 auto (touchless) washes and 3 hand washes.

Da Fats said:
Rasky is it at all difficult to use? I just think the inavailablility of it is kind of a joke. From what I am reading its just wipe on one section at a time and buff it out about 5 mins after application?

How has your experience been?
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It's not hard to apply but you really have to take your time and pay attention to what you are doing. It goes on just like Opti-Seal IMO but once it dries it's permanent. My garage has poor lighting and I was a little rushed when I applied it. The next day I found one very small blemish from where I didn't buff it off enough. It can only be seen in certain light so I'm not worried about it.

I do think it was a good decision for them to not make it available to the general public though. I've seen it time and time again where inexperienced users apply regular waxes like the are putting frosting on a cake....I can only imagine what they would do with this stuff. For anyone with a good knowledge of detailing though this should be easy enough to apply without any issues. ;)
 
RaskyR1 said:
Going on 4 weeks now.

2 auto (touchless) washes and 3 hand washes.



It's not hard to apply but you really have to take your time and pay attention to what you are doing. It goes on just like Opti-Seal IMO but once it dries it's permanent. My garage has poor lighting and I was a little rushed when I applied it. The next day I found one very small blemish from where I didn't buff it off enough. It can only be seen in certain light so I'm not worried about it.

I do think it was a good decision for them to not make it available to the general public though. I've seen it time and time again where inexperienced users apply regular waxes like the are putting frosting on a cake....I can only imagine what they would do with this stuff. For anyone with a good knowledge of detailing though this should be easy enough to apply without any issues. ;)
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I am definitely gonna have to brush up on my opti seal technique before purchase... I have a hard time with not seeing where i have been and how much i am using...
 
RaskyR1 said:
It's not hard to apply but you really have to take your time and pay attention to what you are doing. It goes on just like Opti-Seal IMO but once it dries it's permanent. My garage has poor lighting and I was a little rushed when I applied it. The next day I found one very small blemish from where I didn't buff it off enough. It can only be seen in certain light so I'm not worried about it.
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It would be very interesting to see if just 85rd was able to remove the blemish... or if you need to break out compound to correct mistake with this stuff
 
This and Aquartz are now on my short list, gotta believe as they become more user friendly and cheaper likely coating systems will be the next step.
 
Da Fats said:
It would be very interesting to see if just 85rd was able to remove the blemish... or if you need to break out compound to correct mistake with this stuff
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I'm told SIP and an orange LC pad should take care of it but I'm going to do a sharpie test on a white panel when I get another syringe of Opti-Coat and see just how much effort it requires to remove.

At $100 a shot I didn't want to attempt removing such a small blemish at the cost of compromising the coating. I would have had to polish the entire panel to reapply it and didn't think it was necessary. I also doubt anyone but me would even see it....OCD at it's finest! :D

killrwheels@autogeek said:
This and Aquartz are now on my short list, gotta believe as they become more user friendly and cheaper likely coating systems will be the next step.
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I concur. ;)
 
RaskyR1 said:
At $100 a shot I didn't want to attempt removing such a small blemish at the cost of compromising the coating.
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Just ordered some today. I was told the $100 size is enough to do 4 cars. Did you use it all on one car?
 
So it was pretty much wipe on... believe the invisible protection is there and buff with MF after 5 mins? can you see anything on the paint when you apply? how do you know you've got it buffed out correctly with a MF

Thanks for advice

Chris
 
Looks good Rasky.:dblthumb2:

On a side note, what kind of camera phone is that? Takes VERY nice pics!
 
Chad....Clear out you Private Messages box.....I was wanting to send you a message
 
Wendell Jarvis said:
Chad....Clear out you Private Messages box.....I was wanting to send you a message
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Sorry about the hijacking of this thread..........

Hey Chad, First Congrads on the contest ( I got the honorable mention) but i have a question on the Surbuf pads...whats your opinion on them, durability, results and etc...I mainly use Lake Country pads....but came across a thread you posted and you stated you used Surbuff pads...wanted mainly to use them for polishing (Menzerna, Megs 105) are they worth the purchase? they look thin which I like
 
Wendell Jarvis said:
Sorry about the hijacking of this thread..........

Hey Chad, First Congrads on the contest ( I got the honorable mention) but i have a question on the Surbuf pads...whats your opinion on them, durability, results and etc...I mainly use Lake Country pads....but came across a thread you posted and you stated you used Surbuff pads...wanted mainly to use them for polishing (Menzerna, Megs 105) are they worth the purchase? they look thin which I like
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I'll give my opion of surbuf pads. I have a love/hate relationship with them. I really like them because they cut VERY well when combined with the right compounds. I feel they're best used with non-diminishing abrasives(M105, optimum spray compound). They do leave behind a good amount of micro-marring, though. I'll usually follow surbuf/optimum spray compound or M105 with an LC flat orange/Wolgang TSR, then white/gray and Wolfgang FG. Surbuf pads are thin and move smoothly across the paint, very easy to control. On the other hand, they're not durable at all, IME. After the first use, they lose their original shape, they concave and the foam loop shrinks a bit. They're nowhere near as durable as LC foam pads, IME. The need to be cleaned very often. For comparison sake, they cut much more than LC hydro-tech Cyan pads which are supposed to have a lot of cut. I will always have surbuf pads in my arsenal for heavy defect removal. :dblthumb2:
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
I feel they're best used with non-diminishing abrasives
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I think you're right on with that. I just got mine and haven't used them yet but I won't be using anything other then non diminishing abrasives on them. The way they are built that wouldn't make sense to me at all. Looks like they will give a lot of cut and you don't have to (in fact don't want to) apply much pressure.
 
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