How Do I remove Opti-Coat 2.0?

HwyChile said:
Like I said, I understand that most folks love it, but that is true of a lot of things and yet there are some who don't (e.g., ice cream, fishing, football, etc.). I doubt that there is one product that everyone will 100% of the time love.

Thanks for the advice. I will try to polish it off this weekend.
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... fishing is boring ...

:p
 
It needs to be polished (or sanded) off, no other way to remove it.

IME it requires a fair amount of polishing too, but I'm using Opti-Coat Pro. Start with a mild/moderate polish, wipe it down really well with IPA, rinse it well, and see if the beading is gone. If not, it's still there and further polish is required
 
This thread was great. Three pages of people trying to convince him of something he clearly isn't going to be convinced of and just doesn't want lol. I started to think a lot of people here might work for this company. FWIW Opti coat sucks unless your someone that only cares about protecting your vehicles paint. It does not have the shine and depth of sealants or waxes. True car enthusiasts usually don't like it. OP I hope everything turned out okay.
 
turbogsxr600 said:
This thread was great. Three pages of people trying to convince him of something he clearly isn't going to be convinced of and just doesn't want lol. I started to think a lot of people here might work for this company. FWIW Opti coat sucks unless your someone that only cares about protecting your vehicles paint. It does not have the shine and depth of sealants or waxes. True car enthusiasts usually don't like it. OP I hope everything turned out okay.
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While I certainly do not work for OPT and to be honest, I usually use other coatings besides Opti-Coat, I would never say that OC "sucked" by any interpretation of the word. I believe there are TONS of photos on this forum that will contradict your statement that "it does not have the shine and depth of sealants or waxes".

Care to elaborate more on why you feel it is such a poor product? Did you also have it on your vehicle and decide to remove it? If so, I'd be interested in hearing your concerns/experiences with the product.

Always nice to hear other points of view. :props:
 
You're gonna HAVE to remove it anyways.
Now is as good of time as any.
There is no documented 2.0 on SS that went past the two year mark before starting to oxidize AFAIK.
 
zmcgovern45 said:
While I certainly do not work for OPT and to be honest, I usually use other coatings besides Opti-Coat, I would never say that OC "sucked" by any interpretation of the word. I believe there are TONS of photos on this forum that will contradict your statement that "it does not have the shine and depth of sealants or waxes".

Care to elaborate more on why you feel it is such a poor product? Did you also have it on your vehicle and decide to remove it? If so, I'd be interested in hearing your concerns/experiences with the product.

Always nice to hear other points of view. :props:
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Photos look a lot different than seeing the vehicle in person. I have used it before and just personally don't like the look of it. Although it does do a phenomenal job protecting the paint.
 
turbogsxr600 said:
Photos look a lot different than seeing the vehicle in person. I have used it before and just personally don't like the look of it. Although it does do a phenomenal job protecting the paint.
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Being a photographer, I'd have to say that typically photos look worse than truly seeing a vehicle in person... but I suppose everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
 
Someone ought to buy a junkyard hood and polish it up, throw some OC on one ha;f and a good, middle of the road sealant and wax on the other half (like DP Paint Sealant and Meguiars Carnauba) and take a pic. Would be interesting! Then maybe throw the same sealant/wax combo on top of the OC and see how the two halves differ.
 
Romans5.8 said:
Someone ought to buy a junkyard hood and polish it up, throw some OC on one side and a good, middle of the road sealant and wax on the other side (like DP Paint Sealant and Meguiars Carnauba) and take a pic. Would be interesting! Then maybe throw the same sealant/wax combo on top of the OC and see how the two sides differ.
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I'd bet that 9/10 people wouldn't notice the difference in appearance. At least not under normal conditions. As I've said a lot lately, it is my opinion that the visual effects of any LSP are minimal compared to the visual effects of proper polishing. If a surface is polished to perfection, it will look great with most any LSP.... but again, maybe I just don't have "the eye" to pickup on these subtle differences between sealants/waxes. Also, I will admit that I have not tried a significant amount of sealants/wax products, so I am simply speaking of my personal experiences with what I have used.
 
A little off subject, but does anyone know why Toyota does not clear coat their pure white cars and trucks? And is this true for Honda's?
 
zmcgovern45 said:
I'd bet that 9/10 people wouldn't notice the difference in appearance. At least not under normal conditions. As I've said a lot lately, it is my opinion that the visual effects of any LSP are minimal compared to the visual effects of proper polishing. If a surface is polished to perfection, it will look great with most any LSP.... but again, maybe I just don't have "the eye" to pickup on these subtle differences between sealants/waxes. Also, I will admit that I have not tried a significant amount of sealants/wax products, so I am simply speaking of my personal experiences with what I have used.
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+1

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Rsurfer said:
A little off subject, but does anyone know why Toyota does not clear coat their pure white cars and trucks? And is this true for Honda's?
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If I had to guess, I'd say it was due to lower costs of the SS paint process.
 
Rsurfer said:
A little off subject, but does anyone know why Toyota does not clear coat their pure white cars and trucks? And is this true for Honda's?
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No clue if I had to guess it woulkd be a saving money kind of thing. Speaking of which I was doing a 2003 white Toyota Sequoia and found that the hood and front passeger side door was base clear and the rest of the car was SS. I asked the owner if it had ever been in an accident and they said not that they know of they bought it used 1 year old and the dealership never said a word about it. Needless to say he was surprised and a little disappointed.

Off topic I know :props:
 
turbogsxr600 said:
This thread was great. Three pages of people trying to convince him of something he clearly isn't going to be convinced of and just doesn't want lol. I started to think a lot of people here might work for this company. FWIW Opti coat sucks unless your someone that only cares about protecting your vehicles paint. It does not have the shine and depth of sealants or waxes. True car enthusiasts usually don't like it. OP I hope everything turned out okay.
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Why must there be a certain faction: That appears to be derogatory;
When they believe that by doing so: They are being supererogatory.

Bob
 
Rsurfer said:
If that was true, why not other colors?
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Well, as far as I have seen, pearl type paints or metallic paints are always clear coated. Sometimes reds can have tinted clears, or tri-coat paint processes. These paints are often an additional cost when purchasing a brand new car.

I assume the basic white and black are just easier and cheaper to do in SS.

I am really no expert in the matter, so I'll stop making assumptions... I know Mike has some articles about SS paint.
 
Rsurfer said:
A little off subject, but does anyone know why Toyota does not clear coat their pure white cars and trucks? And is this true for Honda's?
zmcgovern45 said:
If I had to guess, I'd say it was due to lower costs of the SS paint process.
Evan.J said:
No clue if I had to guess it woulkd be a saving money kind of thing.
Rsurfer said:
If that was true, why not other colors?
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Pure White paints are loaded down with TiO2...That makes them hard and glossy (almost CC-like).

There are plenty of "Reds" and "Blacks", that are OEM-sprayed-SS, as well.
And it's a money-saver/"cheaper" to spray one thin film-coat of a color-coat;
and then one, possibly two, clear-coat paint films (BC/CC).

:)

Bob
 
I find SS paints have more depth to them too...not sure if that has anything to do with why an OEM would use SS on certain colors though.
 
Supposedly, Henry Ford (who famously only wanted to sell black cars) chose black because it dried the fastest and thus he could produce cars that much faster. They would spray them with paint and move them out onto the street to dry!

What made the Model T such an innovation (It certainly was nowhere near the first car), was, in addition to the assembly line manufacturing, it was among the first cars built from the ground up. Most were just chassis to put a carriage on top of. Carriage manufacturers didn't like the idea of a car because then you didn't need a carriage, but they figured out they could build the body (A carriage) and bolt it on top of a car chassis! Henry Ford said, hey, that's kinda stupid, why not just fab up a cheap metal body? And so technology moves forward!

Imagine if we were still driving around in wooden carriage-body cars? Car care would be a nightmare!
 
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