Never Waxing an SUV Roof again

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Yesterday I was waxing the roof of my SUV and thought "this is a waste of time". I hate standing on the Werner Platform and waxing the roof. I hate having to keep moving it, and I hate that there is no place to sit your wax pot on the roof. You can't see the roof. I also hate waxing front bumpers because of the intricacies and because they are so low to the ground.

So, yesterday I ordered a syringe of OptiCoat and Optimums Opti Applicator from Autopia Car Care. I will OC roof and bumpers only. Rest of the vehicle will get traditional products. That way, I still get to play with waxes, but don't have to do any of the work I don't like.

Anyone else do anything like this?
 
Yeah, I was thinking about doing something similar, it's a good compromise when you have enough LSP's to last the rest of your life...
 
I thought the same thing when i had my Tahoe. It took 2 drying towels just to dry the roof after every wash and its a PITA just to get up there. if i would have thought about opticoat i would have done that...but i traded that guzzler off
 
I have been using coatings for my roofs. Like you, I got sick of step stools and reaching.
 
Good idea! :props:
And...I really do hope that Opti-Coat works out for you this time around.

swanicyouth said:
OptiCoat didn't work out for me, it was gone after six months best I could tell.
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Good Luck!!

:)

Bob
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Yeah, I was thinking about doing something similar, it's a good compromise when you have enough LSP's to last the rest of your life...
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Yeah. I have at least 10 pots of wax I haven't even tried yet. Pretty disgusting, huh? I don't care what anyone says, I don't think coatings look as good as wax - and you can't maintain them.

Any polishing removes them, of course it removes wax as well. But, a tub of wax can contain 75+ applications - a bottle of coating: just a few.

I'm sure coatings look great the day you apply them (like wax does). But, like anything else, as it ages it wears away. So, it's a lot more work, but keeping a fresh coat of wax seems like the way to go if your top concern is appearance.
 
The SUVs with the spines that run down the entire roof are the worst. Our Tahoe has those and between that and the roof rack it takes forever just to wash clay and wax it. I'm never going to bother polishing that because it would just be a nightmare.
 
the xterra roof is a PITA. i also sealed it. however i do wash it when i wash. i have a small step ladder that helps.
 
FUNX725 said:
Good idea! :props:
And...I really do hope that Opti-Coat works out for you this time around.



Good Luck!!

:)

Bob
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Yep, me too. This will be a "test" as well. I'm not so pig headed as to believe OptiCoat doesn't work because it failed for me. This time I will be using 100% Optimum products to prep it, including their car wash, polish, and applicator. I'll be laying it on nice and thick as well.
 
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I recently did the roof of my Honda Pilot (clay, compound, polish, seal, wax and spray wax). Whew, what a pain since nobody sees the roof. Then I thought two things.

1) It is called "detailing" which of course requires attention to detail.
2) If I'm driving under an overpass and people are able to look over and see the roofs of cars, mine will stand out for sure. Again this shows attention to detail.
 
hmm this actually sounds like a solid idea i may have to consider this although i don't really have a problem with the bumpers but the roof is always a pia with either standing on the tires or getting a step ladder to stand on and continuously moving it around. Guess i better take advantage of the sale while it lasts
 
the Little Giant ladder company makes a tremendous ladder for this type of work. it is called their safety step ladder. makes doing roofs a lot easier. has large rectangular rubber steps, is a gradient step, has wheels to move it and a handle bar at the top for safety. after numerous falls and near falls and a knee replacement i would not be detailing now without them i have 4 different sizes now and give the small ones for gifts to friends.
 
I plan on doing the same thing. I scored an old syringe through a trade with another member on this site. There's only about 4cc left but I think that will be enough to do my roof, bumpers , and lower panels on my grand Cherokee ... And hopefully with enough left over to do my wheels.
 
Kind of lazy if you ask me.

How would you go about telling the customer the roof will be coated only and not waxed and at what cost?
 
I can just imagine the fine print on the business card...

"We don't do roofs... or bumpers!"
 
runrun411 said:
If I'm driving under an overpass and people are able to look over and see the roofs of cars, mine will stand out for sure. Again this shows attention to detail.
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Oh runrun...you're starting to worry me a little...you are reminding me of BillD when he was under his Audi polishing the exhaust (this was his DD BTW)...I'm not talking about the tip or some part you could see...I'm talking about the whole exhaust system.

I'm half expecting you to tell us you were thinking about doing the same thing, just in case you're doing some Dukes of Hazzard maneuver the people you fly over will see your attention to detail to the underside of your car...
 
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