Okay, I've done 2 vehicles now with OC and one with CQuartz, all turned out really well, although on my personal vehicle the lighting wasn't great when i was trying to finish up and left a couple of high spots that I will need to rebuff, strip and reapply. I love the look and how easy they are to wash, especially when you turn the power washer on them and the water just beads off. After applying CQuartz about a month ago on the gf's car, I washed it, the surface didn't feel slick at all, I went over it with Reload and it made a huge difference and slickness and appearance, darkened the paint. I washed it again this weekend and I could tell the Reload was still on the car as it still was slick feeling and washing it was a breeze. So, finally to my question, can these coatings be applied to SS paint?
new coats on SS paint?
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C. Charles Hahn
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As far as I have been told, Opti-Coat can be used on Single Stage paint and it should help protect against oxidation/etc. Not sure about CQuartz in that same context.
Mike Phillips
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I've used OC2 on my Jimmy and it has single stage enamel. I polished first using Hyper-Polish, then wiped surface clean with something, don't remember if it was Opti-Clean, water dampened towel or IPA.
Seem to work, paint was shiny and I don't see any visible oxidation since I did this and it was before DetailFest.
Seem to work, paint was shiny and I don't see any visible oxidation since I did this and it was before DetailFest.