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Anyone bought opti’s sema launch product yet? Clear coat restorer there is YouTube the rag company shot it with the Opti guy with respirators on. Guess it worse than a coating smell.
 
Mgavin1985 said:
Anyone bought opti’s sema launch product yet? Clear coat restorer there is YouTube the rag company shot it with the Opti guy with respirators on. Guess it worse than a coating smell.
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No but it looks awesome. Reminds me of clear coat self healing like immortal from cquartz

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Mgavin1985 said:
Anyone bought opti’s sema launch product yet? Clear coat restorer there is YouTube the rag company shot it with the Opti guy with respirators on. Guess it worse than a coating smell.
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Have not tried it yet but I think it could be very usuful for those front bumper covers that are so hammered that compounding does almost nothing to them.

Someone on facebook mentionned that the product is 100$ per bottle, which is enough to do a full vehicle. The issue is that this product is a clearcoat product and it goes bad very quickly after opening the bottle. I feel they should have a smaller size bottle that would be enough to do a panel or two. And buying a bottle just to try it out is pretty expensive.

Yvan mentioned that packaging this product is complicated. I don't know if they can make various size bottles or not, but if they can, it would be a good idea to do so if they want this product to become popular with profesionnals.

If I am to use this on a bumper, I will need to charge about 150$ for the service... that is pretty expensive for just 1 panel on top of everything else I am doing on the vehicle.
 
1K clear is less durable than 2K for sure. With that being said, this might be an entirelly different product than an acrylic clear like 1K.

Also, this is no designed to replace the clearcoat, it is a fix for clear that is in horrible shape. You spend 100$ to prevent having the car being repainted. I think that is a pretty awesome product for what it does.
 
Calendyr said:
1K clear is less durable than 2K for sure. With that being said, this might be an entirelly different product than an acrylic clear like 1K.
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Less durable is different than "not durable". This product has something like 5 times the film build as a coating. OPT says that it's not as hard or as chemical resistant as a coating, but it is "better than body shop clear", whatever that means, but considering bodyshop clear is 2K, AFAIK, it sounds pretty good.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Less durable is different than "not durable". This product has something like 5 times the film build as a coating. OPT says that it's not as hard or as chemical resistant as a coating, but it is "better than body shop clear", whatever that means, but considering bodyshop clear is 2K, AFAIK, it sounds pretty good.
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Well, time will tell. From what I have seen so far, which is not much, it looks very promissing.

This product is much thicker than a coating but much thinner than the clearcoat layer. Yvan was talking about 5 to 10 micron thickness in his presentation video. So that puts it at 5 to 10 times the thickness of a coating and less than 20% of the thickness of the clearcoat.

Regardless, I don't think it should be compared with either since it is not gonna be used on cars in good condition like a coatings, nor as a replacement of the clearcoat during the paint process.

One of the products that Optimum just introduced that looks frickin amazing is Opti-shield! I am so sad that as a mobile detailer I won't be able to offer this! I don't know the cost for that product, but spraying on a PPF type protection is just great. I don't know how durable it is compared to say Plasti-dip or an actual PPF, but if that product is any good, I am sure it will be a big hit.
 
Calendyr said:
Well, time will tell. From what I have seen so far, which is not much, it looks very promissing.
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Heck, I'm the guy that started the other thread about this product, and I think for certain applications it will be a miracle product.

But, since I'm a glass half-full kind of guy, I think this product isn't going to be around for long as a consumer product, because it's not going to take long for someone to set their garage on fire, or poison their kid after they find it in the freezer when they're looking for the ice cream. I'm not even that crazy about using it, because I imagine the emphasis on respiratory protection and possible allergic reaction makes me think there is isocyanate content. Back in the day paints that contained polyisocyanates (like DuPont Imron, and I believe the 2K clears are the same, as a two-part polyurethane) required air-fed respirators, of course that was in the paint booth, but it was a no-fooling-around risk.
 
So their is no point on decent polished paint? I still want to try it.
 
Mgavin1985 said:
So their is no point on decent polished paint? I still want to try it.
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nope..this product will not bond on polished paint..If you want to use this product then compound the paint with wool pad or microfiber pad then apply this product..it will not bond to polished paint according to youtube comments..plus if you can polish the paint then you wont need this product.. might be good option for thin paint i suppose..
 
Has anyone on the autogeek forum tried this yet. Is it sold by AutoGeek. I have several applications that would be perfect.

Mike P. We are looking to the Mountain for wisdom and guidance.

Phil
 
I have a bottle haven’t used it yet. I bought it for swirled clear coat wheels. I need to compound and polish these wheels which is PIA so I bought this instead I’m actually going to sand 1000-1500-2000 and I was hoping to apply over 2000 grit but I’m not sure if this is a good idea. I also want to put multiple coats on I’m thinking three. Then I’m putting ceramic wheel coating on. I should really contact opti. I’m afraid to crack it open because it spoils so fast... 30 days I bought on eBay 60ml air tight aluminum bottles as soon as I crack open I’m going to fill two of those bottles up try to limit oxygen exposure to keep it longer then I have a vac pack.

Has anyone used this?

The mountain from Game of thrones?
 
What kind of stock wheels are these that are worth going through all this for? Pics?
 
Anybody use this with success. The videos that I have watched aren’t particularly “clear.” Pun intended.

Mike Phillips has Autogeek tried this? Any thoughts?

My son’s 4runner, dark blue, clear coat has gone hazy. Looks like the car has been wet sanded with 1500 grit. No checking, no peeling. Repainted about 5 years ago.

I tried compounding with marginal success. It looks bettter but is still not great.

Opti clear coat restorer looks like the perfect fix. I always like the reviews on the forum, lots of skilled pros and enthusiasts. I am hoping that someone has some experience, good or bad.

Thanks. Phil.
 
Eldorado2k said:
What kind of stock wheels are these that are worth going through all this for? Pics?
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I have a tuff time putting pics up on forum google 2014 ford edge sport wheels. they are the nicest ive seen from a factory. very tank like ride. look good but ride like chit.

I'm sanding Saturday then hitting with wool pad then clear coat then ceramic I will try to post before and after pics
 
lj993 said:
Opti clear coat restorer looks like the perfect fix. I always like the reviews on the forum, lots of skilled pros and enthusiasts. I am hoping that someone has some experience, good or bad.
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They say it isn't for hazy (failed) paint, more for scratches that you can't polish out. Like you, I'm waiting for someone to try it on failed clear. I was going to do it, but I'm uncomfortable with the warnings and they (Optimum) say there is no MSDS available (yet). I'm not sure how you can sell a product if there is not MSDS available. There's also all the shelf life issues.

So...since the Gelcoat restorer, which came out first (and I don't think is sold here yet), is supposed to restore faded gelcoat without polishing, I thought it might work on faded clear. It's cheap (in comparison) and doesn't have to be frozen, so I decided to try it since the label warnings aren't so dire (also no MSDS yet).

I tried it on some exposed basecoat on my friend's car and it did darken it and increase the beading (sorry, no pics :( ) The stuff (Gelcoat Restorer) reminded me of tire coating...and since I have a quart and I'm rotating my tires next week...I'm going to try it on the backs.
 
Bumping this thread so we all know opti wants wool on rotary before the restorer. I did a couple test spot for my use of the product for wheels the wool can be done but it’s hard work try to get angles and not burn. what I have found is a magic eraser scuffed up the painted surface nice creating uniform surface with enough surface roughness that CCR sticks and levels out nicely I’m gonna put photos up once I can figure it out. So anyone using CCR a magic dresser might help you in tough hard to reach spots. If I had a whole car to do I think it would be easier with magic ereaser over my makita rotary
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Less durable is different than "not durable". This product has something like 5 times the film build as a coating. OPT says that it's not as hard or as chemical resistant as a coating, but it is "better than body shop clear", whatever that means, but considering bodyshop clear is 2K, AFAIK, it sounds pretty good.
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And when it cures, you can ceramic coat over it
 
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