Setec Astronomy
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Yeah, it will be interesting to see if there is a (public?) explanation for that.
Opticoat 2.0 discontinued, OptiCoat Pro sees price increase
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Yeah, it will be interesting to see if there is a (public?) explanation for that.
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The first hand account I am privied to was that the user became a lost sale to the authorized installer. I don't think it to be good practice to undercut your installer to make a sale.
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daaaaaaamn. Just came on to buy a couple tubes and I'm seeing this thread. Horrible.
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I'm still waiting for some confirmation one way or the other that Gloss-Coat is a downgrade from OC 2.0.
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Mark my words. Unopened oc2.0 syringes will sell for $200 each or more.
Even if they don't, I can use it. People will still want OC2.0 on their cars.
The funny part is that the last time I purchased 2.0(or the OTC OC at least) was back in 2010 iirc. haha
This is hugely disappointing. I just purchased some for my detailing project. Does anyone know how many cars the 20cc will cover? I've got a 2013 hyundai elantra, 2007 toyota camry, and a 2013 Nissan 370z I'm going to try to do for the next couple weekends.
Also curious if Glosscoat is comparable. Did it just get released this week or has it been out for a while?
Also curious if Glosscoat is comparable. Did it just get released this week or has it been out for a while?
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This is starting to sound like #16 or pre-VOC 845. In the end nobody missed those too much (or if they did, they replaced them with 476S or post-VOC 845).
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I'm thinking it's just a name change or something along those lines. I'm guessing this will be eerily close to Opti-coat 2.0.
Interesting business move on their part though. Hell of a way to boost sales.
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You can probably get those 3 cars done if you are careful. I'm not sure Gloss-Coat is even really available yet, the Optimum factory store seems to have it, I put it in the cart and hit the checkout button and it went to the next step, so I guess you can order it.
There was a thread started on AF about when it would be available but AFAIK there hasn't been an answer yet.
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Change the name, charge twice as much!
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wow, what a lot of excitement over something that will be a non-issue and distant memory soon.
a sensitive group here, haha. THE WORLD IS ENDING. OPT IS KILLING THEMSELVES OMG I'M OUT!!!!!
life goes on guys. if you like the product, you'll be able to sell it and make a lot of profit. in my eyes, it's OPT doing two things: charging accordingly for their superior product and making sure their authorized dealer network actually cares about moving OPT product as opposed to using OPT as a vehicle to get customers in to mostly sell potentially inferior competitor products. even if the competitive product is necessary in the marketplace due to how certain cars react, that doesn't mean it's fair for someone to wave the OPT flag knowing they are only using that dealer network to do stuff other than install OPT pro coatings.
if you are doing good work and offering the product with the most robust durability, as a pro, you shouldn't have a problem moving some product for an appropriate price.
if you think another product is superior and/or you can make THAT much more money off of it while not short-changing your customers, then you'll sell that one. no need to trash OPT in the process. if you disagree with it and it's hurting your bottom line, contact OPT and give them feedback vs. bashing them on here. be productive!
for the consumers, i still don't see how $50-$60 for 10cc is outrageous, especially when it does what it says it does and carries durability expectations in line with the very best PRO competing coating's warranty (2 years, CQF)
Dr G. is a brilliant dude with the utmost integrity. he's not going to say gloss-coat is an improvement over 2.0 and it not be.
it's very different. see my last line in the post above.
a sensitive group here, haha. THE WORLD IS ENDING. OPT IS KILLING THEMSELVES OMG I'M OUT!!!!!
life goes on guys. if you like the product, you'll be able to sell it and make a lot of profit. in my eyes, it's OPT doing two things: charging accordingly for their superior product and making sure their authorized dealer network actually cares about moving OPT product as opposed to using OPT as a vehicle to get customers in to mostly sell potentially inferior competitor products. even if the competitive product is necessary in the marketplace due to how certain cars react, that doesn't mean it's fair for someone to wave the OPT flag knowing they are only using that dealer network to do stuff other than install OPT pro coatings.
if you are doing good work and offering the product with the most robust durability, as a pro, you shouldn't have a problem moving some product for an appropriate price.
if you think another product is superior and/or you can make THAT much more money off of it while not short-changing your customers, then you'll sell that one. no need to trash OPT in the process. if you disagree with it and it's hurting your bottom line, contact OPT and give them feedback vs. bashing them on here. be productive!
for the consumers, i still don't see how $50-$60 for 10cc is outrageous, especially when it does what it says it does and carries durability expectations in line with the very best PRO competing coating's warranty (2 years, CQF)
Dr G. is a brilliant dude with the utmost integrity. he's not going to say gloss-coat is an improvement over 2.0 and it not be.
it's very different. see my last line in the post above.
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LOL, a guy on another forum sounds like he's having a psychotic break over it.
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hahahaha yikes!
i'm glad we are a vocal bunch, but i just hope at least the pros are communicating with OPT regarding their concerns
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But he hasn't said that, has he? The only official word we have from OPT, which is the posting of the Optimum Team letter (presuming that was accurate) is that Gloss-Coat is a "hybrid consumer product with up to 2 years durability". PBMG hasn't commented on it, as far as I know, and the Optimum forum has been silent also (which is about the usual, they have about 1% of the posts here).
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