Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate - Review

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For this review, I’m going to share my experience using Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate:



From Optimum’s Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate product page:
Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate is a hyper-concentrated glass cleaner that contains a combination of mild cleaners and an advanced polymer that bonds to glass and other silica based surfaces to add water repellency by lowering the surface tension and protect glass by increasing the coefficient of slip. Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate can be used as a stand-alone glass sealant or as a booster to Optimum Opti-Glass Coating.
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Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate Instructions:
1. Dilute Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect with distilled water to make one gallon of ready to use product.
2. Spray liberally on glass surfaces and wipe down with Optimum Glass Towel till glass surface is completely clean.
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Ok, 1 fresh gallon of DI water coming right up!



Armed with a fresh spray bottle filled up with Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect and
a very dirty rear window from winter driving to clean I set out to see just how good this stuff is.





Following the instructions, I spray half of the rear windshield liberally and wipe down with a clean paper towel:





But much to my annoyance, Opti-Glass Clean & Protect doesn’t wipe clean and remains wet:



In order to get the glass dry I need to use extra paper towels – far more then I should had I used a normal glass cleaner. Enter Stoners Invisible Glass for the remaining dirty side:



To be fair, I also apply a liberal amount of Stoners to the remaining dirty side, use the same amount of fresh paper towels, and easily wipe the surface clean with less effort.

Now both sided of the glass are dry and should be crystal clear but the Opti-Glass Clean & Protect side has hazed over:







Ugh! This is annoying. Since the window is now clear of wintery salt residue I try using a clean dry mf glass towel to remove the haze left behind by Opti-Glass Clean & Protect. But all that seems to do is smear things onto the clean Stoners side. The only way I can remove the hazy left by Opti-Glass Clean & Protect is use Stoners on the entire rear windscreen.

Conclusion

Based on the above, I can’t recommend Opti-Glass Clean & Protect. It’s not an easy product to use or remove. For $49.99 the concentrated version is also painfully expensive. Even in follow-up testing when I only used a waffle weave microfiber glass towel to apply and remove Opti-Glass Clean & Protect a hazy surface was still left behind. As far as the water repellent claims, I can’t say I noticed any improvement in wet conditions after applying Opti-Glass Clean & Protect to my windscreen, side windows, or rear window. I should point out, Stoners also makes a "rain repellent" claim - a claim I have yet to witness, but for $5.99 a bottle who cares? Stoners leaves my glass clean and clear with considerable less effort.

Hope this review was helpful – as always please feel free to ask any questions.
 
Not to defend Opti-Glass since I haven't used it, but have you tried diluting it a bit more? I know it's says a gallon, but from my experience with other window products is if you dilute it a little more then it should streak less.

Great review and Stoners looks like an excellent buy especially at that price.
 
Thanks for the kind words!

Interesting idea about diluting the product down more. I'll have to try that and see it if helps with the haze. It certainly can't hurt!!!
 
use a proper MF, flipping sides. i've used it without any problems...though, only on coated windows. albeit very dirty coated windows.

concentration is correct if you used the whole bottle in gallon of distilled water. so, streaking and haze shouldn't be related to that. imo it needs a better media than paper towel to get the product and dirt off the window. from what i can tell, it's a totally different type of cleaner than the D120 i use on the inside of windows and D120 performs similarly to Stoner's blue. haven't ever had the need to try the purple you have though.

try that and report back.
 
builthatch:

Not to start an argument, but why can the Stoners use the same paper towels and come out perfect? Just different chemicals?
 
In my experience this product works better to maintain a coated windshield instead of being used as a straight cleaner.

It works very well when used to "boost" the hydrophobic characteristics of Opti-Glass.
 
He Hate Me said:
builthatch:

Not to start an argument, but why can the Stoners use the same paper towels and come out perfect? Just different chemicals?
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no problem!

that was my exact thought process. and plus, i've never used it with a paper towel but i have successfully used it with MF many, many times.

however, given what Nick just said, it confirms why it's worked for me. maybe it sucks on non-coated windows as the OP is experiencing.
 
builthatch said:
use a proper MF, flipping sides. i've used it without any problems...though, only on coated windows. albeit very dirty coated windows.

concentration is correct if you used the whole bottle in gallon of distilled water. so, streaking and haze shouldn't be related to that. imo it needs a better media than paper towel to get the product and dirt off the window. from what i can tell, it's a totally different type of cleaner than the D120 i use on the inside of windows and D120 performs similarly to Stoner's blue. haven't ever had the need to try the purple you have though.

try that and report back.
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Good to hear you've had luck with it! What coating are you using?

I've actually been using Opti-Glass Clean & Protect off and on since August. And no matter the application method (mf or paper towel) or ambient temperature or level of dirty windows I always end up with hazy results that requires extra buffing to remove. I choose to use paper towels this time because my glass was so dirty and I didn't feel like cruding up my microfibers. Once the glass was free of debris I did use a clean mf to try and clear up the remaining haze but all that did was spread around the haze more.
 
interesting that you are getting the streaking. maybe like Nick said it is better suited to cleaning glass already coated. kind of surprised by this but maybe it is supposed to work best in tandem with their coating.
 
I have it and I agree it's not a great stand alone glass cleaner and it doesn't flash/evaporate as quick and easy as Meg's d120 that I use more often.. I just use it as a "topper" to opti-glass coating, I use it every couple months after 2B wash..
 
i have my windscreen coated with Opti-Glass Pro. rest of the windows, OCP.

Sherif said:
I have it and I agree it's not a great stand alone glass cleaner and it doesn't flash/evaporate as quick and easy as Meg's d120 that I use more often.. I just use it as a "topper" to opti-glass coating, I use it every couple months after 2B wash..
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honestly...that's more or less how i use it too. i'd say more often than every couple months but i'm using it particularly on a coated surface.

between washes, i tend to use Opti-Clean for exterior windows and i'll use this product for the coated windscreen in particular since i'm always cleaning the windshield. i'd say pretty much after every single drive i clean my windshield with something.
 
flatstick said:
interesting that you are getting the streaking. maybe like Nick said it is better suited to cleaning glass already coated. kind of surprised by this but maybe it is supposed to work best in tandem with their coating.
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Yeah it seems like the consenious so far is Opti-Glass Clean & Protect isn't really meant to clean dirty glass and should only be used as a topper on Opti-Glass coated windshields. If this is the case, I would strongly recommend Optimum revise their labeling to clarify how Opti-Glass Clean & Protect should be used.

Sherif said:
I have it and I agree it's not a great stand alone glass cleaner and it doesn't flash/evaporate as quick and easy as Meg's d120 that I use more often.. I just use it as a "topper" to opti-glass coating, I use it every couple months after 2B wash..
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Thanks for the confirmation, Sherif! Do you notice a difference in how your windshield sheets/beads water after you've topped it with Opti-Glass Clean & Protect?
 
the product seemed like a glass cleaner, not so much meant for coated glass. nice to have real word experience.thanks for the info everybody.
 
Angus said:
Yeah it seems like the consenious so far is Opti-Glass Clean & Protect isn't really meant to clean dirty glass and should only be used as a topper on Opti-Glass coated windshields. If this is the case, I would strongly recommend Optimum revise their labeling to clarify how Opti-Glass Clean & Protect should be used.



Thanks for the confirmation, Sherif! Do you notice a difference in how your windshield sheets/beads water after you've topped it with Opti-Glass Clean & Protect?
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From optimumcarcare.com:

"Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate is a hyper-concentrated glass cleaner that contains a combination of mild cleaners and an advanced polymer that bonds to glass and other silica based surfaces to add water repellency by lowering the surface tension and protect glass by increasing the coefficient of slip. Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate can be used as a stand-alone glass sealant or as a booster to Optimum Opti-Glass Coating."

My experience with it:
I coated all the glass in my Grand Cherokee with Opti-Glass Coating 1 year ago and been using Opti-Glass Clean & Protect every couple months or so.. I use Meg's D120 for regular cleaning which is usually after a wash, I wash my Jeep every weekend and rarely clean glass between washes, and I have a fast glass towel in the trunk if needed..
So far the coating is holding up very well (80-90% of day 1 performance) and I noticed it doesn't get contaminated as fast as Opti-Coat 2.0 on paint which requires claying every 4-5 months specially on horizontal panels..
 
Very informative review and thread.

This is very much a stab in the dark but Optimum say "Spray liberally on glass surfaces and wipe down with Optimum Glass Toweltill glass surface is completely clean" Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Therefore I wonder if Optimum are suggesting that a few quick wipes is not sufficient but rather it needs to be wiped heavily until the glass is clear of the haze. Obviously this does not make it user friendly but may help in application.

If the Optiglass C&P is not a great product on untreated glass then I would agree, Optimum maybe should change the marketing to say it is a perfect compliment to Optiglass and when combined it offers some nice synergy

It is a shame Chris Thomas (Optimum) does not post much these days as maybe he could offer some insight into the application
 
I too think it is more of a "topper" than a cleaner. I find if I apply with micro fiber towel and then "buff" with a fresh towel it works best. Looks good and continues to bead properly. I am in middle of 6 weeks of bitter cold and super salted roads in Southern Ontario and so far so good. I usually do a Optimum No Rinse on the glass to remove most of the salt first then clean with the Opti Glass.
 
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