Prepping for Opti-Coat 2.0 on a brand new car?

SonyHome said:
  • DG 105 ( Not sure what product this is. Could someone provide more descriptive name so I could find it?)
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Sorry for not using the entire name--Duragloss. I only brought it up as an alternative to the Collinite 845 since you have to deal with the temperatures--I know DG105 will work in temps of 50 degrees with a little longer cure time. Both are great very durable sealants and you can't go wrong with either.

Same with the pads-- B&S or LC Flat Pads are both great products and you can't go wrong with either.

Since you most likely won't be doing any polishing for a few months no need to rush into this--do a little reading and watching of videos and it will help make your decisions a little less complicated.
 
ski2 said:
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Sorry for not using the entire name--Duragloss. I only brought it up as an alternative to the Collinite 845 since you have to deal with the temperatures--I know DG105 will work in temps of 50 degrees with a little longer cure time. Both are great very durable sealants and you can't go wrong with either.

Same with the pads-- B&S or LC Flat Pads are both great products and you can't go wrong with either.

Since you most likely won't be doing any polishing for a few months no need to rush into this--do a little reading and watching of videos and it will help make your decisions a little less complicated.
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Thank you ski2. I'll do some more reading but I've learned that it's always better to learn through those who's been through the experience so more than likely I'll take the great advices given on this thread!

For DG105, I assume you should also get the bonding agent?

I would like to take advantage of 20% off offer so I'll take as much time as it allows. Not sure when that expires.
 
SonyHome said:
Thank you ski2. I'll do some more reading but I've learned that it's always better to learn through those who's been through the experience so more than likely I'll take the great advices given on this thread!

For DG105, I assume you should also get the bonding agent?

I would like to take advantage of 20% off offer so I'll take as much time as it allows. Not sure when that expires.
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The bonding agent does help with durability. Best way to use it is mix 4 parts 105 with 1 part bonding agent (601), shake well and apply a thin coat, allow to haze, then buff off. You don't need much--about 1.5 oz to do an average size car and wheels. Anything you don't use needs to be discarded once mixed.
 
MarkD51 said:
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You don't want to use a 5" Pad on a 5" Backing Plate! For a 5" Backing Plate, it will be best to use a 5-1/2" Pad. This allows a margin of safety, so you won't have the edge of the Backing Plate right at the edge of the Pad when Polishing.

Never used the Buff&Shine stuff, most folks (like myself) opt for the Lake County 5" yellow Urethane Plate, and an assortment of 5-1/2" Lake County Flat Foam Pads. A few Orange, a few White, and a few Black or Red Lake County Pads should cover it for the new Lexus. The White Pad will most likely be the most used for polishing with such a newish vehicle, I doubt you'd be needing anything more aggressive.

Optimum Hyper Compound is said to be quite good, but 64oz of it might be a little too much on hand for now. Unless you plan on polishing a dozen vehicles?

Best to have a few on hand, Meguiars 205 is a great fine finishing Polish, and the Wolfgang Twins, known as Total Swirl Remover, and Finishing Glaze will get the vehicle to an actual concours state of shine, and beauty.

"DG", stands for Duragloss products. It will take you some time to learn the many abbreviations that folks will commonly use here. I've been here over a year, and am still learning.

All of the Duragloss products are very good, and very cheap in price, great bang for the buck. They can also be found at CARQUEST Auto Stores, and I understand some NAPA stores might also handle these products.

Above is a little pic of my Werner Work Platform, on it you will see the Porter Cable 7424XP, the baby Griots Garage 3" DA Polisher, and some Wolfgang Products while I was doing my White 1997 Tahoe LT.

The PC7424XP in this pic is sporting the LC 5" Yellow Urethane Backing Plate, with the LC 5.5" Flat White Polishing Pad.
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I looked on Auto Geek and for Lake Country pads I only see 5.5" flat pads but not 4" flat pads. Also I didn't see any red 5.5" Lake Country flat pads. I noticed there are 3 different levels of polish pads. Should I also get/need the blue pads?

For the Hyper Polish, perhaps I'm not searching correctly but only Optimum Hyper Polish I see is 64oz size.
 
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