Review: DP Prep Polish/Paint Coating

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

With the recent arrival of a coating offering from PBMG, I was excited to say the least. With all the vehicles that I have done lately with Opti Coat 2.0, I have pondered the idea of putting a coating on my wife’s wagon to keep it protected better than just a sealant would. As we are getting ready to leave for Germany and knowing that 2 car garages are pretty hard to come by I wanted to put a semi permanent coating on her car as it may be sitting outside. It WILL be driven in the snow and nasty weather as we plan on packing up the wagon and touring Europe with it. With this in mind and the DP coating coming out just in time before I leave I had the chance to get the paint ready for winter weather. I would like to pick up the glass polish, glass coating, and wheel coating but I will have to wait until I get there for that.

Since I usually keep this car pretty clean and it sits in the garage next to my BMW not much was needed for a wash. I decided to use some UWW+ to clear the Vegas desert dust from the surface. After getting the car cleaned up I clayed the car and taped it up for some polishing work. I wanted to get some decent correction with great finishing and I choose Menzerna SF4000.

DP paint Prep Polish thoughts
http://www.autogeek.net/coating-prep-polish.html

Prep Polish is very thin and runny compared to a regular polish such as SF4000 or M205. When using be careful when applying to the pad as it will come out pretty quick and you will get more on the pad than needed. Take your time when you first use it. Wipe off is very easy and comes right up. The only thing I didn’t care for was in a world of using coatings you traditionally would use Eraser or IPA to wipe up after the polishing session. With this product you need to go back over the vehicle to polish the surface for the DP Coating Instead of a spray and wipe product such as Eraser. On the plus side it does have the ability to fix toweling marks from Waterless or Rinsless wash sessions. Just something to keep in mind.

DP Paint Coating thoughts
http://www.autogeek.net/nano-paint-sealant.html

DP Coating comes in a small bottle with a pump sprayer on top and operates much the same way as Wolfgang Deep Gloss Liquid Seal. First prime the applicator pad with a spritz and then a spritz or two on the panel you are working. For me personally and probably due to the high heat here in Vegas I was using more spritzes per panel and using a Gold MF towel to spread and level the product. The Coating was flashing too fast for me and thus was easier to spread and level with the MF towel instead of using the yellow applicator first. I applied two coats of the DP Coating 24 hours apart. Afterwards I noticed the paint had a very hard shell type feel to it with incredible slickness. Much more so than other identical products. I was very pleased with the hard shell and slickness.

Wash/Prep
· Ultima Waterless Wash+
· Clayed with Meguiar’s blue Professional Clay and Last touch Detailer

Correction
· Correction/Polish with 3401, White Hybrid Pad, and Menzerna SF4000 speed 5 and 6-8 passes
· Polish residue removed with blue Cobra Miracle towels

Coating prep and Coating
· Polish with 3401, black Hybrid Pad, and DP Coating prep Polish speed 4 and 6-8 passes
· Polish residue removed with blue Cobra Miracle towels
· Coated with DP Paint Coating

Miscellaneous
· Door sills with V07
· Wheels with V07
· Exhaust washed and polished with P21s polishing soap
· Pictures taken with Nikon D3200, hooded 18-55mm kit lens, and suppressed SB-700 speed light

There are a few RIDS here and there around the car that im not to worried about. I measured the paint on both BMW's and I averaged 3.8 mils on both cars. Im not concerned with these on a Touring Wagon.

Left the garage open while I was taking pictures and a blast of wind and dust later this is what happened to my garage. Stupid wind..... Lol

 

[Klasse Act]

So you used your DA to apply the DPPC instead of doing it by hand, why is this, just curious? Also, love the wheels on the 3 series sedan!!

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[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

So you used your DA to apply the DPPC instead of doing it by hand, why is this, just curious? Also, love the wheels on the 3 series sedan!!

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I used the yellow applicator and gold MF to apply the DP Coating. Pictured above is the Prep Polish on a black Hybrid.

Thank you. I really love the wheels on my sedan. Did you see my thread on my Sedan?
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...kfire-blackice-wax-you-have-been-waiting.html

 

[rmagnus]

Nice review. I haven't used mine yet. Getting daughter back in college and a car accident has held me up. I'll get around to using these products soon however.

I like the slickness report. This will be my first coating experience.

 

[spiralout462]

Nice write up! Beautiful estate wagon. Excellent camera work! Safe travels in Germany!

 

[SonOfOC]

Really nice review, car looks fantastic! I had practically the same experience with DPPC. Love the slickness and the glass like shell look. The flashing is indeed very fast; faster than OC, Gtechniq, or Cquart.

 

[StangFan25]

I plan to purchase the coating, is the prep polish a required step or will any polish do?

 

[Boudin]

I plan to purchase the coating, is the prep polish a required step or will any polish do?

It's necessary to have a clean paint surface, free of any waxes or polishing oils so the coating will adhere correctly. DP Prep Polish does this. So I would consider it a necessary step unless you already have a 'paint cleaner' polish from another supplier.

Nice writeup smack, I'm waiting for some longevity reports about this coating before trying it out, so I look forward to hearing about it more. It LOOKS amazing.

 

[sproketser]

Great review & how to also , thanx for sharing mate !

 

[VP Mark]

I plan to purchase the coating, is the prep polish a required step or will any polish do?

Not required. An IPA wiped own or a product like Eraser would do just fine.

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[vet]

Looks great!

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Nice review. I haven't used mine yet. Getting daughter back in college and a car accident has held me up. I'll get around to using these products soon however.

I like the slickness report. This will be my first coating experience.

Thanks Ralph. Let us know how it goes for you.

It is very slick. Much more so than OC2.0

Nice write up! Beautiful estate wagon. Excellent camera work! Safe travels in Germany!

Thank you! I really enjoy German wagons.

I feel camera work goes hand in hand with detailing.

Really nice review, car looks fantastic! I had practically the same experience with DPPC. Love the slickness and the glass like shell look. The flashing is indeed very fast; faster than OC, Gtechniq, or Cquart.

Thanks! DPPC flashed pretty fast on me.

Loving the slickness and hard as nails look and feel.

I plan to purchase the coating, is the prep polish a required step or will any polish do?

It is recommended. I didn't try otherwise.

Nice writeup smack, I'm waiting for some longevity reports about this coating before trying it out, so I look forward to hearing about it more. It LOOKS amazing.

Thanks! I will be updating as time goes by. I wanna post the car covered in snow or covered in slush and salt. Lol

Hopefully I will get many pictures posted of the car on location as we travel Europe.

Great review & how to also , thanx for sharing mate !

Thank you and your welcome mate!

Looks great!

Thanks vet!

 

[af90]

That looks awesome! Hopefully it helps with winter over there. Did you have any high spots by chance that you had to knock down? Plan on topping it with anything?

 

[tswitz]

Very nice final finish! Also like your homemade flash diffuser on your camera with an old 35mm film canister. Been doing the same for years as well. Works great! Enjoy Germany - you love it!

 

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Mike, Beautiful work and a nice set of cars you have. The DP coating is very easy to apply. The first time I used it was at the autogeek show car garage makeover on Thursday nights, and to me it was one of the easier coatings to work with, anyway excellent work as usually and good luck in Germany.

 

[MarkD51]

Very nice looking!

Yep, it flashes virtually instantly, but this coating in my experience will not put you through any hell with leveling-smoothing any high, or heavy spots noticed. In that regard it was easy to work with.

 

[Klasse Act]

Sooooo let's say I wanted to actually put this on my car in the spring, after winter has had its way with my LSP of choice, which will be Collinite #476, what's the advice of those whom either used it or know all about it as far as prep work would go on my car? Obviously I would clay (plan on owning the fine grade Speedy Prep Towel over winter) but then what would you use to prep the paint to prepare it for the DPPC?

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[cleanmycorolla]

Sooooo let's say I wanted to actually put this on my car in the spring, after winter has had its way with my LSP of choice, which will be Collinite #476, what's the advice of those whom either used it or know all about it as far as prep work would go on my car? Obviously I would clay (plan on owning the fine grade Speedy Prep Towel over winter) but then what would you use to prep the paint to prepare it for the DPPC?

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I'd use DP Paint Prep. It's an awesome cleaner. I've used it 5 times now to apply DP Coating after the Paint Prep and never an issue.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

That looks awesome! Hopefully it helps with winter over there. Did you have any high spots by chance that you had to knock down? Plan on topping it with anything?

Thanks Eric! It should help with the winter weather. I didn't have many high spots and they were quickly leveled with a few swipes of the mf towel. I put on two coats of the coating and with the slickness it displays I won't bother with a topper other than a waterless wash or quick detailer.

Very nice final finish! Also like your homemade flash diffuser on your camera with an old 35mm film canister. Been doing the same for years as well. Works great! Enjoy Germany - you love it!

Thank you! The flash suppressor comes in the kit with the speed light. I always use it when shooting as it spreads the light better.

I can't wait for Germany!

Mike, Beautiful work and a nice set of cars you have. The DP coating is very easy to apply. The first time I used it was at the autogeek show car garage makeover on Thursday nights, and to me it was one of the easier coatings to work with, anyway excellent work as usually and good luck in Germany.

Thank you Chris! It is very easy to apply and work with. I love how easy it co operates with the user. The hard shell it displays is a bonus!

Looking forward to getting on the autobahn again!

Very nice looking!

Yep, it flashes virtually instantly, but this coating in my experience will not put you through any hell with leveling-smoothing any high, or heavy spots noticed. In that regard it was easy to work with.

Thanks Mark! It is incredibly user friendly. I love it.

I'd use DP Paint Prep. It's an awesome cleaner. I've used it 5 times now to apply DP Coating after the Paint Prep and never an issue.

I agree with this.

Sooooo let's say I wanted to actually put this on my car in the spring, after winter has had its way with my LSP of choice, which will be Collinite #476, what's the advice of those whom either used it or know all about it as far as prep work would go on my car? Obviously I would clay (plan on owning the fine grade Speedy Prep Towel over winter) but then what would you use to prep the paint to prepare it for the DPPC?

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I would do the normal routine and polish the car with a traditional polish of choice and then use the DP paint prep polish prior to the coating.

 

[Klasse Act]

I'd use DP Paint Prep. It's an awesome cleaner. I've used it 5 times now to apply DP Coating after the Paint Prep and never an issue.

Thanks Rolla, now is that a pure paint cleaner? Being an avid DG guy I would wanna try squeaky clean but then again I would be using a DP product, so maybe a DP pure cleaner would be inorder.

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