This is what a triple coat of Gloss Coat looks like: my wife's 2011 Durango

emmjaygti said:
Damn! That looks amazing!

P.S. You answered a question of mine indirectly about wheels. I have a pilot coming in this weekend for a major overhaul and was curious what to use on wheels to shine them up :D

Thanks for that!
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If they need a little more, use M100 or 105 on a mf first and then go over a 2nd time with M205. I've also topped that with Essence too (I did that to the mirrors). Many good compounds and polishes will work great on chrome. Some chrome is softer than others, so the usual caveat about trying it first in an inconspicuous location of course applies.
 
richy said:
If they need a little more, use M100 or 105 on a mf first and then go over a 2nd time with M205. I've also topped that with Essence too (I did that to the mirrors). Many good compounds and polishes will work great on chrome. Some chrome is softer than others, so the usual caveat about trying it first in an inconspicuous location of course applies.
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That's perfect. Thank you Richy :D
 
Do you think she might let you put a sticker on the rear quarter window? Maybe something like, "This beauty maintained by my main man at Flawless Reflections Auto Detailing."
 
Great job my friend, the vehicle looks sick with all that gloss. Now you have us all thinking about 3 coats. Fantastic job sir.


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Jowillie said:
Do you think she might let you put a sticker on the rear quarter window? Maybe something like, "This beauty maintained by my main man at Flawless Reflections Auto Detailing."
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Haha..I love it! I'll tell you the truth, when her car is dirty, her friends ask "Are you and Rich having a fight?" I LOL, her poor car tends to get washed less than mine..hmmm.

WT Taggart said:
Great job my friend, the vehicle looks sick with all that gloss. Now you have us all thinking about 3 coats. Fantastic job sir.


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Cool! And, thanks! Anyone who knows me knows that I always tend to think (and act) outside the box. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.


Rod73 said:
That looks outstanding!
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Pristine Image said:
Holy smokes Batman, it looks great! Well done!! :wow: :awesome:
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Thanks very much; I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
 
This one made me say DAYUM to an empty house.
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Note to self: Do not let wife (and her Durango) see this thread.
 
Richy,

How long did you wait after Essence to cure before applying your first coat of Opti-Gloss?
Time between Opti-Gloss coats?
Anything special you did between coats?
How long after you apply Opti-Gloss can you apply a 2nd coat?


Great work !!
 
Misterpaul said:
This one made me say DAYUM to an empty house.
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Note to self: Do not let wife (and her Durango) see this thread.
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Paul, Thanks very much for the kind words. I was upset when I saw that pic as I had forgotten to turn on the LED directly above which would have made the metallic jump although it might have washed out the reflection of the fan blades somewhat.

reeeko99 said:
Richy,

How long did you wait after Essence to cure before applying your first coat of Opti-Gloss?
Time between Opti-Gloss coats?
Anything special you did between coats?
How long after you apply Opti-Gloss can you apply a 2nd coat?


Great work !!
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I do each panel completely (compound/polish/Essence) and then move on. After completing the last panel (RF door), I would have then done an ONR wash and proceeded to start to coat. The minimum time therefore after coating the last panel and applying a coating to it is a minimum of 1 hour (20 minutes to ONR and then coat in the same panel by panel method ending at that door.

Anything special? Does lighting a new cigar count as special?? Other than that, no. Finish one coat, go directly to the second. It took me approx 1.25 hours to coat the first coat and about an hour thereafter for #'s 2 and 3. There was an hour of time between coats minimum therefore. Opti Seal was applied the following day although it could have been applied after that hour wait too. That is the recommended minimum time (1 hour).

Thanks for the feedback, it's really appreciated.
 
Looks great Richy!!!
I just purchased some OGC and was planning on doing the same to my wife’s 2015 Citadel, in the near future. I had been curious how multiple coats would look and now I know. You may have already answered this question, but how much OGC did you use, I think I need to buy more now, lol. Thanks for the great write up.
 
RNbuffer said:
Looks great Richy!!!
I just purchased some OGC and was planning on doing the same to my wife’s 2015 Citadel, in the near future. I had been curious how multiple coats would look and now I know. You may have already answered this question, but how much OGC did you use, I think I need to buy more now, lol. Thanks for the great write up.
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I finished a syringe that had maybe 1 or 2 cc (essentially empty) and then into a new 20cc syringe. I marked where I ended up with it, but not where it started. I'll compare it to another full one and give you an approximate percentage. Having said that, I'll bet I used less than 10 cc to do 3 coats on the paint and glass and 2 coats on the wheels. I'm getting better at using less.
 
RNbuffer said:
Looks great Richy!!!
I just purchased some OGC and was planning on doing the same to my wife’s 2015 Citadel, in the near future. I had been curious how multiple coats would look and now I know. You may have already answered this question, but how much OGC did you use, I think I need to buy more now, lol. Thanks for the great write up.
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Better late than never with the pic. You can see in the syringe on the right which was a 20 cc one compared to the 10 cc one on the left, that there is approx 13 cc left in the original. That leaves a consumption of 7 cc plus approx 1 cc from the previous one makes the total used to be approx 8 cc.

 
Since I have never used Gloss Coat before hopefully I can get two coats from my 10 ml syringe, lol. Do you use the blue applicator that is furnished with the Gloss Coat?
richy said:
Better late than never with the pic. You can see in the syringe on the right which was a 20 cc one compared to the 10 cc one on the left, that there is approx 13 cc left in the original. That leaves a consumption of 7 cc plus approx 1 cc from the previous one makes the total used to be approx 8 cc.

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RNbuffer said:
Since I have never used Gloss Coat before hopefully I can get two coats from my 10 ml syringe, lol. Do you use the blue applicator that is furnished with the Gloss Coat?
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That's the hard part at first is to learn how little you need. I don't use their applicator; I prefer the Car Pro micro suede and block method. I am a clutz and am likely to drop the blue one, lol.
PaulMys said:
That is amazing work, richy. Just awesome. :)
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Thanks very much Paul!

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Wow! :props:

Pleased I stumbled across this one Richy, I never seen this one until now. Darn time differences.

First off - what a great looking truck. I like the look of the Durango, we don't get these down here. That colour is phenomenal & you captured it perfectly Richy. The finish is flawless & the picture of the ceiling fan is still a favourite for me, thats some serious depth & gloss! What else can be said - :urtheman:

Aaryn NZ. :xyxthumbs:
 
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