5 month old Opti-coat high spot correction?

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Slick71ss

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I had someone detail and apply Opti-coat 2.0 to my garage queen 5 months ago. It looked great when I picked it up in his garage lighting. The car is black, and when it's out in the sun and especially an overcast day, there are a lot of Opti-coat high spots that are very obvious. It's been 5 months, so I'm sure the coating is pretty hard. What can I use or how can I correct the high spots? Optimum Poli Seal is usually recommended when it's a fresh application. Think that will still do the job?
 
I'd be inclined to agree with Charles. And you might be able to knock them down by hand with light, even pressure using a soft MF towel.
 
Any light polish (like GPS or Optimum Hyper Polish) will work to level away these high-spots without sacrificing durability of the coating.
 
Guess I'm behind the current polishing machines out there. I have an old PC 7424. Since I'm only wanting to knock down or level out the Opti-coat, think a finishing pad would work well with GPS?
 
In theory, if the Opti-coat was applied thoroughly and I don't wear through it, I should not see any paint pigment on my MF or pad, correct?
 
Slick71ss said:
In theory, if the Opti-coat was applied thoroughly and I don't wear through it, I should not see any paint pigment on my MF or pad, correct?
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Yes, as long as you are working on Single Stage paint. If you see transfer on base/clear you are in a heap of trouble!
 
Yeah, it's an older single stage paint job on a classic car. The Chevelle linked to in my signature. So afraid to screw something up because I can't afford a high quality repaint.
 
David Fermani said:
Yes, as long as you are working on Single Stage paint. If you see transfer on base/clear you are in a heap of trouble!
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I just got the shakes when I read that. :nervous2:



That is never, never a good thing.
 
Just wanted to say that the GPS applied by hand using a microfiber towel worked great! I was surprised it took such little effort!
 
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