GRAND FINALE -Optimum Opti-Coating - Durability Test Review!!!

Figured this thread should see the light of day again.



Wondering about how this would work on headlights that have been resurfaced to remove yellowing. I know a lot of people incorrectly repaint their lights with cheap krylon clear after sanding them which just ends up making them lose clarity. This stuff could potentially be a real solution to preventing them from eventually fading again after a good repair. Definitely an easier solution than having them re-cleared by a professional painter.
 
Man, I've been calling around so many detailers in San Diego, and no one is able to order and apply this sealant for me. Either they "just won't do it" or they "can't order it." What the deuce???
 
not_a_virus.exe said:
Man, I've been calling around so many detailers in San Diego, and no one is able to order and apply this sealant for me. Either they "just won't do it" or they "can't order it." What the deuce???
Click to expand...



If you find a detailer that is willing to apply the coating, they can order it directly from me if they are a registered business.
 
WhiteStripes said:
Figured this thread should see the light of day again.



Wondering about how this would work on headlights that have been resurfaced to remove yellowing. I know a lot of people incorrectly repaint their lights with cheap krylon clear after sanding them which just ends up making them lose clarity. This stuff could potentially be a real solution to preventing them from eventually fading again after a good repair. Definitely an easier solution than having them re-cleared by a professional painter.
Click to expand...



It works just as you would expect - as a substitute for the plastic clear on the lights. Well, at least it has in my experience. It's also really nice on faded/yellowed clear bras.
 
guys... don't believe ANY of this nonesense... THEY'RE ALL LIES~!! EVERY WORD If you really want to know the truth about what he REALLY used...and how he did it, here it is.... HE'S A WITCH~!!! IT'S MAGIC~!!! MAGIC I TELL YOU~!!!



Seriously considering getting this done to one of my family cars to see if i like it...if i do maybe get the other two as well?



In terms of business use... what would you say would be the cost to get this done to a customers car? (prep and all)

and what types of customers would you recommend this to? (if the customer tells you they want to kind of 'set it and forget it' for like 2 years?)
 
I'm offering it only on new cars (as an addition to a new car prep), I add an hour of prep time then the cost of the product. I normally don't bother with product cost but being as this isn't cheap I'm including the cost. So far I've applied to DDs of previous clients, most of whom have weekend/fun cars I also work on. I may start to offer it on non-new cars, but the bulk of the cost there would be the prep. I'm not going to put OC on anything but perfect paint, I don't really see the point.
 
OutlawTitan said:
About 10 days ago I drove about 100 miles to have Integrity Detail apply the OptiCoat to my 1999 GS400. After he finished the application my car was in 95+ degree heat for maybe 1-2 hours before I picked it up and drove back to Nashville. About half way home I passed a semi that was spewing diesel fuel all over the road and it covered my car. I was freaking out thinking that diesel fuel was a solvent that might ruin my new OptiCoat treatment since it had not had 12 hours to fully cure. I called Chris and he told me to pull over asap and get a MF towel wet, wring it out, and lightly wipe off the diesel fuel the best I could. I did that and waited until the next morning and did an ONR wash. If my OptiCoat was compromised in anyway I sure can't tell it. It looks great, beads like nothing I have ever seen, and I am totally thrilled with the product. Although it has only been 10 days and 3 ONR washes I can tell you that all of the claims made on this site appear to be exactly what I have experienced to date.



Looks like I have lots of products I won't need for a few years.....LOL!
Click to expand...



Jim, I'm glad you are pleased! If any of the rest of you guys from TN need help with application or need it on your vehicles, just give me a call.



Chris
 
This is an impressive report and it's an impressive looking product. I'd be mighty interested to try it out.

In the experience of guys who have used it on dark cars how do you find it's resistance to wash marring etc... It looks fantastic on silver but my pickup for example has quite soft black paint and needs polishing at least a couple of times a year as a result.

Does anyone know of any that has been sent 'downunder' yet.
 
Not sure if it's been discussed, but I'm curious about how the coating does with induced swirling, etc. With that paint color it's not easy to tell but I'd love to see if it acts more like a very hard clear coat and stays pretty much swirl free for a while, even with weekly washing, or...?



Considering all the descriptions and reviews of the product, I can only assume that it protects the actual paint from swirlmarks?
 
"""C1 forms a sub micron cyrstalline film which is extremely hard. This characteristic makes c1 extremely effective at preventing minor scratching from poor wash technique on relatively soft automotive paint. We have run tests comparing c1 coated panels with uncoated and against panels coated with various high end carnauba waxes and polymer sealants. On average c1 coated panels exhibited 50% less marring.""""



LUSTR said:
Not sure if it's been discussed, but I'm curious about how the coating does with induced swirling, etc. With that paint color it's not easy to tell but I'd love to see if it acts more like a very hard clear coat and stays pretty much swirl free for a while, even with weekly washing, or...?



Considering all the descriptions and reviews of the product, I can only assume that it protects the actual paint from swirlmarks?
Click to expand...
 
With these super durable nano-coatings like Opti-Coat and C1, other than their long-term durability, what other advantages do they have over high quality sealants? I mean, wouldn't both provide the same look and beading anyway? Just one lasts a lot long, right?



If so, wouldn't it be more economical to apply sealant every 6 months?
 
So far I've found with Aquartz and OC, that they have superior "cleanability", in the sense that they make the car incredibly easy to keep clean; more so than a typical sealant. Of course most of us probably keep our cars pretty clean anyway, but for DDs that aren't washed often they seem to make the cleaning of bugs/tar/general crud much simpler.
 
...and don't forget that these coatings have a hardness close to MOHS 9, which makes them far more resistant to marring, swirls, everyday abuse than normal sealants...
 
Bence said:
...and don't forget that these coatings have a hardness close to MOHS 9, which makes them far more resistant to marring, swirls, everyday abuse than normal sealants...
Click to expand...



This sounds like a godsend to owners of Jet Black BMW's.



When I have a car with good paint again I'll be looking to try.
 
Okay, that makes sense.



But since OC is not 100% scratchproof, when it does get that inevitable marring, do you polish it out? Can you even just spot polish? Or do you layer with some sealant or wax to fill up the scratches?



What if you get a deeper scratch that can't be simply filled up? You gotta re-polish the whole area and re-apply OC?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top