Here's my problem with Opti-Coat

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chrisguga

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I used Opti-Coat 2.0 on my car and I also use ONR washes. I use Adam's detail spray as my drying aid and if I'm feeling extravagant I'll add about 10 squirts of Optimum car wax into my rinse bucket. I have a gallon of the stuff so I may as well use it.



Here's the problem. I now have 3 carnuba waxes, 2 sealants, 2 paste waxes, a spray wax, and 3 types of glaze that are now completely useless. I try and test them out by applying them to only select panels of the car and I can't even tell which panels they're on from a variety of angles and with a variety of lights. The OC 2.0, ONR polymers, and detail spray look as good as any of my waxes to the point I literally can't see a difference even when I want to.



I guess this is a good thing, but I miss waxing my car once in a while. It's not worth waxing it knowing it'll just wash off the next time it rains.



I just ordered Wet Glaze 2.0 and I'm hoping I can see some benefit.



Does anyone else use a coating and miss getting a benefit from waxes?
 
I don't use OC, but I share your opinion about these modern products. I've been using OCW and ONR for a while, now. OCW is so good/easy that I rarely (basically never) use my traditional lsp's. I see a little difference when using an expensive carnauba, but it's not night and day (and the look doesn't last).



I like ONR for washing - I still do traditional washes as well - though I'm not crazy about it as a QD. I'm looking forward to trying the improved V3.
 
Select panels are a hard one. I'm not good enough to tell them apart, but I like to do 1/2 and 1/2. I can usually see a pretty big difference between some products. But I hear you on the Opticoat stuff. Not being able to really change the look of the car is one of the reasons I haven't done my DD.
 
Personally I am thrilled that my OptiCoated car looks wonderful after an ONR wash and doesn't need anything else. Of course every now and then I put on OptiSeal or OCW since it only takes 5-10 minutes. It may bump up the shine a little bit for a few days but it doesn't bother me either way. It is nice to know that an ONR wash makes my car looked like I spent hours getting it just right when it really only took 30 minutes.
 
The solution is quite simple. Take all the products that are no longer needed since you coated your car and send them to old Paul. Seriously a lot of us are in the same boat . I love the Opti-Coat on my truck which makes for one less vehicle to deal with. I now use all the left over nubas,sealants etc on my other vehicles or those of customers. Honestly I would like a similar coating for interiors to make them almost maintenance free.
 
hotrod66paul said:
The solution is quite simple. Take all the products that are no longer needed since you coated your car and send them to old Paul. Seriously a lot of us are in the same boat . I love the Opti-Coat on my truck which makes for one less vehicle to deal with. I now use all the left over nubas,sealants etc on my other vehicles or those of customers. Honestly I would like a similar coating for interiors to make them almost maintenance free.
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Agreed; at one time I seem to remember Optimum was working on an interior product, but we haven't heard much about it in a while.
 
My Wet Glaze 2.0 arrived today and I'll cover one whole side of the car, as suggested. Hopefully I can tell a difference.
 
OutlawTitan said:
Personally I am thrilled that my OptiCoated car looks wonderful after an ONR wash and doesn't need anything else. Of course every now and then I put on OptiSeal or OCW since it only takes 5-10 minutes. It may bump up the shine a little bit for a few days but it doesn't bother me either way. It is nice to know that an ONR wash makes my car looked like I spent hours getting it just right when it really only took 30 minutes.
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I do exactly the same thing.
 
Heh heh, I don't use OptiCoat on anything except wheels, but this "problem" is one I would never mind having!



One of the primary reasons why I use my current-fave LSP on most vehicles is because it's the same way- no need to do anything but wash for months on end.
 
I opti-coated my HHR and it's made maintenance a breeze. Since I detail for a living the last thing I want to do is spend hours on end detailing my car. So, I can spend an evening each week and do a quick ONR wash, maybe some optimum spray wax and call it a day.



But for your weekend detailer that likes to play with different waxes/sealants I can definitely see the issue. Now all my waxes/sealants are used for clients cars. Unless of course they have chose to get their cars opti-coated as well.



Could always polish off the opti-coat and go back to using waxes and sealants.
 
Some cars are meant to be OptiCoated, others will be better off with traditional products. As said above, it's a nice problem to have.



Frankly, the OC solution is just above "perfect" on my wife's car since she'll never cut it loose for me to work on.
 
C. Charles Hahn said:
Agreed; at one time I seem to remember Optimum was working on an interior product, but we haven't heard much about it in a while.
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It's still in testing with me at our shop.



Anthony
 
Sorry if I've missed this elsewhere, but do you need to/can you claybar, decontaminate (ie:IronX), and cleanse an Opti-Coated car without damaging the integrity of the coating?
 
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