Opticoat Review: Beading and Sheeting After 5 Months vs No Opticoat

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Take some Opti and put it in an empty bottle with the lid off. You will have a clear hard rock once it dries. Do it with paint and you have a soft, bendable glob.







This is why you have clear coat on modern paint.
 
Opti-Coat is a great product but it isn't bullet proof. With proper washing, I've found I can keep my own car and customers cars I've applied Opti-Coat to swirl free. But that doesn't mean you can run it through a brush wash, wipe it with a towel that had a chunk of dirt in it, etc and expect it to always come through unscathed. But yes, with proper car, it will help keep a properly polished car looking that way for a really long time.
 
Rob4092xx said:
Scratches are not swirl marks. Swirl marks occur when you wipe of a dusty/dirty car without proper soap lubrication, wipe with a dirty towel, wipe it off with a towel that is not ultra soft, etc.



Swirl marks occur because the paint is soft. Opti is a hard, acrylic type coating that prevents the paint from allowing these things to occur. Take some Opti and put it in an empty bottle with the lid off. You will have a clear hard rock once it dries. Do it with paint and you have a soft, bendable glob. Which is harder??? The Opti. Which will prevent swirl marks from getting to the paint...a coating like Opti.



I am not a salesperson or have any realtionship whatsoever with Opti or any other product. I am a detail perfectionist and have applied Opti to my Ferrari 360, C6 Corvette, Hummer and Expedition. I live in Phoenix which is terribly hard on automotive finishes due to the sun, heat and dust. I also drive my Hummer along the beach in Rocky Point Mexico where I have a vacation home. I have never, ever had anything get through Opti and to the paint. I still own all of these vehilces and the finish is incredible!



I have a garage drawer full of Zaino Z-5, Z-2, AIO as well as a variety of other polishes, sealants, waxes, etc. I also have a Griot's Orbital which I used to use to get the swirl marks out of my auto finishes. These have all been idle since discovering Opti-Coat 2.0 last year!
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Yes, I think we know what swirl marks are thank you lol. Opti-coat is super hard and a great product.. I have it on my car, but it's fully capable of getting scratches, swirls, and marring. It's harder for this to happen, but it's the truth. It's also very suseptible to water spotting with my town water.. I have to go to my mothers to wash my car because she has well water and I can at least get a nice spotless finish without all of that crap town water.
 
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