Opticoat

[Huck]

I dropped mine off caked in mud from Spring13, took him a good 13hrs for the wash, lots of de-striping, and opticoat... $440

Waiting to hear back for my appointment. Looking forward to the results and de-striping


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[NJStangersJonathan]

Haha damn man!

Has anyone had it done over the graphics? This shop says they can do it no problem. Just want to make sure that's a good idea.

 

[Chris's FX4]

I've got it on the fenders, hood, roof, bumpers, grille, and front fascia. It's great stuff. Even when its dirty it beads water just as well as top of the line sealants when they're clean. Bugs easily wash off just from driving in the rain and mud rinses off with ease at the DIY car wash.






Hasn't been washed in about 3 weeks.

 

[Labraptor]

Haha damn man!

Has anyone had it done over the graphics? This shop says they can do it no problem. Just want to make sure that's a good idea.

Mine was done over the graphics. They said it was no issue at all and would help protect them too. Assuming they were right since it has held up with no noticeable difference between the painted areas and the graphics.
On a side note, I may soon find out how much it screws up graphic removal. I scratched my drivers side bed graphic and am mulling over taking them off and going with custom ones since I want to replace them anyway.

 

[2manytrucks]

so how is this stuff applied...spray gun, some sort of waxing method??

 

[Chris's FX4]

so how is this stuff applied...spray gun, some sort of waxing method??

These are two of the main ways. They're are variants to the applicators used as well.

Comprehensive Opti-Coat 2.0 Application Guide - Autopia Forums - Auto Detailing & Car Care Discussion Forum

Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0 - Permanent Paint Protection Made Easy - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

 

[Westside Offroad Group]

you honestly can't go wrong with anything from optimum

I use their no rise wash and that stuff works wonders

 

[4dimad]

Ceramic coating

Hi all, my question is about the ceramic coating. Did you put any on your track? I contacted several dealers and they are all trying to defend "their" brands - Ceramic Pro, Opticoat, CQuartz, etc. Anyone has any info on the pros vs cons of the different products out there? I am planning to do some light off roading, and I do realize that nothing is 100% scratch-resistant, but what would be the best paint protection product? I just want to research before I jump into anything.

 

[FullAuto]

I had CQuarts Finest on my STI. Dirt just would not stick to it. What little was there washed away with little effort using their car wash. I spent about 20 minutes washing my car after not doing it for 1 month in a North East Winter. The end result looked like I spend all day on it. (Cloudy weather so it's not showing as great as it would in the sun)


I also had a shopping car slam my car while I was driving through a lot 3 weeks ago. It was dark but it appeared I had some major scratches down the side of the car. I washed it the next day and I had the smallest dent but absolutely no scratches. I was impressed and will continue to get CQuarts on vehicles where I care about the paint (not wasting my money on doing it on my offroad vehicles and beaters)

This is the next wash I did (2 weeks ago). It went the whole winter without one. Total time spent on my car this time was around 15-20 minutes washing and drying.

 

[Perauto]

I use Gtechniq Crystal serum light and two coats of EXO

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