Protecting New Paint

[Rob_R]

Sounds great Rob_R. I'm due to move to Sydney at the end of June so hopefully you get your wheels before then. I'll stay tuned on your progress..

I wish it would be here by the end of June but I won't hold my breathe!! Leaving for Sydney?? C'mon it hasn't rained for a couple days, no need to leave!! lol

[Sword_Dude]

[QUOTE=Corey_R;666455]
Unfortunately you'll need to wait a few years, as this product is too new.

About the longest anyone has had it is this guy from South Florida who has been testing it for the chemist who developed it.QUOTE]

Thanks so much Corey, this is exactly the sort of real "enuff" world info I wanted to see. This stuff has lasted pretty well through some pretty tough conditions

From this demo I can see that in my conditions it will easily last a couple of years and I am left with a time value equation between Opticoat and a DIY like Nanolex plus personal preference.

[fuzion]

corey,

those photos you showed, any all in one can do that im sorry lol.

sort of a example; Subaru Liberty Detail shows clearly this car was ... well farked.



Not everything is what it seems. Or lasts :0

[fuzion]

I really suggest a LOT of you go to detailing world UK forums and read about reviews and products and info help and more tips on doing your own cars (maintain and detail)

[Corey_R]

fuzion, the car you posted photos of still has a clear coat. Tattered, yes, but there. The pictures I posted, the car has no clear coat... what all in ones will give a car a new clear coat?

[alexkid]

I finally got some time to work out how to post photos.

Here are some pics of my R getting the opti-coat treatment at Mario's workshop in Moorabbin.

Firstly a couple of before shots showing some of the scratching I inherited at no extra charge from the dealer. These are only a couple of examples of many but they were generally not serious enough to warrant any heavy paint correction before the application:




After a foam bath and thorough paint preparation Mario applied two coats of opti-coat with a curing time on each coat of 12 hours or so:




This is the finished product. I believe these pics will speak for themselves in describing the finish of this product and the workmanship:








Mario has signed up to the forum under his business name EuroglossPrestige. Throw a PM his way if you have any questions. He spent a considerable amount of his valuable time both on the phone and in his workshop showing me everything to do with the process. You may be able to get some higher res versions of these pics as they come from his camera and I only have these small email file sized pics.

Some more shots here including some before and after.

[Rob_R]

alexkid, it looks the biz!!!!

[langers_sydney]

I am SO going to Mario when the car arrives, what a brilliant process and attention to detail.

[GTI JOE]

What was the cost again?

[alexkid]

What was the cost again?

As much as I would like to give you a set price it depends on a number of things including size of car, whether you want every thing done including windows, inside of your rims, condition of your paintwork ect. If there are imperfections they will need to be dealt with first. Expect to pay more for additional hours as required on prep work. I was lucky and only had light scratching.

Mine cost $1300 for two coats of opti-coat (standard practice), a thorough paint prep including some amount of correction to fix all the dealer scratches, and a lifetime warranty (for new cars - this will cost you $100 or so extra at some other opti-coat dealers). Mario had it in for a few days and would have spent many meticulous hours on the car.

You would need to take your car in for an assessment to get a firm price.

[Corey_R]

Hi CarCareProducts.

As I've stated before, the warranty from Opti-Coat is to protect against "dodgy application of the product from the detailer which leads to premature separation of the aftermarket clear coat from the factory clear coat". As you have quoted above it, quite obviously in my opinion, does not cover environment damage or damage from the owner during washing/maintaining the car.

But since you keep on going on about that point, can you please provide the warranty information, and links to the source, for the Nanolex or any other product that DOES cover environmental conditions and the owner using crap washing practises.

I mean, I have personally never seen a warranty which says "leave bird crap on your car for a year and we'll cover the cost of fixing the damage", but since you keep on going about this point, I'm interested in seeing what products do provide such a warranty.

Cheers.

[jacs]

i've always used and been very happy with turtle wax, and ive tried most brands, including the expensive ones that claim protection for up to a year (crap !!!!). The trick is to do it regurlarly, as soon as the body paint stops beading water, its time to do it again. id say id do it every 3-4 months, just after ive washed, and use a wet cloth to apply, and never in the sun, or if the body/paint is warm.

[Corey_R]

Well, no offense to Turtle Wax, but being that it's a very old technology (wax) that is why it only lasts for ~3 months. It is not crap at all that some products will last a year or two. It's just that they're not waxes or polymer sealants. As CarCareProducts and I have both mentioned, nano-sealants such as G|Techniq C1 (professional detailer install only) and Nanolex Nanosealant will last a minimum of 1 year without trouble - up to two years if you take care of it.

[Transporter]

Earlier this year I put Nanolex on a brand new white Octavia RS and approx. at the same time I used Autoglym Super Resin + Extra Gloss Protection on the Tiguan and in the terms of washing and beading the water I can reliably say that after 5 months Autoglym outperforms the Nanolex. Both cars done similar km's the Octavia is parked in the garage when not in used, where the Tiguan lives under the stars. I will definitely stick with the Autoglym.

Haven't said that I'd like to try that Opti-coat.

[fuzion]

Earlier this year I put Nanolex on a brand new white Octavia RS and approx. at the same time I used Autoglym Super Resin + Extra Gloss Protection on the Tiguan and in the terms of washing and beading the water I can reliably say that after 5 months Autoglym outperforms the Nanolex. Both cars done similar km's the Octavia is parked in the garage when not in used, where the Tiguan lives under the stars. I will definitely stick with the Autoglym.

Haven't said that I'd like to try that Opti-coat.

Thats amusing, thats all ill have to say.

I am also trading in my Audi S3 for a Daihatsu after that as it does the same and quality is also the same too ... isnt it lol