Opti-Coated The Runner!

[WODWorldWide]

After reading through this thread, I called up the local Opti-Coat "installer" "Applier" what have you. For a clay, 2 hand washes, polish and isopropyl wipe down and applying 2 coats of Opti-coat pro to paint and whees, its between $500-$600 depending on what they are looking at.

My TE is only 2 months old so I assume it won't be that bad to do and wondering what everyone's recommendation is. My TE is unfortunately parked outside most of the time so I wouldn't mind having some extra protection from the sun/mag chloride or anything else Colorado likes to throw at it.

Thanks for your input.

 

[T4Ranger]

After reading through this thread, I called up the local Opti-Coat "installer" "Applier" what have you. For a clay, 2 hand washes, polish and isopropyl wipe down and applying 2 coats of Opti-coat pro to paint and whees, its between $500-$600 depending on what they are looking at.

My TE is only 2 months old so I assume it won't be that bad to do and wondering what everyone's recommendation is. My TE is unfortunately parked outside most of the time so I wouldn't mind having some extra protection from the sun/mag chloride or anything else Colorado likes to throw at it.

Thanks for your input.

You would be surprised on the condition of new vehicle paint... brand new vehicles are just as bad right out of the factory, it'll look nice on the dealership lot because they use a wax that hides swirls.... go ahead and mix a 70/30 iso alcohol/water mix and remove that layer of wax... you'll see swirls everywhere... it took me about 8 hours worth of paint correction on my '14 4runner, and that was a week after I picked it up... steps include: wash vehicle, strip wax w/ alcohol mix, clay vehicle, then go through 3 diff compounds (most abbrasive to mild), polish, alcohol mix again to remove any residue, then apply 2 coats of opti, I did my wheels, plastic, wheel wells, and door jams... I'd charge a lot more than $600 for sure

 

[THEROK]

It's a fact that opti does not prevent swirls.

My installer is legit.

My car was brand new when applied.

Sorry, not worth the money or hype based on my experience. It's just another sale.

 

[T4Ranger]

It's a fact that opti does not prevent swirls.

My installer is legit.

My car was brand new when applied.

Sorry, not worth the money or hype based on my experience. It's just another sale.

:rockthrow:

 

[Whiplash Willy]

It's a fact that opti does not prevent swirls.

My installer is legit.

My car was brand new when applied.

Sorry, not worth the money or hype based on my experience. It's just another sale.

Brand new cars can and do has swirls and other paint defects. If you saw what happened to your car from the port to the dealer, you would be appalled. Then the dealer "prep" can really mess up your finish.

It is more of your comment about how your opti-coat doesn't bead is what makes me think it wasn't installed properly, because it should bead like crazy. You can scratch and swirl opti-coat, but you have to try really hard, or be really careless.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/34883-review-extreme-testing-opti-coat-2-0-cquartz.html

 

[THEROK]

Opti coat never promises you that it'll bead. That's now what it does.

And it's kind of an assumed thing that no car is perfect even new. But it's perfect enough to plunk down cash to buy.

The real test is will anyone else know you have opti coat? No. Doesn't make a damn but of diff. You still have to maintain your paint finish.

Not worth $600.

 

[eddiebx]

Opti coat never promises you that it'll bead. That's now what it does.

And it's kind of an assumed thing that no car is perfect even new. But it's perfect enough to plunk down cash to buy.

The real test is will anyone else know you have opti coat? No. Doesn't make a damn but of diff. You still have to maintain your paint finish.

Not worth $600.

I'm not trying to attack you here, but all you've done is repeated over and over again how much you hate the coating without backing it up with any actual proof, besides you attesting to the fact that it sucks.

I am more inclined to believe Willy here when it comes to these things, because I've read many examples on here about how anal he is when it comes to detailing (no offense Willy, lol).

I forget if it was in this thread, but he's already shown great real world examples of how well it works. A picture of how clean the inside of his wheels are after months of driving comes to me.

If I was only a few thousand miles closer to his detailing guy, I'd sure love to have this applied. But unfortunately, no one trustworthy in my neck of the woods.

 

[WODWorldWide]

:snacker: This should be good

 

[THEROK]

I hate racism. I hate bigotry. I can't hate a product that's worthless. Pls don't put words in my mouth. Hate is a strong word.

I dislike hype. I don't like it when someone comes in here pushing product that's not really innovative in any way shape or form.

Opti coat, even the dealer strength version, doesn't bead water like a fresh coat of wax. Paint still swirls. Sure if you're lazy and don't mind pigeon crap sitting on your paint because it's got opti coat all the more power to you.

If you're truly anal retentive about your paint opti coat is even more worthless since you'll take care of it anyways. For someone that has a life and doesn't like waxing his rides, opti coat might give you peace of mind yet you'll walk away a bit miffed that you still need to polish it to get rid of the spider webbing.

If you guys have $600 to burn go for it. I did. Lesson leaned and trying to teach here.

 

[Whiplash Willy]

Yea, Opti-coat doesn't bead water well....

Opti Coating: 2.0, Guard, Pro - YouTube

Opti-coat is an innovative product, and has many benefits, you just don't understand any of them. It is a way to keep your car protected and looking good with minimal maintenance. How well does wax bead water after 6 months, or after a year or more?

I don't know about you, but I don't like, nor do I have time to, clay, polish and wax my 4runner every 3 months to keep its finish up. It is nice to have it looking like it does with quick and easy weekly washes.

I DON'T like ignorant people providing miss-information to others on something they don't understand. I did 3 months of research on this product before I decided to apply it myself, and have owned 2 vehicles with the coating, one the consumer version that I applied, and the other the pro version a pro applied. I have 2 years and 20k miles of experience of driving and maintaining opti-coated vehicles, and in my opinion, it is nothing short of amazing. I can't understand why you are having problems with it, but I have a few ideas.

 

[THEROK]

Dude you drive the thing around and the beading wears off just like wax. Why are you so quick to point to marketing videos where they can simulate ANYthing they want? Smh lol

I have no skin in game. I bought it and realized I'm not doing it again.

 

[Whiplash Willy]

Still beading and swirl free after 7 months! What product do you think these "Marketing Videos" are using to simulate the Opti-Coat? By watching how the water reacts on that video, and the way the high pressure water creates a misty frost like haze tells me tells it is Opti-Coated.

 

[Hawaiian4runner]

Still beading and swirl free after 7 months! What product do you think these "Marketing Videos" are using to simulate the Opti-Coat? By watching how the water reacts on that video, and the way the high pressure water creates a misty frost like haze tells me tells it is Opti-Coated.

Not sure if this was already covered but do you apply any other wax or sealer type product over the opticoat to get the high gloss finish and beading or is that the opticoat alone?

 

[Whiplash Willy]

Not sure if this was already covered but do you apply any other wax or sealer type product over the opticoat to get the high gloss finish and beading or is that the opticoat alone?

The opti-coat takes place of the wax/sealer. The finish you see is the bare opti-coat. In fact if you try to wax opticoat, it won't stick well or stay on the surface. Things don't stick well to the cured opti-coat surface, which is why you can't put 2 coats of it on or topcoat it with another product. It is a nice property because tar, bugs, poop, dirt, ect come off really easy.

Some complain that the opti-coat surface doesn't feel smooth like a freshly waxed surface, and they will apply a wax or a quick detail spray, but that product won't last more then a couple of days on top of it.

 

[Hawaiian4runner]

The opti-coat takes place of the wax/sealer. The finish you see is the bare opti-coat. In fact if you try to wax opticoat, it won't stick well or stay on the surface. Things don't stick well to the cured opti-coat surface, which is why you can't put 2 coats of it on or topcoat it with another product. It is a nice property because tar, bugs, poop, dirt, ect come off really easy.

Some complain that the opti-coat surface doesn't feel smooth like a freshly waxed surface, and they will apply a wax or a quick detail spray, but that product won't last more then a couple of days on top of it.

Thanks for the reply. I'm very interested in Opticoat. Just on the fence on doing it myself. I asked about the top coat cause in Auto Geeks forum, some say they top coat it for more shine and slickness and others say not to for the exact reason you mentioned. It won't stick.

 

[Whiplash Willy]

The opti-coat surface isn't slick like a "Just Waxed" finish, which some people don't like. I have heard of people top coating to get some slickness, but I have heard it doesn't last but a few days.

 

[THEROK]

Swirl free. Lol. Your paint is swirl free thanks to opti coat? Just lost any nanolayer of cred.

 

[GrantK]

Swirl free. Lol. Your paint is swirl free thanks to opti coat? Just lost any nanolayer of cred.

Why has WW lost any credibility?

 

[Whiplash Willy]

After 2 weeks of daily driving without a wash.

Standard paper towel wipedown with Opti-Clean.

2nd wipe with microfiber and Opti-Clean.

No swirls before or after.

No Swirls Opticlean - YouTube

 

[CookieRoe]

Impressed, hmmmmmm................

[MENTION=52619]Whiplash Willy[/MENTION] : Your rig looks immaculate! Wow. I was going to restore my headlights on my vehicles and use this stuff to "coat them" (hidplanet forums swear to it..........to make the restoration last as long as possible). Being that I haven't fully detailed my cars since 2012 and work not letting up anytime soon, this could be very useful. Detailing my vehicles takes hours, I don't have that kind of time anymore. I'd like to do it myself and save some bucks.

Not waxing it would feel weird, but I use a shampoo with wax in it (Meguiar's Ultimate Wash & Wax) and love the results. Less work!!

Keep us up to date on this!