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Went to the company website. No references for San Antonio. However, I watched a video on how to apply the product. Looks very simple and easy to do.
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Ordered some Opti Coat 2.0 this week. My BMW is only about a month old. Regardless, I'm glong to clay bar it first before laying down the Opti Coat 2.0.
The instructions say it remains tacky after application and recommends not touching it to allow for a perfect application. However, nowhere does it state how long it takes to completely cure before you can safely touch it without fear of marring the application. Anyone know? |
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I applied the OC and waited a few minutes to go over the panel with a MF towel. You aren't suppose to let the car get wet for atleast a few hours and you can wash the car in a day. The full curing process I hear could take weeks but bonding is done right away.
I left my car alone for a week before I wiped the car down or washed it again. Alan
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Did you all do a final wipedown prep with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) before applying the opti coat?
I notice the instructions on autogeek say to do a pre wipe down, before applying the opti coat, with 15% IPA. Do you buy 15% IPA or do you cut it with water? |
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you cut it down with water. I did not wipe my car down since my car was new and i never waxed it. I washed my car with some Dawn soap and the paint felt super grabby telling me there wasn't any wax left on it.
Had i waxed my car in the past i would wipe it down with alcohol. Alan
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I've had my BMW for about a month now and waxed it a week after I had it. I'm going to do as you did and give it a good thorough washing with Dawn and then a wipe down with the IPA. I hope that after the Dawn washing I do not see any issues from my initial hand wash (swirling, etc.) otherwise I'll have to have it buffed out. Thanks for your reply. |
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I'm interested in this but not bold enough to trust myself to apply a semi-permanent product. Can anyone recommend someone in the Miami area? Also, what is a reasonable cost for a professional application on an F10?
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Hey guys. I got in touch with the authorized opti coat dealer in San Diego. He's charging me 500 for wash, one step correction, and opti coat.
My issue is he says optimum no rinse will be the prep and he can do it in about 4 hours. I'm not sure that you can really correct paint with swirls and apply the coat in 4 hours. Am I wrong? |
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Not sure what you mean by Optimum No Rinse is the prep. Thats just a waterless car wash they Optimum sells. If all he is doing is washing the car with the No Rinse and opticoat then run. Thats a major rip off.
Paint correction will require you to cut into the paint with a polish. Its possible to do in 4-5 hours but don't expect it to be flawless like fresh paint. I did the opticoat on my car myself and that took maybe an hour if that. Alan
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Ok that is fine. I thought his one step was just the no rinse...
Price sounds about right. The optiguard alone is $60. Jet black is the tuffest color to work on. Alan
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Check out this guys review if you haven't already. Pretty damn amazing stuff. http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...st-review.html
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Had my paint clay barred and polished this morning. Did an IPA wipe down and cleaned the windows thoroughly.
I purchased the Optimum Opti Dual Pro Applicator too. This was nice, as it made the pad very easy to grip and control. My recommendation to anyone applying this product themselves is to either follow the instructions, mentioned earlier by Alan, and use the rubber glove and shop towel method or prime the hell out of the application pad, initially, instead. I didn't follow Alan's method. Instead, I simply applied the Opti-coat in and "X" pattern on the pad. The surface of the pad kept grabbing and sticking on the surface of the paint preventing me from spreading the Opti Coat smoothly over the surface of the paint. I learned, very quickly, that you really have to prime the surface of the pad. Don't worry about applying too much or "high spots". Just do what Goatman said and, "gently glide a MF towel over the area immediately after application and this will even out any high spots". My paint looks effing awesome!!!!! I couldn't be more happy!!!!!! The paint looks like you can dip your hand into it and pull out liquid. BTW, my paint color is, black sapphire metallic. I'll post some pics soon. Going to do the wife's car tomorrow. Should score some big points. Jenks, thanks for starting this post! |
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