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-   -   How long does opti coat last? (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11250)

Spd229 07-10-2012 06:00 PM

How long does opti coat last?
 
For those of you who have gotten it or apply it.

How long is the coating supposed to last given regular wash / rinsing as needed?

shiud 07-10-2012 06:04 PM

from what I gather, it's supposed to be considered permanent. with proper upkeep, you won't need to reapply or wax ever again :D

Spd229 07-10-2012 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiud (Post 307123)
from what I gather, it's supposed to be considered permanent. with proper upkeep, you won't need to reapply or wax ever again :D

That's what I've gathered from reading here but wanted a straight answer. I've just been told that it generally lasts 2 years from another source so I wanted to verify with the community.

brianc 07-11-2012 05:23 PM

I don't think it lasts forever. It lasts a very long time though. Much longer than regular wax.

C. Charles Hahn 07-17-2012 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garry Dean (Post 309361)
It is permanent. As in, if you do not polish it off it should be there forever... It has only been around since 2004 I believe, but the version of Opti-Guard we all know and love wasn't released until 2008. There hasn't been enough time to tell what permanent means as far as OG goes, but I can say that I started using it as soon as it was available for me to purchase and I still regularly wash cars for people who had me apply it back then and it still looks like the day I applied it.

:word:

Don't go thinking that with OG you can just run through automatic car washes (the type with brushes) and not hurt anything, but even a touchless automatic shouldn't really affect it.

It is a resin-based coating that chemically cross-links just like clear coat as it cures, and surface abrasion is the only way to remove it.


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