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02-19-2013, 04:01 PM | #1 |
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This is why I love Opti-Coat
Not trying to add to the wall of opticoat threads but just wanted to share my happiness on the forums since it rained pretty hard today.
My opti-coated frs vs. the car next to me.
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That's awesome. I see you have 35/20 tint in your signature. Is that 20 all around with 35 on the windshield? How do you like that? That's the exact combo I'm wanting.
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02-19-2013, 06:41 PM | #3 |
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My windshield isn't tinted at all. I have 35 on my side windows and 20 on by small side and back windows. Personally I think it's the best combo simply because it can give the illusion my sides aren't tinted at all to cops since my side small windows are ever so slightly darker.
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02-19-2013, 06:44 PM | #4 |
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Not to add to the wax vs opticoat debate, but a $9 bottle of synthetic wax will bead water like the top picture for months. The car in the bottom pic looks like it has no wax at all.
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I wasn't really sure there was an opti coat vs wax debate? They are so different comparing them makes absolutely no sense. |
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Getting tired of all the OptiCoat BS on this forum. Should just have a thread for all the sheep to post their rain pics and crap. Maybe someone should start a thread with water beading on a waxed car since the folks here seem to have never heard of wax and its water repelling properties LOL |
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Opti-coat and wax are not used for their "water repelling properties." While those are very fun by-products/results, Opti-Coat and wax are there to protect the paint from environmental damages, such as UV rays, Acid rain and many others. Opti-Coat can do it's job up to 2 years and possibly more, Some waxes can last up to 5-6 months...a Crappy 9$ bottle will do 3 tops.
Just for you: Wax beading.
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I'd say optimal temperature is anywhere between 15 and 25 Celsius, but that doesn't mean that you can't do it in other temps. All products vary, so it wouldn't make sense to give you a specific temperature at which to apply your wax. The best time to wax your car is in fall and spring if you're limited in the number of times you can/want to wax the car, but the more often, the better. best would be once every 2-3 months, depending on the durability of the wax.
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Nothing can do its job forever. I honestly think the whole opticoat thing is overrated. I use Mothers California Gold...which is a carnauba wax.
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Never had Opti-coat, Diamond Kote, etc on any of my cars. Just the occasional car wash. Cars still look good after all these years. No problems.
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Carnauba wax don't last long, about 3 months. In my experience, i've used a few different kinds of wax before, and i highly recommend Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0. I wash my car about once a month in the summer and rinse once a week in the winter, i find the NXT Generation Tech wax 2.0 lasts about 8 months.
also, i find the NXT generation tech wax 2.0 really handy for plastic. once i accidentally damaged my dash board plastic with rubbing alcohol, then i applied some tech wax 2.0 the damage went away. |
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Spray wax every two months x two years = Approx $32
Opti-Coat (lasts 2 years) = Approx $400 Hmm.. can't make the math work. |
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