PERTH - Tinting & Opticoating.
 

Can anyone share some details if they get it done? cheers

You can get it done from Freedom Car Care since they're the only approved Opti-coater in Perth.

Sadly a lot more expensive than the guys on the east-coast. Its put me off doing it.

$775, count me out too.

Got mine Opti coated last weekend by Mark @ Freedom. He does a good job and is a really nice bloke. I'll post pics up later. Sadly I had my camera setup wrong so image quality was sh!t.
Also going to get it tinted next week. Got a guy coming over tomorrow to do my other car and check out the 86 while he's here.

Let you know how we go!

Did you get one coat or two @sirus ? What was your final price - anything like the east coast pricing?

I got 3 coats. Total price including all prep, exterior, interior, wheels and door lining was $1400.
If you want, you can have a look over my car. Then you can decide what you want to do. :thumbsup:

Getting my car tinted @ TKO tinting on Monday. 22% on driver/passenger windows, 16% on rear and back 1/4's. Around $325 if I recall(for the initial quote)

I didn't realize the 86's windows had a slight tint in the glass. That's why I was wondering why the factory LEGAL(35%) tint on the demo car at City Toyota looked so dark.

I might get the tinting changed to something lighter instead now. I've noticed that the interior of the 86 seems so much darker than what I am used to.

Someone else was saying here that a detailer said a second coat of opti-coat was hardly worth it (diminishing returns or somesuch as another coat dissolves part of the coat underneath) let alone a 3rd.

Yeah I think it has polarised glass? It'd be good to have a look at yours to see how it turns out. I don't want too dark, just a bit darker than what it is now.
Mine got quoted around the $250 mark but i'm going to remove the rear parcel shelf myself.

I don't think that it would dissolve the coat underneath, otherwise it'd mess up your paint work right? Also, you can re-apply the opti coat later on down the line if you really want so what's the difference? :iono:
I figured that an extra coat makes it that little bit thicker therefore it'd be harder to get to the paint work. That's just my thinking. I didn't mind paying for the extra coats/service.

Still havent seen a white 86 as of yet. Quite rare in Perth it seems, yet @sirus and @stevo_12v have one. haha.
Would love to check out the 2 white ones next to each other to get a clear view of how the Opti-coat looks.

lol mine only comes out on the weekend and stevo_12v only got his the other day ;)
The opti-coat (in my opinion) looks like a car that has just been waxed/polished. The main difference is that the opti-coat hardens and acts more like another layer of clear coat but it's meant to be better than a clear coat and not noticable and non discolouring un-like clear vynil wrap.

Who has the black number plates ? I saw one driving on mounts bay road yesterday morning.

I've got White GTS with black plates... I wasn't on mounts bay road yesterday morning - unless you mean the last little bit just after the freeway exit heading in to the city (near convention centre). If thats where you saw it, it could have been me.

Yep that's the one. After all the anguish of having to wait for mine and going for a test drive on Wednesday night, you pulled up next to me at the lights just to rub it in lol