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Originally Posted by Tfrase
That looks awesome.... I was considering getting this done. Does it really help with chipping or just remove the need to wax it?
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It's supposed to be highly scratch resistant - but I don't think it's going to prevent rock chips, not like a clear bra would anyway.
It will protect against chemical etching, and the finish makes the car look like it was waxed by essentially adding an additional clear coat that chemically bonds with the factory clear coat and paint (after it has been detailed and had all marring and impurities removed).
It will cause water and rain to bead just like a wax does - except that it will continue to do this years later without actually being waxed, and it your car will look just as good years later after a wash as it did the day the opti-coating was applied.
Although it is expensive I got it because the protection was worth it to me; I care a lot about my car's appearance, and I live in a place that gets a lot of rain and there is a lot of crud on the roads - to each their own.
My FR-S is my daily driver, so while getting the opti-coat done meant putting off a few mods that I wanted, I'm glad that I got it done - and I know that I won't regret it down the road after driving my car for a few months/years; it already gives me peace of mind when I'm driving in the rain, or have small debris hitting my car.
If it's something you're considering then I would definitely encourage you to at least look into it, and do a bit of research - I'm not an expert on it and I'm a bit obsessive about protecting my car, so take that with a grain of salt if you wish
