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Originally Posted by Food
How do you like OCW?
I recently bought some a couple weeks ago after reading pretty good things on it on autogeek forums - it's durable, it lasts longer than many/most paste waxes, durability is advertised as 5 months but people's reports get a realistic good 2-4 months (which is darn good for an easy spray application).
I love it so far. I'll see how long it really lasts (been a couple weeks so far). Even if it only lasts 2 months, that's more than enough since I'd be applying it after each wash anyways once a month.
I love it as there's never an excuse Not to wax your car, since it's soo easy. Many times paint is neglected because owners just don't always want to do a full past wax job every other month, or forget to, or just are too lazy that moment or not in the mood at times.. ...but with OCW..that's never a problem 
I dig the deep and rich character it adds too. Many say it's "look" is on par with M26 and other high end carnauba paste waxes...in a spray bottle no less.
Also many others say it shouldn't be called a "spray wax"...since those products are usually always not that great and more on par with spray detailers....whereas OCW is straight up on par with true real paste waxes.
Makes sense too... it is Optimum's only wax ...and we all know Optimum doesn't F around |
Personally I've never used it so I can't say; I have heard many good things about it, but liquid/spray waxes are a different breed than traditional paste. I primarily stick with paste but I may just be stuck in my ways. I like spray waxes as a booster type product. A solid wax, environment dependent can easily be expected to last 3-6 months. But doing it sooner isn't harmful, just depends if the cost of increased product use is worth it.
Optimum is probably up there as my company that I'd stick with if I had to choose one. Optimum No Rinse revolutionized detailing.
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Originally Posted by imom
I was not impressed with OC's ability to not get etched... it etches easily with bird or bee poo...that orange stuff. The nice thing about OC and other types of sealant is that it's an added layer of protection. The best durabilty? I have not try others...but the video for C.Quartz Finest looked impressive...but may be marketing hype just like OC.
Paint protection film is my answer with a paint sealant on top...but that's really expensive. If I would do it again, I would try C. Quartz and then top it with EXO. I am still waiting for any issues with EXO...so too early to tell.
I also thought Opti-glass was junk. I like EXO that it can be applied to glass as well and doesn't require another product.
For car washes...I used Meguiar's D115 waterless wash and water. I hear really good things about Optimum ONR... I have the ONR...but use it when the car is really dirty but I still rinse then I top off with D115 again to wipe down. If I use waterless wash enough...it's faster than dragging out the hose and getting the garage all wet.
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Opti-Glass is ridiculously overpriced and Opti-Coat can absolutely be used on windows. The glass variant is just a bit more durable to using the wipers, but if you have a good quality product on your windows I never even have to use windshield wipers and I find them more distracting. I'll usually stick with Sonax Net Shield, but CarPro FlyBy30 or Gtechniq G5 is another option, can be difficult to apply though. I've also used Chemical Guys V07 weekly/bi-weekly as a booster.
ONR is fantastic, I've used both the regular and wax version, I'm not a fan of trusting something like it as purely as a paint protecting product I'll stick with traditional wax/sealants.