Can you remove hairlines from opticoat? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

twodollarcuts · 10-28-2012, 07:20 PM

I was told that you couldn't. If you didn't guess, yep, I made mistakes washing my car and it irritates me to no end. I almost want to spend the money to remove and recoat, but from far away you can't really tell and it's about to become Christmas shopping season so I really shouldn't.

Jidonsu · 10-28-2012, 07:26 PM

If it's a single panel, it might not cost that much to remove, which a polish will do, and recoat that panel. If it's not too bad, I would just live with it for now until you feel like the car needs another full detail and recoat.

cnk · 10-28-2012, 07:37 PM

You can try to buff it out, then do a water test to see if it's still sheeting like it should. That would indicate that there is still some OC on there. If it's been less than 30 days since the OC was applied, you can buff and reapply OC and it will bond to the previously applied OC. Otherwise, you'll probably have to do the entire panel over again.

10-28-2012, 07:20 PM	#1
twodollarcuts Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Houston, TX Posts: 34 Thanks: 9 Thanked 10 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Can you remove hairlines from opticoat? I was told that you couldn't. If you didn't guess, yep, I made mistakes washing my car and it irritates me to no end. I almost want to spend the money to remove and recoat, but from far away you can't really tell and it's about to become Christmas shopping season so I really shouldn't.

10-28-2012, 07:26 PM	#2
Jidonsu Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S \| 6MT \| Ultramarine Location: CT Posts: 410 Thanks: 36 Thanked 98 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	If it's a single panel, it might not cost that much to remove, which a polish will do, and recoat that panel. If it's not too bad, I would just live with it for now until you feel like the car needs another full detail and recoat. __________________ FR-S \| 6MT \| Ultramarine

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10-28-2012, 07:37 PM	#3
cnk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ Limited Location: NJ Posts: 1,202 Thanks: 59 Thanked 547 Times in 339 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	You can try to buff it out, then do a water test to see if it's still sheeting like it should. That would indicate that there is still some OC on there. If it's been less than 30 days since the OC was applied, you can buff and reapply OC and it will bond to the previously applied OC. Otherwise, you'll probably have to do the entire panel over again.

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