MustOBeenYellow2015Z

Just wanted to see everyone's thoughts & experiences with opti coat. My buddy from high school has a detail business that one of their services is applying opti coat. Thanks in advance!!

SidePipeMusic

I have it on a 2014 BMW M5. It is an excellent product. A good friend here in Houston is an excellent detailer/applier of this stuff. I love mine.

Just make sure not to get the parts of your car Opti-coated that you plan to have "clear bra'd". The two don't get along very well...

NYROBZ06

What about getting the areas clear wrapped first then Opti Coated on top?
if you had to choose one, the Opti coat or clear wrapped, which one would you choose?

SidePipeMusic

I prefer opticoat, but understand that on certain spots on the car, you need clear bra (nose, hood, mirrors, behind wheels) as those areas are susceptible to debris that will chip the paint or mar the clear coat. You need the clear protection there.

Patriot77

There is NO Opti-Coat dealer in Omaha which is a real shame.

CaryBob

My last two Corvettes were Rejex babies, but I had the Z06 Opticoated. I don't see or feel much difference between the two, but the Opticoat will last considerably longer. I was applying Rejex twice a year but Opticoat is said to have a two-year lifetime.

One or the other is a necessity on the wheels unless you want to clean off the brake dust every other day.

rkolkmeier

What's is the name of your friends business? I too live in Houston area. I want to look into having my Z coated.

SidePipeMusic

Gulf Coast Auto Shield. John Gray. He does most of his work inside Custom Car Stereo off of the Southwest Freeway. He does fantastic work. Tell him the "Garbage Man" sent you...

NYROBZ06

I believe one of the ceramic coating manufacturers have a product with a 5 year warranty

harlold

i had cquartz nano done to my car and it is fantatic. washed it for the first time today and most dirt just washed off, rest fell off with little effort from wash mitt

MustOBeenYellow2015Z

So you suggest clear coat & then opti coat? The opti coat won't stand up to debris chips on its own?

harlold

you should have a detailer prep the paint, do any Xpel or whatever you want, then do an opticoat

dapopa9

Opticoat can easily be applied by anyone. If you can wax your car then you can Opticoat it. I have it on all my cars. Great product.

thebishman

You can have a clear film like Xpel Ultimate placed on the car and then have Opticoat applied right over the top of it. I would just let the film 'cure' first so that all of the water, bubbles, etc are gone. I had this done on my '13 M5 where the whole front clip was protected with Xpel Ultimate, and then a short while later I had the whole car Opti-coated. Results were excellent.

Since this is a ceramic sealant, IMHO you need to take great care in having it applied. In fact iirc, there is a commercial and a consumer product, the commercial product being more hard wearing and having greater requirements to apply such as maintaining a certain temperature for a period of time after install, etc.

Bish

SidePipeMusic

But it is not the same product as the commercial version...

SidePipeMusic

Opti is better than the factory clear coat alone for sure, but can't withstand chips/debris like a clear bra. It will be better with acidic bird droppings and things like that, things that damage your factory clear coat if not cleaned quickly.

MustOBeenYellow2015Z

Just looked up xpel ultimate, is everyone wrapping the whole car?

285ferrari

This what you guys are referring to?

285ferrari

Can you expand on this? I got my car last week, brought it home, cleaned well, waxed and then Opti Coated it. I will be getting 2/3 of the entire car wrapped in Xpel on Tuesday

SidePipeMusic

^All of this is correct