Mr. Sparkle

Opti-Coat Pro is a protective coating for your exterior paint, which takes the place of conventional wax or sealant.

It WILL

-protect from chemical etching
-protect from oxidation
-protect the paint as you would expect from wax or sealant, but better, for a matter of years (not months)
-make cleanup / routine maintenance easier

It WILL NOT

-resist all swirl marks
-resist water spotting (hard water)



Investment in Opti-Coat Pro for your vehicle includes

-paint correction / machine polishing to ensure the car looks its best prior to application (even new cars dont always look their best under close scrutiny)

-application of Opti-Coat Pro to all exterior paint (often includes wheels, glass and / or trim depending on your installer)

-5yr warranty on all exterior painted surfaces for vehicles 5 years old or newer



Terms of the Opti-Coat Pro warranty can be found here:

http://www.opti-coat.net/content/55/warranty.html





How is Opti-Coat Pro different from other ceramic protective coatings on the market?


Credit to long time forum member TOGWT as I have sampled some text from his blog post on the subject found here

http://togwt1980.blogspot.co.uk/2015...tings.html?m=1


Bullet Points:

-Opti-Coat Pro is primarily Silicon Carbide (SiC) not Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) like many competitors on the market

-Silicon Carbide actually bonds to the paint while Silicon Dioxide 'floats' in a resin above the paint

-Silicon Carbide will maintain its gloss over time while Silicon Dioxide will lose some of its gloss over time due to oxidation

-Opti-Coat Pro offers superior chemical resistance over the competition due to its chemical structure



"True coatings are characterised by their silicon content (not silicone), and 2 principal variations of silicon are used. The most common is Silicon Dioxide, sometimes marketed as glass, quartz or ceramic, and in all cases that’s true. Modesta SiO2 is suspended in a resin in the form of nano particles of Silicon Dioxide, and the resins suspend this in a film over the paint. SiO2 has a melting point of 1,600 °C (2,910 °F; 1,870 K) and on the Mohs scale of hardness is a # 7

The other coating system is Silicon Carbide (SiC) Opti-Coat Pro is the only coating available that harnesses the strengths of Silicon Carbide (sometimes referred to as ceramic, industrial diamonds and carborundum. Unlike SiO2 based coatings the SiC based coating actually bonds to the paint and the SiC is formed as a chemical reaction in that process, not by having Nano particles of the ceramic floating in a resin. SiC is superior to SiO2 coatings chemically and has a melting point of 2,730 °C (4,950 °F; 3,000 K) and is a # 9 on the Mohs scale of hardness

Opti-Coat. Pro is unique in many ways because of this fundamental difference in chemistry. Opti-Coat–Pro becomes one with the paint instead of suspending nano particles of a harder substance in a resin. This gives Opti-Coat Pro far superior chemical resistance, as the chemical must break down the SiC, and not break down a resin holding SiO2 nano particles. OCP is harder than other coatings, but no coating is scratch proof. To obtain maximum strength other coatings require heat curing, with OCP that’s not required. SiO2 coatings obtain their maximum gloss immediately, and that gloss drops off over time,

Opti-Coat Pro obtains its maximum gloss once the polymerization process is completed (roughly 7 days). Opti-Coat Pro will maintain its gloss over time, SiO2 coatings start losing their gloss through oxidation and it continues to drop, requiring the need to add periodically some form of resin to maintain or restore the gloss and protection

These coatings are layer-able to produce a thicker top coat if used correctly. Offering effective durability to extreme temperatures, ultra violet (UV) radiation protection and a gloss, similar to candy-coat paint. "






To learn more about Opti-Coat Pro or to locate an installer in your area, please visit Optimum Polymer Technologies at

http://www.opti-coat.net/approved-dealers.php

Evo X

One of my friends mentioned something called Nanolex si3d.

Anyone have experience with that and how does it compare with Modesta?

NMM991

I have used OptiCoat on three cars over the last few years -- extremely satisfied with it, both on paint and on Xpel film. I use a topper pretty much every time I wash it which marginally helps, but the SiC is the real key to long life -- a 2012 Cayenne stills maintains a brilliant shine.

I let my dealer talk my into new product they were hawking, IBEX, it was less expensive than my OptiCoat guy, and I tried it. Big mistake -- water marks everywhere three months after I bought it, whereas none on the OptiCoat cars. I just scheduled to have this car OptiCoated next weekend. OptiCoat makes maintaining a car so much easier.

Mr. Sparkle

Thanks for the honest evaluation of the product!

Sorry to hear about your experience at the dealer. There is an old saying in the detailing world "find what you like and stick with it". Applies to many things but in this case, you were found you were happy with Opti-Coat Pro and it sounds like you'll be sticking with it going forward