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Old 08-21-2015, 08:49 PM
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Bringing in my 4S next Thursday for opti coat pro done. Hope for the results that others rave about.
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Wes Opti-coated my car in March... I have had to barely wash my car since and its become super low maintenance
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Great to hear!! Looking forward to getting that done.
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wes did my car earlier this spring and it's been fantastic! surprised how strong it holds up through weekly washes
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Home from Opti coat at Orions
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Does Opti-Coat cause any contamination of the sheet metal if ever you have to do any paint work down the road..... similar to what silicone does....
causing fish eyes.......?
Old 09-15-2015, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Redd
Does Opti-Coat cause any contamination of the sheet metal if ever you have to do any paint work down the road..... similar to what silicone does....
causing fish eyes.......?
negative. no silicone or petroleum products in Opti-Coat Pro whatsoever

If paintwork is needed down the road, sanding will remove the coating in prep for paint

I've had several clients over the years get OC Pro installed, have a fender bender, body work, then coating reinstall on the newly painted areas. Never do I see any fisheyes as a result (plenty of swirls and leftover sanding marks for me to deal with though)
Old 09-23-2015, 11:21 PM
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Thought I would also add Sim at Uber Shine to the Opti-Coat recommended list.
Sim worked magic on my wagon - looks like new. Highly recommended.

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Wes at Orion did my LP640. Below is his story on it.

As usual, the arrival pic
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After cleaning the wheels, 2 Bucket Method wash, and clay bar, we masked the rubber trim
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Next up was to take measurements of the paint with our special paint depth gauge which measures via ultrasound due to a few panels not being made of steel or aluminium. This gauge is not cheap at all and costed us $3000
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These are the results of the 1st stage of polishing

Before
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After(did I mention that solid black is a pain in the a**?!)
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Headlights & Taillights were polished as well

Before
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After
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2nd stage of polishing was completed and then an alcohol wipe down to remove the polishing oils. Finally Opti Coat Primer applied to prepare for the Opti Coat Pro application
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Tape removed and little details such as removing polish with a tooth pick from the edge of the stone guard was performed
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And finally the star of the show, Opti Coat Pro
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A shot in the sun to show no more swirls in the paint
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All in all minus some deeper scratches which I suspect may have been from people leaning on the car for pics and the fact that it is solid black, I would say we got the paint condition to about an 8.5/9 out of 10.

Here are the results
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I love reflection pics
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The lens flare pointing at the car is pretty cool
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And the last pic to finish the walk around
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Hope you enjoyed the pics and Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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Very nice!....
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awesome looking car.
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Originally Posted by moab
awesome looking car.

Thanks
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Can anyone recommend a mobile detailer...as in someone that will come to the house? I need 3 cars done properly and I'm willing to pay to have them come to me.
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Originally Posted by LastMezger
Can anyone recommend a mobile detailer...as in someone that will come to the house? I need 3 cars done properly and I'm willing to pay to have them come to me.
Precision detail does all 7 of my cars and 3 bikes and has for 6 years, always at my house.
Call or text dale at 416 420 1964
Tell him jason with the bullmastiffs referred you



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