66gtk
05-30-2013, 12:04 PM
My car has new custom paint (March, 2013) - wet sanded and buffed so no orange peel. It scratches and swirls by looking at it wrong. Clay bar marred the crap out of it - I gather it is very soft?
I have it all polished out now and resealed - looks great, but I haven't touched it yet with anything. It is garaged and is a fair weather show type car. I refuse to drive it or show it dirty - even dust bothers me, especially with Black. The problem is to keep it clean means to scratch it...
Would Opti-Coat or another product such as HD Nitro Seal provide a coating that can more easily be detailed (wiped down with QD and such regularly) without swirling/scratching it?
Would something such as Opti-Coat be better in this regard than merely keeping the paint top coated with liquid spray wax regularly? I don't mind keeping it up with such spray waxes, but if there is added scratch/swirl protection with Opti-Coat I would be up for using it. This would be my primary goal/purpose. Long lasting protection from elements is the least of my concerns since it is NOT a daily driver. Am I making sense?
I appreciate the thoughts/recommendations.
I have it all polished out now and resealed - looks great, but I haven't touched it yet with anything. It is garaged and is a fair weather show type car. I refuse to drive it or show it dirty - even dust bothers me, especially with Black. The problem is to keep it clean means to scratch it...
Would Opti-Coat or another product such as HD Nitro Seal provide a coating that can more easily be detailed (wiped down with QD and such regularly) without swirling/scratching it?
Would something such as Opti-Coat be better in this regard than merely keeping the paint top coated with liquid spray wax regularly? I don't mind keeping it up with such spray waxes, but if there is added scratch/swirl protection with Opti-Coat I would be up for using it. This would be my primary goal/purpose. Long lasting protection from elements is the least of my concerns since it is NOT a daily driver. Am I making sense?
I appreciate the thoughts/recommendations.