Hydr02 over Opti-Coat?

[The Critic]

Hey guys,

What are your thoughts on using Hydr02 over Opti-Coat?

Aside from slickness and a bit of added gloss, are there any performance advantages to applying Hydr02 over Opti-Coat? Hydr02 is pretty expensive, so I would only like to use it if there's a true benefit.

For instance, one area that Opti-Coat falls a bit short is water spotting. Will Hydr02 help with that?

Thanks in advance.

[The Critic]

Food for thought -- one of my Opti-Coated cars got attacked by a bird this morning. Lots of droppings everywhere. The droppings were really stuck onto the paint, and took some effort to remove with a soapy mitt.

As I recall, when this happened to a car that was sealed with a slick sealant like Menzerna Powerlock, the "slickness" of the surface made it much easier to remove bird droppings.

So, perhaps that is one advantage of putting something slick over Opticoat?

[glen e]

Reload over my OptiCoat....def slicker.....

[Pureshine]

This has been discussed many times and you need nothing over Opti-coat no reason for it.

[Wendell Jarvis]

Actually Hydr02 over Opti-Coat is fine, its also a good maintenance for Opti-Coat

[Pureshine]

Actually Hydr02 over Opti-Coat is fine, its also a good maintenance for Opti-Coat

There is no need to put another sealant over Opti-coat.

[Rod]

I like reload more


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[Andr3wilson]

OCP is 100% permanent. Never wears off, never stops beading. Nothing kills it! No need to waste your money and time adding stuff on top.

[VP Mark]

This has been discussed many times and you need nothing over Opti-coat no reason for it.

Gotta go with this. Anything you top it with is completely for your enjoyment of detailing but adds nothing.

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[Wes Bremec]

I believe he is trying to find a product that creates slickness for future ease of wiping. I would suggest any kind of spray wax or spray sealant if you would want the slickness. I have not used opticoat but people say it is not that slick compared to other coatings.though I might feel that potentially any spray sealant/wax might not adhere that well to opticoat.

[ZeroSP]

I used OID and Permanon... And yep, solely for the fun of adding slickness for a few days.

[Woob]

For fun it does refresh and is by far the easiest application.

[ZeroSP]

For fun it does refresh and is by far the easiest application.

Yep you got me. I just think that a little slickness else if a little bit of polymers on top would not hurt. OID is cheap by the concentrate (IMO).

[WRAPT C5Z06]

I believe he is trying to find a product that creates slickness for future ease of wiping.
Agreed. Reload seems to be the best option.

[MshawnBauer]

I use reload over the opticoat. I know it's not "needed" but it does add the slickness and imo, a little gloss & depth.