Opticoat 2.0 discontinued, OptiCoat Pro sees price increase

[Alek@DeepClean]

So I've recently gotten word that OC2.0 is being replaced by a 2 year product called OptiGloss, and that the only remaining version of OptiCoat will be the Pro version. The pro version is now $150 per 10ml (enough for one vehicle) and will no longer carry a lifetime warranty but a 5 year warranty. Thoughts on what this means for Opticoat, or Optimum as a whole? What about the coating market? Will products such as CQuartz or Ceramic Pro see more exposure now?

[Evan.J]

Where did you hear this from?

[SYMAWD]

Well, Optimum Gloss-Coat is now on Optimum's website.

[Setec Astronomy]

That would be really bad news, but not inconsistent with the other steps taken to differentiate the market for the pro installers of Opti-Coat.

[Zelfiris]

Interesting..

[refreshauto]

That was the big news all over today, lots of people are upset. It was also confirmed by a rep

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[Setec Astronomy]

Well, Optimum Gloss-Coat is now on Optimum's website.

How funny, I was just there earlier today, and they didn't have that up. They do make it sound like it's a superior product to Opti-Coat 2.0, although the price point is lower, which is a little weird. Well, they say it's the best consumer coating, so I guess it could still be that it's that but less durable than Opti-Coat 2.0.

EDIT: Yikes, the price point isn't lower, the syringe is 10cc's rather than 20, so it's actually quite a bit more expensive than 2.0

[Zelfiris]

A video is attached on the optimum website but its not working for me.. is it working for anyone else?

[cleanmycorolla]

so i guess i should snag some opticoat while its in stock places....

[BradsDetailing]

Looks like I'll have to get some 2.0 asap

[Setec Astronomy]

A video is attached on the optimum website but its not working for me.. is it working for anyone else?

No, not working for me--perhaps at their Facebook page?

[Setec Astronomy]

That was the big news all over today, lots of people are upset. It was also confirmed by a rep

Big news all over where? And people were upset that OC 2.0 was gone, that the replacement was inferior, that the replacement is more expensive? Or they were upset that OC Pro had a price increase?

[refreshauto]

Facebook, at least 2 or 3 separate posts going on. There was also a rep that confirmed the news on one of them

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[Evan.J]

Hmmmmmm just read some of this:

Here is what Chris Thomas had to say on the topic:

Opti-Coat 2.0 is discontinued and Gloss-Coat is your base coating offering which will outperform other signature coatings , Opti-Coat Pro is more exclusive and there is NO confusion whether you're the real deal or not because all come with warranty now. Your cost for the product is exactly the same as with the 40cc and the warranty price is passed on to the customer. All change is resisted, but these changes were necessary.

[Setec Astronomy]

Hmmmmmm just read some of this:

Here is what Chris Thomas had to say on the topic:

That still doesn't clarify if Gloss-Coat is an inferior product to OC 2.0 (I guess I'm referring to durability, because it touts gloss and slickness, which would perhaps be considered an improvement; the application doesn't sound any different).