Best new coating to resist toweling marks?

**Kurt_s** · 08-26-2011, 01:32 PM

I'm going to try a coating and wanted to know if any of them are more protective of toweling marks than the other. AG has the Opti-coat and CQuartz products and I am aware of a couple of other products on the market.

Would you please share your experience with the available options, as I hope to take advantage of the Labor Day and Ivan's sales this weekend?

Thanks!

**Old Tiger** · 08-28-2011, 08:51 AM

I havent tried CQ yet but OC is harder than clear and thus less susceptible to towel marring.

**BobbyG** · 08-28-2011, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by Old Tiger

I havent tried CQ yet but OC is harder than clear and thus less susceptible to towel marring.

Jim is the authoritative go-to so if he says it listen.....I did!!

**Dubbin1** · 08-28-2011, 09:25 AM

I have OC on my car, it still marrs as easily as it did before the application.

**Old Tiger** · 08-28-2011, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Dubbin1

I have OC on my car, it still marrs as easily as it did before the application.

That is surprising D! Did you get some Mothers Foam Core towels yet?

**Old Tiger** · 08-28-2011, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by BobbyG

Jim is the authoritative go-to so if he says it listen.....I did!!

Kind words Bob! I have read a lot and have tried 3 coatings. You bought my favorite!

**Dubbin1** · 08-28-2011, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Old Tiger

That is surprising D! Did you get some Mothers Foam Core towels yet?

Yeah I was pretty disappointed as that was the main reason I applied the coating. I will say that after a couple months it did get better and I found a towel (cant mention here) that wont mar it.

**Dr Oldz** · 08-28-2011, 11:48 AM

I have put OG on one of my cars that has a very soft SS paint. It has reduced swirls and towling marks by 75%. I am happy with it's properties. I don't think that it is intended to eliminate these types of issues totally but it certainly does make a huge difference IMO.

**Dubbin1** · 08-28-2011, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Dr Oldz

I don't think that it is intended to eliminate these types of issues totally but it certainly does make a huge difference IMO.

I agree to a point but it should resist marring from a MF towel if its a hard as its claimed to be.

**Dr Oldz** · 08-28-2011, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Dubbin1

I agree to a point but it should resist marring from a MF towel if its a hard as its claimed to be.

Hi D!!! How are you? I agree with you as it should resist MF marks and I have found that it does but not 100% I also think it needs 3 months to fully harden(I am not sure of this tho).

Another thing to consider is that it will still maintain some properties of the underlying clear or paint.... Take a piece of tin foil and place it on a hard counter and press on it, then take another piece of foil and put it on your sofa and press.........U know where I am going here?