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Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
Hi Mike & everyone,
My Subaru Impreza (2004) has very soft paint and picks up swirls easily.
they are easy to remove (Menz 106 & LC grey pad quickly clears it up).
I'm wondering if Opti coat will help the paint get a little harder and pickup less swirls.
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
Yes, I feel like it would. Opti-coat is advertised as being more scratch resistant than a factory clear coat on their website. Obviously, it won't make your paint "harder", but will coat your existing paint with something "harder" or more scratch resistant at least.
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
No question, it will help.
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
OK, thanks!
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
We had the same idea and did the same thing on a black Harley. Thus far, it seems to be holding up much better than the factory paint. The other bonus is that any swirls you do get after Opti-coating the vehicle are in the opti-coat not your factory clear coat.
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2012 Acura TL Graphite Luster 6MT AWD
2013 Mazda Mazda3 Velocity Red 6MT
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
Originally Posted by crxman2010
We had the same idea and did the same thing on a black Harley. Thus far, it seems to be holding up much better than the factory paint. The other bonus is that any swirls you do get after Opti-coating the vehicle are in the opti-coat not your factory clear coat.
Great points!
My name is Jim and I am an Old Auburn Tiger.
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
It will not. Your soft paint will remain soft, but it will definitely be protected and literally sealed by a force field.
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
Originally Posted by brawl
It will not. Your soft paint will remain soft, but it will definitely be protected and literally sealed by a force field.
A slight exaggeration!! Scratch resistant not scratch proof
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
Originally Posted by dougaross
A slight exaggeration!! Scratch resistant not scratch proof
I couldn't find scratch proof in my post. If it can be removed by polishing, there is no way that it is scratch proof. Hmmm. It must be the force field reference Yeah, a little exaggeration. Since it being a sacrificial barrier or the first line of defense against swirls and lights scratches and being harder than clearcoats were mentioned already, I just used force field as an hyperbole of OC's ability to repel dust, water and contaminants. Protected = scratch resistance; force field = lotus effect and repellent.
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Re: Opti-Coat - will it help my soft paint become a bit harder?
what about when u go and buff out the swirls and scratches in the opti-coat? will it buff out like a clear coat paint?
this is a product i have not done much re-search on yet but have always been curious about it.
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