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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
Originally Posted by Prange
Same here. I just replaced my $89 Ryobi after 3 + years. It's tiny and easy to store.
I have mine in a large tote with the gun and a 50' collapsing hose. Very compact.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy
I don't remember what version I have, I looked at it the other day and it's still liquid, but the color isn't right. Had to throw out my Opti-Lens and a couple of OC 2.0. I still have a couple of OC 2.0 syringes that seem sort of ok--I use it on wheels. I just put some Opti-Glass on the back window of a car I haven't had out for a while, that was a little more difficult than I remember, maybe because the Opti-Glass is old or maybe because of the way I put it on the applicator since the sprayer is clogged...I don't remember if/what LSP I have on the paint, I'm trying to decide whether I'm going to try the Hyper Seal on it.
How long would you say that you've had the O.C. 2.0 syringes?
I had a hard time with Opti-Glass at first. The tutorial Optimum put on their YouTube page makes it a breeze. My first nozzle clogged too. They sent me some replacements. So what I do now is keep the original on it, and use one of the new sprayers when I need to coat a window. When I'm dome, I put some ONR (256:1) in a cap from a shipped Optimum bottle, and depress the pump until the starts being sprayed. Then I'll spray the whole thing with my ONR (256:1), dry, and put aside to dry. Replace the original sprayer and store. Been working GREAT!
Opti-Seal is my go-to for window sealing, but people who buy the ceramic coating for their paint get Hyper Seal on the windows - unless they want to purchase the Opti Glass upgrade.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
Originally Posted by dlc95
How long would you say that you've had the O.C. 2.0 syringes?
I had a hard time with Opti-Glass at first. The tutorial Optimum put on their YouTube page makes it a breeze. My first nozzle clogged too. They sent me some replacements. So what I do now is keep the original on it, and use one of the new sprayers when I need to coat a window. When I'm dome, I put some ONR (256:1) in a cap from a shipped Optimum bottle, and depress the pump until the starts being sprayed. Then I'll spray the whole thing with my ONR (256:1), dry, and put aside to dry. Replace the original sprayer and store. Been working GREAT!
Looks like the OC 2.0 is about 10 years old. I bought a bunch when ADS (that's the now-defunct Auto Detailing Solutions in AZ, not Armour Detail Supply) was blowing them out. I purged out as much air as I could when I got them.
I always thought Opti-Glass was easy to use, but I was putting it on differently this time. I went back to spraying it on the glass and wiping it in with a towel, very easy, I even sprayed some on the part that got gummy/smeary after I had spread it out with an applicator, glass bottle coating style, and the spritz cleared it right up (well, not exactly a spritz because the sprayer is half clogged). I flushed it with some IPA after.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
For me, Rinseless washing and DA polishing.
Rinseless saves steps and can be used indoors easily.
I was always scared to machine polish and learning to use a DA was a great skill to learn.
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Originally Posted by Bill D
That one looks very appealing. Once I get my new mulch in we will see how much rogue grass I’ll be dealing with. Thanks
That looks like a Bosch battery. Which would be great, since I have a pile of them.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy
Looks like the OC 2.0 is about 10 years old. I bought a bunch when ADS (that's the now-defunct Auto Detailing Solutions in AZ, not Armour Detail Supply) was blowing them out. I purged out as much air as I could when I got them.
I always thought Opti-Glass was easy to use, but I was putting it on differently this time. I went back to spraying it on the glass and wiping it in with a towel, very easy, I even sprayed some on the part that got gummy/smeary after I had spread it out with an applicator, glass bottle coating style, and the spritz cleared it right up (well, not exactly a spritz because the sprayer is half clogged). I flushed it with some IPA after.
Time flies. 2014 seems like yesterday.
I will give that technique with Opti Glass a try.
I remember ADS! I bought a LOT from them going back ten years ago.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
Originally Posted by dlc95
I will give that technique with Opti Glass a try.
Not to go on and on with this, but I hadn't used Opti-Glass for some years, so I read the bottle and it sounded like you were supposed to use an applicator and let it sit for a minute, then wipe off. So I used a coating applicator with some Scott blue wrapped around it, and it was horrible. So when I went to do the rest of the windows, I did it like Hyper Seal, spray on, wipe off (which is how I think I did the Opti-Glass years ago), and it was super easy. Hopefully next time I try Hyper Seal it will be easy, also, since last time on my friend's car I turned it into some sort of static electricity experiment using that Optimum suede applicator with the sponge in the middle to try and apply it like a real coating.
I'm the wrong one to ask about time flying...when I looked it up and saw that OC 2.0 is 10 years old, I said "of course it's all gelled up!"...if I realized I would have it this long and thought about it more I might have put it in the refrigerator...of course I also might be divorced now.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
Remember the days of putting wax in the fridge?
Treat it like it's the only one in the world.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
I never did that. Seems to me the people that did that got themselves a "wax fridge" for the garage, which sounds like a lot better idea than putting chemicals in with your food.
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Re: What's been your bigest game changers? And why?
I have one! A mini fridge that goes mostly unused now
Treat it like it's the only one in the world.
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