Optimum Opti-Coat on Mercedes Benz AMG E-Class
The owner of this AMG Mercedes had contacted me some time ago as he wanted to ensure that his newly acquired pride and joy was properly protected from the harsh environmental conditions with a protective layer of Optimum Opti-Coat.
Optimum Opti-Coat forms a PERMANENT protective layer on the surface of the paint which helps protect the original paint from environmental damage. The Optimium Opti-Coat adds 2-3 microns to the thickness of the paint and is harder and more scratch resistant than the original factory paint. Optimum Opti-Coat also has superior hydrophobic properties which helps to ensure that dirt or other contaminants are less likely to bond with the paint and to make cleaning and maintaining the paint easier. Should there be any need to remove any stains which have bonded to the paint such as watermarks, the Optimum Opti-Coat can be polished while leaving the original factory paint untouched.
A common misconception with regards to coating is that the coat itself is the most important part of the process. The coating does matter but it is the surface preparation that makes all of the difference to the appearance of the paint and the coating is added as the last step to protect the paint. Any paint defects that are not corrected will be sealed in by the coating and hence it is critical to ensure the paint is properly corrected before coating.
This Mercedes Benz AMG E-Class took well over 15 hours and two-days to carry out the paint correction and Opti-Coating of the exterior and glass surfaces.
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Swirls and RIDS....
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No need to PANIC!!!
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Optimum Hyper Compound and Optimum Hyper Polish are here to save the day....
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After many, many, hours... lots of sweat and a little beer....
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Too many pics of the entire process to post here.
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Very nice the opti coat looks FANTASTIC on white :props:
The depth almost looks silver
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How much of the Opti Coat did you end up using? Is their enough in the syringe to do more than 1 vehicle?
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Awesome job!
OC looks great on White. You may have just convinced me to order and wait for OC to arrive before improving upon the dealer's prep work with our new alpine white 528i.
Will OC on glass hold up to wiper action and shed water like AquaPel?
What polisher and pads did you use with the Opt polishes?
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Kurt_s
Awesome job!
OC looks great on White. You may have just convinced me to order and wait for OC to arrive before improving upon the dealer's prep work with our new alpine white 528i.
Will OC on glass hold up to wiper action and shed water like AquaPel?
What polisher and pads did you use with the Opt polishes?
Are you saying you werent already convinced Kurt? Where did I fail you?
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I don't think I have ever seen white look so good. Amazing results! :dblthumb2:
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Nice work! Very well done indeed :dblthumb2:
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LegacyGT
Very nice the opti coat looks FANTASTIC on white :props:
The depth almost looks silver
Yeah... very satisfying how it turned out. It looked almost wet.
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Mobile detail
How much of the Opti Coat did you end up using? Is their enough in the syringe to do more than 1 vehicle?
Used less than 10cc's for this car. It comes in a 40cc syringe so you should be able to coat at least 4 to 6 cars.
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Kurt_s
Awesome job!
OC looks great on White. You may have just convinced me to order and wait for OC to arrive before improving upon the dealer's prep work with our new alpine white 528i.
Will OC on glass hold up to wiper action and shed water like AquaPel?
What polisher and pads did you use with the Opt polishes?
OC on glass works great! No issues with sticky wipers. Water beading is probably not as strong as dedicated class coatings but it does last a very long time so I suppose it makes up for it. Can't compare with AquaPel as never tried that product.
My buddy fish did a glass coating test which you can check out here:
Windscreen Coating Test: Application | Wet Shine – Malaysia's Premier Auto Detailing Blog, Reviews, Tests, Details, Articles, Events
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Porsche Pilot
I don't think I have ever seen white look so good. Amazing results! :dblthumb2:
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CEE DOG
Nice work! Very well done indeed :dblthumb2:
Thanks guys!!!
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That white looks awesome! The surface looks like a room temperature stick of butter; just smooth, wet, and glossy! Nice job!