Review and Extreme Testing: Opti-Coat 2.0 and CQuartz

[ScottB]

holy crap .... this is absolutely the deepest and fairest review I have seen, youve clearly touched on many areas the AG users want to know. Corey I am completely impressed !

[pfix]

All I can say is thanks. What an enjoyable thread to experiance.My compliments to the chef.

[john b]

you should go on both payrolls for that-holy cow

[Elite Pro]

AWESOME

[Old Tiger]

WOW! A fantastic review of two leading edge technologies by the undisputed King of the Detailing Review! Just in time for those on the fence! I think you should change your signature s to "Mad Scientist" after the diabolical tortures you dreamed up for that poor ole test panel. We lack the words to adquately express how much we enjoy & appreciate yoour efforts. If a detailing review can be considered art you just painted the frigging Mona Lisa buddy!
Can I give this review six stars?

[Crazy Amos]

I don't even know what to say, seriously....

Exactly........the thoroughness is unreal.

This is your Mona Lisa. The absolute best yet, thank you Corey.

You answered every single question I had on these two products. Every - single - one.

[dad07]

Awsome,Awsome just Awsome Corey! Your best work yet!

[UCD]

I'm bookmarking this page. Great job!

[dougaross]

I'm bookmarking this page. Great job!

[richy]

Corey, again, congratulations on a paradigm-shifting review!! I will repeat what I wrote you-know-where:


Corey, I have been waiting for this review to get published...boy, was it ever worth the wait!! You did a brilliant job showing all aspects of both products. I think yours might be the only video showing how OC is applied. As far as the small issues with applying OC, I agree with your opinion about the syringe. As far as doing it on hot panels, there was mention on the Optimum forum about that. It is best applied in temperate conditions. I, too, found that the high spots are best removed sooner than later. It is cool to see the surface transition with the coating applied.
As far as both being inadequate as a trim restorer, I have found the same thing. Shorter term (months) solution is UTTG (And thank you for introducing me to that!) or the C4 for long term. I will be looking forward to your upcoming review of that product. One thing to mention about using both products, if you use a mf to remove the residue, toss them into a pail with a strong mix of APC before the product has time to crystalize. You can save your towels that way. As far as the residual amount in the bottom of the CQ bottle, just pull out the white dropper and you'll get down to the very last drop. It was really impressive to see the coatings protect the cc failure sections. The one advantage CQ has for me is the ability to touch up small areas. I recently got a stone chip in the leading edge of my hood and I had the dent pulled out and filled it in. Now, I just have to re-do the immediate area and not the whole hood. I am really enjoying using both and the customers have been blown away by it. Thank you very much for doing all this meticulous research and posting it so succinctly.