Hey Chicken Wire,
You asked me to keep you posted so here goes. I spent the weekend and buffed 09 GXP Coupe out. Being as it is black, even though it has less than 500 miles on it there were still dealer installed swirl marks and the black didn't look as deep as I would like. So I used a really light compound and a swirl remover and went to town on the car. Seemed to lift the majority and looked great. Now the issue was how to seal or wax it so I could minimize the the time it takes to wash it. I hate to drive a dirty car but I refuse to take it through the swirl-o-matic car wash. I was anxious to try a hydrophobic sealant.
I researched Opti Coat 2.0 and it seemed to be the best solution. It took less than an hour to apply and it looked outstanding. But here is the best part. It started to rain today on my way home. I figured for sure I was going to have to wash the car before I put it away for a few days. I was wet but looked clean. I just went out to the garage to see how bad it was now that it has dried and it was incredible. It looked like it had never been out today. My Camaro (not treated till this weekend) showed the rain and all the dirt that came with it. But the Solstice looked awesome and since this is permanent it should be like this for the next few years.
This is the first time I have used a sealant like this but I thought it might cut down on the time I spend trying to keep all the cars looking good. I don't sell the product, I don't have any interest in it other than telling you I was very impressed and it was super easy. Here is the car, after the driving home in the rain and then just letting it dry without any intervention. The pictures are dark because of the current crappy weather but you can see the shine a bit. Notice the only thing on the camaro that shines is the reflector.
You asked me to keep you posted so here goes. I spent the weekend and buffed 09 GXP Coupe out. Being as it is black, even though it has less than 500 miles on it there were still dealer installed swirl marks and the black didn't look as deep as I would like. So I used a really light compound and a swirl remover and went to town on the car. Seemed to lift the majority and looked great. Now the issue was how to seal or wax it so I could minimize the the time it takes to wash it. I hate to drive a dirty car but I refuse to take it through the swirl-o-matic car wash. I was anxious to try a hydrophobic sealant.
I researched Opti Coat 2.0 and it seemed to be the best solution. It took less than an hour to apply and it looked outstanding. But here is the best part. It started to rain today on my way home. I figured for sure I was going to have to wash the car before I put it away for a few days. I was wet but looked clean. I just went out to the garage to see how bad it was now that it has dried and it was incredible. It looked like it had never been out today. My Camaro (not treated till this weekend) showed the rain and all the dirt that came with it. But the Solstice looked awesome and since this is permanent it should be like this for the next few years.
This is the first time I have used a sealant like this but I thought it might cut down on the time I spend trying to keep all the cars looking good. I don't sell the product, I don't have any interest in it other than telling you I was very impressed and it was super easy. Here is the car, after the driving home in the rain and then just letting it dry without any intervention. The pictures are dark because of the current crappy weather but you can see the shine a bit. Notice the only thing on the camaro that shines is the reflector.


