Opticoat

Picked up my 13 screw last week. Started doing research on waxing slash protecting my paint or at least helping it last longer. After speaking to a buddy I opted on a full opticoating of entire truck. It looks super good and it's supposed to offer easier cleaning and less swirling/scratching than the basic factory clear coat....with no waxing.

Anyone else on here try it? I'm told it lasts up to 2 years with extreme water beading and contaminant deflection.

I fully intend to, but I have to drive mine 2.5 hours to get to a detailer who can do it for me. A guy I work with has it on his Audi, and it's very good.

I did go ahead and get Xpel applied to the front in the meantime.

I know DubbsFaris did it as I was just reading up on it.

Reasonable price to have it done?

I just had Glasscoat done on mine this week. Truck looks better than it did on the day I picked it up a month ago. I do not know how well it will hold up, but water beads up really well now. They even treated the Bak-Flip since it was installed. I would have to look up exact cost. It was right at about $1000 for both exterior and interior.

I was quoted $400 for opticoat, for the whole process, including the cleaning prep beforehand. He said it would take about 4 hours.

It should last more than 2 years if the paint is prepped right before hand. It's like adding more clear coat to your paint, meaning any scratching or swirling is happening in the layer of Opti-Coat. If you notice diminished water beading/sheeting after a period of time, it does't necessarily mean that the layer of Opti-Coat is gone. A light claying or decontamination with something like Iron-X will bring the beading/sheeting back.

There's a lot of info regarding it over on Autogeek.net and their forum, autogeekonline.net.

These are probably the two most popular reviews on it.

Review and Extreme Testing: Opti-Coat 2.0 and CQuartz - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0 - Permanent Paint Protection Made Easy - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

Dealers in your area may offer it also. Not sure if that a good thing or bad, but they usually stand behind their work.

Mike Hammer said:

Dealers in your area may offer it also. Not sure if that a good thing or bad, but they usually stand behind their work.

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I was way high on the glasscoat. I paid just over $1000 for that and extended warranty. That is what I get for typing w/o thinking and being in a hurry.

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Can u have this done if you have the factory decals on your truck?

autopia (car detailling forum) guys swear by it

I'm a big fan of anything from Optimum, so I'll probably do this soon