Coating Longevity

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Very few of my clinets keep their cars that long but I do have a client that I applied Opti-Coat to his G37 over 6 years ago now. It`s pretty well cared for, lower miles, and is always garaged. It still look pretty good and beads okay but it has light to moderate swirls on it now. It`s never had a decon or any kind of booster applied. Sees lots of touch-less washes and an occasional ONR wash.

Anyone telling you their coating stops scratches and swirls from automatic car washes is full of it and they`re part of the problem with this industry right now. CarPro Immortal may be the exception to that, but it`s not hand applied (sprayed on like paint), expensive, and hasn`t been around long enough to see what the long term result will be like.

I`ve had CQUK, Gloss-Coat, 22ple ME, Finest, and OCP on the roof of my truck for 26 months now and they all still look good, though beading has fallen off significantly. Up until recently the truck was outside 24/7 and rarely washed. It also sees lots of touch-less washes. No boosters applied or decon has been done to the roof.

Thanks Rasky! Always appreciate your experience and responses.

So it looks like any coating in the correct situation can last its expected or stated time, maybe longer. Ive applied CQUK and Gyeon Mohs on a few customer cars but they maintain them themselves and I taught them the proper wash and maintenance techniques. Ill be doing some testing on my wifes car (my test car lol) this year with PA Cosmic, Mohs, Gloss Coat, and Cquartz so I can get some first hand durability testing with the Atlanta climate.