Opti-Seal

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maxshine

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Applied over OPS. It was a little tough to see how much had been applied. I could see it flash somewhat. Sometimes within a minute and some after 15 minutes. After about an hour or so I could see 1 or 2 small areas of residue, dust, - not sure how to describe. I'll assume this was too much product. It wiped off easy. I did not see any streaking. The finish was slick but not as slick as UPP.



Is it worth it ? not sure. The care it takes to apply properly is a little tedious. Applying a normal sealant and wiping off isn't that much more work.



I plan on using every other week thru winter and see if I like it. Next I'll try the Ultima.



I really liked the OPS. It almost buffed (PC speed 4-5 w/white pad) out to nothing.
 
cajunfirehawk,



It's not that i don't think it will last, I just want to use it frequently for the next month or so to see how it layers, protects, etc. and gain some experience in apllying to see if I want continue using. I fugured I'd wipe on a layer after each ONR wash - roughly every couple of weeks.
 
I've been using OS on a lot of my regular customers cars (mainly lighter colors that wouldn't benefit aesthetically from different products) and I have to say the stuff is pretty durable. Most cars are coming back to me on a 2-3 month interval and the OS seems to be holding up well, especially with repeated layers.
 
The title says "opti-seal" and your post body says OPS, which I would assume is Optimum Poli-Seal. Which are we discussing? Or did I miss something?
 
Just applied my second coat of Opti-seal after ONR. This time I used a waffle weave MF pad. I could not find any areas that had streaked or contained residue(too much product).



I'm curious if the initial base of Opti-Seal (first coat) benfits application of subsequent coats.
 
maxshine said:
Just applied my second coat of Opti-seal after ONR. This time I used a waffle weave MF pad. I could not find any areas that had streaked or contained residue(too much product).



I'm curious if the initial base of Opti-Seal (first coat) benfits application of subsequent coats.
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I put 3 coats of OS, 24 hrs apart with no problems. I didn't see much of a difference in appearance after the 1st coat however.
 
I was concerned about the durability of OS as the wipe on and walk away aspect of it is new to me. I applied it to my father-in-law's car that wasn't polished and wasn't clayed and it got more than 5 months of durability from just 2 layers. IMO, it would have easily lasted longer but we had the SoCal fires this past fall and then some rain came and I wasn't able to wash for about a week after that.



If you do a search for Optiseal beading you should find that thread along with a video of the beading and sheeting properties of OS.
 
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