To Opti-Gloss Coat or not?

Meticulous

Meticulous

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Poll: Doing my personal weekend/nice weather only car right now. Usual LSP is HD Poxy or Nuba topped with WG 2.0. Car is spray waxed after every wash and love to use Wet Glaze 2.0 before a show or cruise. Should I stick with Poxy and WG 2.0 or go Opti Gloss Coat? The wheels are already coated.



Started correction today.



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I drive it around 2k miles a year, mostly due to weather and road conditions.


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The car was bought with 1800 miles on it, all the swirls and towel scratches were installed before I bought the vehicle. I used Poxy, WG and D156 to get me through a few months before I put it away for the winter. Forgot to mention that in first post.



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Wouldn't own a car I didn't coat. Why spend all that time correcting the finish and not give it the best protection possible?
 
At 2k miles a year average on that GT500, I'd stick with a sealant/wax combo too. When you're planning on taking it out I'd give the car a quick wipe down with a Waterless Wash, then apply a fresh coat of Midnight Sun. Then be sure to print out a few "DO NOT TOUCH" signs to display on the car, because the paint will be buttery slick.
 
Scottwax said:
Wouldn't own a car I didn't coat. Why spend all that time correcting the finish and not give it the best protection possible?
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I am more concerned about the look of the paint. The car is always protected with layers of glaze, nuba, spray wax and wiped downed with a rinseless with wax.
 
Vega@Autopia said:
At 2k miles a year average on that GT500, I'd stick with a sealant/wax combo too. When you're planning on taking it out I'd give the car a quick wipe down with a Waterless Wash, then apply a fresh coat of Midnight Sun. Then be sure to print out a few "DO NOT TOUCH" signs to display on the car, because the paint will be buttery slick.
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That is exactly what I did with my 10 GT500, now I have the 13 and it was bought slightly used so it was not maintained properly and I am correcting it. So with coatings all the rage I am trying to decide whether or not to stick with what I have been doing or go with OGC. I coated the wheels because they get very dirty and the multi spoke performance pkg wheels are a pain in the ass to clean. My 10 GT500 won 2 first place and one second place award 3 yrs in a row at the Ford Nationals.
 
Meticulous said:
I am more concerned about the look of the paint.
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Well as your sig says "The prep makes the pop, not what's on top"

So... why not give it the best protection, given that the paint will look the same after correction regardless of what's on top?

Another vote for a coating here
 
ihaveacamaro said:
Well as your sig says "The prep makes the pop, not what's on top"

So... why not give it the best protection, given that the paint will look the same after correction regardless of what's on top?

Another vote for a coating here
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Heavily leaning towards OGC and since it can be topped, topping with WG 2.0 before shows. Just curious about how OGC will look on matte black stripes, what's the best way to prep them besides clay? Will a light wipe with a MF towel buff down a high spot on matte black stripes?
 
Gonna be doing spot-correction?

That's perhaps the primary reason why I don't use coatings on anything except wheels.

And leaving looks aside, for a vehicle that's used ~2K a year (sounds like some of mine) how hard is it to put on a coat or two of LSP annually?

Protection will be situation-specific (some need more/less) and, well...I said we'd leave looks aside, but the (conventional) LSPs that give the best protection IME don't have the looks that some are after.

Prep matte stripes with clay? I wouldn't think that's a good idea and I'm all about *VERY* gentle claying. But then I've never tried it, either...
 
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