Which to layer over Opti-Seal for the ultimate lasting protection?

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I am doing a new vehicle prep for a car I just bought. It's an '08 VW with the Platinum Grey Metallic paint. I'm going for longest possible lasting protection on this for the coming fall and winter months. I know Opti-Seal is one of the longer lasting sealants, so I applied that tonight and am letting it cure overnight. However, I'm unsure what to put on top.



Out of the following, which would you pick:



Meguiar's #21 v2.0

Meguiar's #26

DG #105

Collinite 845 IW





OR, I could just go with something like DG Aquawax or the Optimum Spray Wax that I recently picked up. I usually do AW over #21 whenever I go that route, so that's an option as well.
 
You can top a sealant with a nuba, but typically not the other way around.



As for the OP's question, go with Collinite for sure. You can use OCW or AW after washing which will help even more.
 
thesacrifice said:
some people.... are never done
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Man, that truly is prophetic around this place!



I'll watch this thread with much interest. I've got a bottle of Opti_Seal touching down this afternoon and am looking forward to trying it :)
 
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Tom, I think you'll really like Opti-Seal. I'm a very big fan of it, and now I'll finally be able to try it over Poli-Seal (Just got a bottle yesterday). I really like OS on silver, even though it can darken the color just a bit.
 
EisenHulk said:
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Tom, I think you'll really like Opti-Seal. I'm a very big fan of it, and now I'll finally be able to try it over Poli-Seal (Just got a bottle yesterday). I really like OS on silver, even though it can darken the color just a bit.
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OS is fantastic over PS. Both products work very well together. And I agree that OS looks great on silver especially.
 
I have an 07 Passat and have had good luck using one coat ZAIO (similar to PoliSeal), 2 coats of ZFX (same type product as Opti-Seal) and then OCW once a month. This gets me through New England winters from November till April--great beading and slickness. Once my Zaino products are gone I'll switch to Poli Seal and Opti Seal. I think you'd be fine with a coat of PoliSeal, couple of coats of OptiSeal and OCW or AW whenever the temps are above freezing. And hand wash with ONR.
 
Hey pwaug, I don’t think you are getting any benefits from your 2 coats of ZFX. Its not the same product as Opti-Seal. ZFX is a cure accelerator additive to be added to the likes of Z-2 pro and Z-5 pro for example. Opti-Seal is not an additive but a wipe on walk away sealant.
 
miahman98 said:
Hey pwaug, I don’t think you are getting any benefits from your 2 coats of ZFX. Its not the same product as Opti-Seal. ZFX is a cure accelerator additive to be added to the likes of Z-2 pro and Z-5 pro for example. Opti-Seal is not an additive but a wipe on walk away sealant.
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I'm pretty sure that's a typo and he meant Z-CS. Those bottles of ZFX are a bit too small for me to squeeze even one coat out of it ;)
 
Sounds great. I'll hopefully get to try it out this weekend.



Thanks, man.





mshu7 said:
OS is fantastic over PS. Both products work very well together. And I agree that OS looks great on silver especially.
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