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  2. that's a point of difference between Opti-Seal, Ultra, and Hyper Seal - you can use OS on interiors including leather. Ultra and Hyper are too slick to be used on seats. I've used Opti-Seal on interior trim, but not seats (my seats are all treated with Opti-Guard Leather). OS restored some color to faded door/dash vinyl and protected it against future fading.
  3. I just was looking at the Optimum store at Amazon and saw the Opti-Seal suggested for interiors--Ron, would that just be for vinyl/plastic/wood/chrome, but not on the leather seats? I'd imagine you'd slide right out onto the floor if you used it on the seats. Although there is another WOWA interior product that says you can use it on leather, also, which I think I have done. I don't think I even would have bought that if I realized you can use Opti-Seal on interiors.
  4. Great! Thanks for the reply. I have just been using an ONR-wetted BRS to remove the foamed OPC (and road spray), then a second pass with ONR, and dry. Glad to hear the OGC doesn't have to change this workflow. Thanks again, Ron.
  5. Power Clean is a much stronger cleaner and may be overkill for most jobs, plus it needs to be rinsed/wiped off so adds labor. I'd only consider Power Clean for pre spray on really dirty car or for specific jobs like bugs, sap, tar, etc. ONR at 16:1 is usually sufficient. No chemical short of industrial strength acid will remove OPT ceramic coatings, so you safe using Power Clean or any other Optimum cleaner.
  6. Ron/all - I've noticed that pre-spraying with 256:1 ONR before BRS doesn't always get road spray off the sides of my car... often even on a second BRS pass. I tried the OPC at 5:1 in an IK Foamer followed by ONR w/BRS and that absolutely did the trick so I've been very satisfied with that. BUT - I've done Gloss-Coat on the hood / front bumper / fenders now; looks great. I hope to do the rest of the car soon (weather dependent) and I've seen some people saying OPC is too strong for Gloss-Coat, which seems weird because of how Optimum products are touted to work together... I've done a fair amount of searching but I haven't seen anything explicit about OPC over OGC. Is the 5:1 OPC ok, or per the above, am I better off trying ONR at 16:1? Thanks!
  7. You get no trim stainning even with w wool pad? I use optimum and diydetail polish/foam pads and no staining. Even Diydetail says their woool could stain. thats impressive if optimum will not stain even with wool
  8. V5 can leave minor staining on trim, but it's easily removed with ONR, Power Clean, or Hyper Polish.
  9. I tried the new Tire & Wheel Cleaner and felt it did a better job than Power Clean (frankly surprised me) - not sure it it's the foaming action. Really bad spots took a 2nd application, but that's typical for tires in my experience.
  10. The owner of the shop where I work wanted to experiment with a tire coating. So I offered to use my Optimum Tire Coating. I went to prep the tires, and they just would NOT come clean, even with straight Power Clean. At lest once a week he's using whatever we have readily available at the shop. It's usually that cheap blue junk from the parts truck. His tire shine is really nice (he's starting his own product line), but I'm not sure if it clings with the same tenacity as the stuff he has been using - he wants to use up the bue stuff before he starts using his - although we're encouraged to use the company's products on customer cars. I'm very interested in trying the new Optimum Wheel and Tire Cleaner, to see if it can do even better than Power Clean.
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  12. Do you guys using V5 have any experience with it being trim friendly? Thanks!
  13. 256:1 will work to give you a head start, but 16:1 is Optimum's recommended pre-spray/quick detailer ratio and will do the best job on hard to remove stuff (tar, sap, bug guts, brake dust, etc).
  14. zombie1991 thanks, I confused that ratio with a quick detail ratio. Using the 256:1 ratio makes perfect sense for pre-wash… and easy to fill my spray bottle with it from the big bucket mixture.
  15. 16:1 to ME seems to be a bit overkill. I fill up my pre-spray bottle from my wash bucket at 256-1. I have a mix that I rarely use of 32:1 ONR to distilled water that I labeled as quick detailer to spray on bugs or bird poop before I wash. So 16:1 seems way overboard of a mixture to ME.
  16. Pre-spray is particularly helpful in removing bug guts, tar, sap, bird crap, etc - also works on tires/wheels and heavy dirt deposits on the lower panels. It begins to dissolve that stuff, making it easier to remove with the normal ONR wash.
  17. Hi, I have a new car that I wish to be extra careful with. Before rinseless washing it with ONR, is there any benefit to first spraying down the (dry?) car with ONR 16:1 as a pre-wash? Then doing the usual ONR wash with soaked microfiber towels? Thanks in advance!
  18. FerreX makes an excellent clay lube and is safe - I use it once per season, but that's all I clay. For what it's worth I think some people clay too often, unless you live in a high pollution/industrial area, once per year should be sufficient.
  19. Thanks for the answer you two. After posting I continued to browse the internet for more info and it seems like some people use FerreX (or any iron remover) as clay lube as a way to save time but from my understanding, it's more considered as a cost/time saving method and not really a "proper" way to do it. I'll stick to separating both steps and using a clay+clay lube Thank you
  20. I just ordered some OCNR to try on my truck that has Gloss Coat applied.
  21. I believe there has been videos demonstrating use of Ferrex as a clay lube and saving time/steps. However, I still opt to not do it in that fashion because all that contamination from the Ferrex/iron will just be picked up by the Clay media and would decrease the life of it in my theory. I stick with ONR at clay lube ratio, or ONR at a minimum of 1oz/2gallon if combined with Optimum Car Wax.
  22. Just as the title says, can those products be used effectively on a car that's coated with an SI02 based coating? I know the Opti maintenance stuff is sold/used for coatings like OptiCoat Pro, etc. but do they work just as well on SI02 based coatings? Hyperseal I am not as worried about, but like power clean and m-wash, should that work just as well on those coatings as any other typical product sold?
  23. I can't speak to it with a traditional clay bar, but it works very well with an ONR soaked Optimum clay towel.
  24. Hi all, I recently came across the NV Purify Advanced Clay Lubricant It claims it replaces the traditional 2 steps for the decontamination stage where you usually start with an iron remover (ferrex) for chemical decontamination and then move to clay bar + clay lube for mechanical decontamination. That's how I've always operated but with the NV purify they say you can spray onto the paint and it will act as a clay lube for the clay bar and at the same time break down iron contaminants (just like an iron remover) therefore combining both steps into 1 and potentially saving time. I read online that I don't necessarily need to use this specific product as the idea is to use any iron remover as clay lube when claying the car so I wondered if I could use ferrex as clay lube? Would Ferrex make a good clay lube or would it be better to stick with a dedicated clay lube? Thanks
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