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Not a problem.

There is no equivalent. You would have to use one of those products or Gloss Coat. You are correct that gloss coat won't darken as much. If you need trim restoration, gloss coat would not be the product to choose.

Just to add to this thread. I never tried the original version. With that said a fellow Autogeek forum member sent me a bottle to test out and I reviewed it on my channel. I did enjoy using it and the hydrophobic behavior is very nice. Very minute difference in the water beading compared to a true coating but still nice. I did experience a strange static issue when applying it which went away after a few minutes. I mean to the point where I could feel it stand the hair on my arms. I would venture to say that this is a lite version of Gloss Coat. As a caution to everyone, don't smell the product unless you want your nostrils to burn. Would recommend waring a respirator with this one.

Hopefully these updates make it a more durable coating. From my experience that was the achilles heel of it which is why I moved onto a different coating that performed much better.

Just another variation of a coating that is infused with graphene oxide. Too early to tell if there is any benefit as these coatings are in their infancy.

Glassparency is not that great. More hype then anything. Needs constant maintenance every 3 months. I polished it off after trying it. OptiGlass is a better product compared to Glassparency.

GC won't get slick. It will stay tacky. You will have to rely on a topper if you want slickness.

No need to use power clean. If you wait until the first wash then a simple wash with ONR, paint prep and a apply gloss coat. if you are going to apply it now then go ahead and lightly remove the dust and apply the second coat. No need for a prep wipe.

I get that but besides optimum I have used other coatings from various manufactures ranging from cquartz, gtechniq, 22ple, adams, shine supply, gyeon. I may have missed a few more but Optimum is the only one to have stated this. Take 22ple for example as they don't even have any polishes in their line up, excluding their primer polish that is deemed optional. They don't come back and state one must use their polish products if the coating has low performance. I have not heard the others I listed state this either. If anything it comes down to the application of the coating itself where user error comes into play.

Sure he can. It will bond to the areas that don't have even coverage. I am not new to coatings and I applied two coats of Gloss Coat in the past without any issues. Many have even applied gloss coat a few months down the road after a decon wash and prep wipe.

Yvan and Dan had mentioned many times on the podcast and some of the videos that a second coat can be applied.

If you followed Yvan's application video then you will be fine. You can also add another coat if you wanted to. On an average size sedan you should have about 5cc's left if you go with two coats.

From my personal experience Optimum is the only coating company that I have encountered that stated if the coating fails prematurely or has poor performance then it was the fault of the user for not using Optimum products (polishes, prep wipe, etc). So just be aware of this if you do have issues with the coatings performance.

It is not a bad idea to pre spray the surface. It will give you more lubrication. It is also a good idea to clean the BRS every now and then with some APC.

Yvan used to mention to just dunk it in a bucket of ONR to clean it out. Seemed to work fine when I tried it. Gloss Coat doesn’t harden like other coatings.