The Guz

Recommended to soak it overnight before using it. When you are done, then leave it in the solution so it does not dry out.

Going to play a little devils advocate here. This was one of the latest videos that was posted on the rag company youtube channel. Around the 15 min mark Levi holds up a pluffle which clearly has some light dirt in it. Again around the 15:25 mark Yvan folds his towel and again there is some dirt on it. So there is going to be some light dirt pick up. The sponge is not going to get everything. Pre-soaking does help on the dirtier areas.

It is ok to see some light dirt transfer on the towel. You should not be seeing that much on your towel. As Ron pointed out, how dirty was the car. ONR is encapsulating the dirt making it safe to be removed from the paint. Just flip to a clean side of the towel if you get a little dirt on it.

Unfortunately I don't have access to either of those. One of those is next on the list to get. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. My aunt is happy with it.

Very nice work. I really should try this product one day but laziness stops me from ordering from Europe as it is not sold in the UK. The Guz, I noticed your write up on another forum and just wanted to say you did a great job with that car, even if you used non OPT products I'm surprised it's not sold there. Thanks. The car came out great. I debated between that sealant or opti-seal and it was pretty much a coin flip.

It was one heavy application of carpet cleaner on the fronts. Not as heavy on the rears. I did not want to run out of product lol. The scrubbing with the brush and cleaning up with a terry towel pulled up a lot of the dirt and grime. I kept pulling stuff out of the carpet. I could not believe how much stuff I was pulling off. Those terry towels were thrown away after. They were nasty. I should have taken a photo of how black they were. The previous carpet cleaners I had didn't do this good of a job. I previously used about 1/4 of the bottle before I used it on this one. I have about 1/4 of the 8oz bottle left after using it on these Lexus floor mats. I can see why it gets all this praise. It did an awesome job on these carpets. I think you will be happy with it. I am curious to see if the carpets will stay cleaner with the built in protectant.

I had a bottle of this ready to use. I have tried it on my carpets but my carpets are clean so I could not really judge the products performance. Well I had the opportunity to give it a try on my aunt's lexus that had a pretty beat up interior. I don't think it's ever been cleaned since she bought it used lol. I used it straight undiluted. I must say that I was impressed with the cleaning power of this. I don't own an extractor. But even by hand the results were amazing. It just convinced me to buy the bigger size . Steps I did to clean the carpets: 1. Brushed off the carpets to remove any loose dirt. 2. Vacuumed 3. Sprayed with Optimum Carpet & Fabric Cleaner & Protectant 4. Agitated with a brush 5. Wiped with terry towels to remove the loose dirt 6. Vacuumed one last time before they went back in the car This is the passenger side carpet. I should have taken a photo of the drivers side. That one was worse. It came out as clean as this one. One of the rear carpets I touched up areas inside the actual car as well. Did a great job on those areas. Especially since the carpet is tan.

Sure thing. .

Besides even coverage, you get more gloss. 1 hour between coats is recommended. Another recommendation is using opti-seal 1 hour after the last coat to protect gloss coat during the 7 day curing window.

Opti-Seal works fine with this combo. Gloss Coat works even better over solution finish. For tires on my personal cars right now I am a big fan of McKee's 37 tire coating. Opti-Bond is good as well. The difference is of course longevity. Maybe next year we will get an optimum tire coating available to the public.

I would recommend going around the vehicle 2-3 times with optimum paint prep if ultimate polish or M205 is used.

I used the blue foam applicator last time and I liked it a little better than the suede towel and applicator block. Check out this video. It should shed some light on how to apply gloss coat with the blue applicator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctFtza_jGxs

I would consider adding a coat of opti-seal after an hour of applying gloss coat. It will protect gloss coat during the 7 day curing window.

I'm familiar with the products you have used. Ultimate Polish is a great product but it also contains quite a bit of polishing oils. It will darken the paint substantially. I have used eraser prior to applying gloss coat and I did not have any issues. This was prior to paint prep being available. I have since switched over to paint prep exclusively. In saying this, how many times did you go around the vehicle with an eraser wipedown? On that same vehicle I coated and used eraser and a non optimum polish (same family as what you used but with less oils), I went around 3 times to ensure all the polishing oils were removed. There has been a lot of talk about eraser containing surfactants. I don't know if it does. But I can say that Optimum Paint Prep clearly states on the label that it does not. I have used both a suede applicator and the included blue foam applicator with gloss coat. Both worked flawlessly. I do like the dual applicator with opti-seal. I don't see any issues with the applicator. What have you washed the car with since you coated the vehicle? Not all car shampoos are created equally. Do you notice the cloudy appearance on the entire vehicle?

This is a great podcast. There is a lot of great information passed along from Dann and Yvan. Great job by both. I look forward to each episode every week.