Reflections Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I haven't seen this specific topic covered and ran into this last weekend. There are of course many issues with the longevity of the luster of a single stage paint if the client is not doing their end to keep it up. I was curious if anyone has tested OptiGuard on a single stage paint and if so, what was the result? Can we expect the formula to bond in the same fashion as it does to clear coated paint? Can it still be sold as a permanent coating? If no one has tried this and there is no definitive answer, I will certainly go buy a test panel that has single stage, polish and apply for testing purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfections Detail Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 The vehicle I tested it on, I fully polished to remove oxidation and it still looks great with no signs of anything returning. But it's only been like 1 1/2 years so I dunno about long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetlevw72 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Even 1 1/2 years is very impressive and seems worthwhile to me! I would try a spot on my Dad's 72 beetle but I'm not sure how accurate it would be considering that it isn't running right now so it just sits in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflections Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'm impressed with 1 1/2 years and hope to get this kind of durability in the future with single stage paints. On this particular vehicle I did not offer OptiGuard as the protective coating- stricly due to the fact that I could not ensure the customer of its durability but on a 2004 Toyota Sequoia being a fairly new vehicle, Seems that it should work well, based on Chris' response on modern single stage. Time to test and see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfections Detail Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Even 1 1/2 years is very impressive and seems worthwhile to me! I would try a spot on my Dad's 72 beetle but I'm not sure how accurate it would be considering that it isn't running right now so it just sits in the garage. Making me miss my beetle, I had a 72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeWags Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I can second that it works well on modern single stage paint. I did a Super White Toyota back in September that I corrected and applied Opti-Guard. Granted September isn't very long but there were no issues in applying and it cleans up super easy now. We did a quick maintenance wash on it 2 weeks ago and I couldn't believe how well it cleaned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflections Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 I'm thrilled to see that this works on single stage paints. I still haven't had the opportunity to use this yet for any customers, but I have a test panel that I will be using it on to test the ease of application for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distinctiv Detailing Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I just picked up a '91 miata w/ single stage red paint as a beater/daily last week. Havn't got around to detailing it yet, but I was gonna do some protection testing on it. -> Opticoat, F* UPP, Optiseal, Menz Sealing Wax, Pinnacle Souveran I'll update with my findings. Will probably get to detailing it over this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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