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      09-28-2014, 09:13 AM   #1
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10k Mile Opti-Coat Status

At around 5.5k miles I spot compounded my 1er and then did a full polish to start my Opti-Coating process with a clean slate. Ten thousand miles later of ONR and 2 bucket method washes I present to you the state of my paint:





Water of course is still repelled much like a freshly waxed car which makes it very easy to clean even if it is caked on with dirt. These pictures were taken close to a month after I last washed it. As a final note, I do store my car in the garage when I am not driving it most of the time and this car sees rain often.
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Are those scratches I see in the third pic?
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      09-28-2014, 10:06 AM   #3
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Are those scratches I see in the third pic?
Yes, minor ones I am sure.

hey I'd go crazy if it was flawless all the time. But I am more than satisfied with the status after so many miles.
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Opticoat is amazing. I had it on my evo x. I'll get it on this car eventually, but at 51k miles...I need some serious paint correction first.
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Been using sonax net shield ....but it really only lasts 3 months . this is my next step can't wait to polish out the car and try this
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