Poor Man's "Simonize" Glass Coat....................................

It's highly doubtful that it performs any better than the other high end polymer coatings. I couldn't find any conformation that it's anything special on the detailing forums. Other than Simonizes widely spammed infomercial there isn't much to indicate that it's anything special anyplace on the Intertubes. It's been out over a year, so some of the experimenters on the detailing forums would be raving about it by now if it was a breakthrough.

The work you did to prepare your car is something that should be done before applying any sealant or wax.

You probably got as good a job as you would have with $20 -$30 worth of the established sealants.

That's a bummer, but at least you prepped your car right and have a good sealant on it, that puts you ahead of most people.

 

Mike, you haven't steered me wrong yet. I got a bottle and spending today applying it. I usually wax every season and go over the car with Meguiar's detailer almost weekly. So, interesting to see what this stuff does or doesn't. Looks almost too easy, surprised at the size of the bottle to do an entire car.

 

I know it's not the same stuff, but it works at molecular thicknesses... I can coat my Corvette with 1 oz of Zaino so the small amount you need to use isn't surprising. Let us know how it's working every 6 months or so.

 

Just reading through some old threads and wondering how this product is holding up for the OP.

 

Thanks for the update, Mike.

 

After chancing on this thread, I researched the Internet and got the Opti-Glass product, clay-barred both the PiP and our (then)new Ford Fusion Energi and applied Opti-Glass back in June to all their glass surfaces EXCEPT the rear left passenger windows, just to have a control surface on each car in this experiment. Then, liking what I saw in terms of performance, I got Opticoat 2.0 and in late July clay-barred the PiP and Opticoated its painted parts. Note: the Ford Fusion had something similar applied @ an autobody shop immediately after our purchase - part of the "fine art of the deal" at a reduced cost @ the dealer's

 

(cont. previous post - some software hiccup)

..Anyway, we parked the PiP and took the Fusion on a cross-country trip almost all of August - just got back. BLUF: the OptiGlass is very very very very worth it, especially when driving through Nebraska and South Dakota in high Summer when every one of the billions of bugs out on the Prairie tries to do a carrier landing @ high speed on your windshield. Most make it - once.

 

(cont. previous post - same software hiccup)

OptiCoat 2.0 on the PiP did keep it shiny and "slicky" as it sat there on the driveway in the hot Virginia sun for more than three weeks. All it took was a water spray and all the dust etc. washed off under water's gentle pressure.

Just like other some posters here, I clay-barred the bejesus out of the optical surfaces before putting on OptiGlass, and ditto on the PiP's painted surfaces before putting on OptiCoat 2.0. Frankly, the stuff goes on so easily that said clay-barring, especially on the year+ old paint of the PiP, took 80% of the prep & application time.

So far, I recommend both products without reservation. For a measly sum AND some serious weekend sweat equity, these products seem to give good, functional protection and make the car(s) sparkle by their seeming selves.

 

...many software posting glitches tonight @ PriusC