1. Nope
2. Frequent wash (e.g at least once a week) else every morning rinse the overnight moisture (if you part outdoor) before you start your journey (if have time, dry it)
3. Polish
4. Refer to point 3
5. Wax is for protection not for removal of contamination or paint correction. Yes you can use clay after wash and before polish.
6. Depend the person whose do the polish and product use..if us hand highly possible can damage the paintwork

Master zerosp Optimum product that I bought from you really disappoint me. Can you imagine previously it took hours for me to wash my car but now since using ONR it took me minutes to complete whole car?

Waxing also same problem. Last time wax and buff took me almost 1 1/2 hour. Not considering residue left on the paint. But since using OCWax I used 15 minutes tops whole car.. No need to buff lagi.. Clean and protect

Optimum Instant detailer lagi worst.. I accidentally over diluted (1:31/2) instead of 1:3 but still produce glossy and can feel the slickness.. Summore I only use 100ml for whole car..



Ok la joke aside ya.. Sorry.. I can say that ONR OCW and OID really made my day.. By far this is the best product I have used (unless anyone can give me free sample of other product for review ya )

Optimum No Rinse

ONR took me minutes to complete. I was so shocked when my first attempt ONR able to pick up grit and placed it under GG. Never had this before in my washing bucket. Not with my previous 3 other products.

Forgot to snap photo pulak

note: I was wrong at first place where I rinse the car first before using ONR. But it still able to pick up grit very well and still complete within an hour.

Instruction on the label - 1oz (30ml):2 gallon but I think next wash I'm gonna use 1/2oz : 1 gallon and see how it goes.

From my opinion-

Pros:

Easy to use and save time (Seriously it does)

Able to pick up grit better than others

Able to reduce water mark due to rinseless wash

Best use for claying (normally I use car shampoo but does not lubricate like ONR)

Cons:

Sometimes I missed a spot since ONR does not produce soapy foam..

Not sure if the car is in heavy soiled state, will the abrasive transfer in the same panel?


Optimum Car Wax

Pros:

Feels that OCW creates a thick protection on the surface.. I don't get the same feeling with megs UQW

Easy to use. No buffing required and no residue left in the gap

Cons:

None at the moment. Let see how long the durability can last

Optimum Instant Detailer & Gloss Enhancer

Was planning to dilute in a spray bottle instead of in a gallon size bottle. Took out measurement cup and pour 200ml of OID and accidentally mix with 700ml of water (it should be 600ml - 1:3) so i get 900ml of OID.

But when sprayed to paint I can see the glossiness appear during wiping. The best feeling I've ever had.

Pros:

Easy to apply

Buy concentrate can dilute = save monehhh

Can see the glossiness and feel the slickness on the paint

Cons:

Bubble gum smell. Attract flying bugs

That's all I can say about these 3 product. I haven't try OPP. But looking at these 3, I believe OPP also works charm.

It is ok to over dilute OID a bit.

Car Wax wise, generally 3 months durability not a problem.

ONR wise, if heavily soiled, before pre-rinse I will spray entire car down with Opti Clean waterless wash.

Lol.. Once hentam update ya.. Want to know also..

Thanks master..

Another thing.. Is it advisable to remove orange peel then apply OOC?

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welcome to Optimum product range ...all i can say you are yet to maximise the capability of the product based on your review

Play around with it more you will find it even more user friendly....well it does have weak point....for you to find out

Sounds so tempting....

This post has been edited by kalvinkhoo: Sep 22 2014, 05:42 PM

Like I mentioned that day when we met, it looks good but too much to sacrifice. I'd rather live with it lol.

Thanks master for your precaution. Will look into maximizing OPT products..

Poison Poison

Yeah I remember master. But.. But.. But...

roxx Just Opti Coated my friend's new City. One pass with Flex paired with Opt Red Foam + Opt Hyper Polish. Ok, Flex not mine... Borrowed from shop.



Hmmm, not the best... but one pass boleh tahan la.





New city got so many curves and angles





Nah roxx, Orange Peel zoomed for you lol


Still ok la

poison summore..

Saw that orange peel on your friend's car.. Not sure I can live with that on mine.. thinking.. thinking.. thinking..

Anyway, nice work master zerosp .. How was it with flex?

Flex oh well... I rike~~~

But I can't afford.

Looking real good there. OEM orange peel actually still ok la, can still live with it haha. But I notice Proton Saga's orange peel is too heavy even for a new car.

You are using the Flex PE14? How much that baby cost?

Guys....let me give you a little push....

Before....note the OP on the un-sanded portion


Using these...


On average, ONLY around 3~4 microns of clear coat removed by sanding...



...and around another 1 micron of paint removed from compounding....


Spot the difference? Not 100%...but far better than before...

Moving forward a few months...got myself some sanding disc and this time using an ROB....


After compounding....roxx, check out the 'finish' from Trizact p3000 sanding disc


End result...




This was a few years back. All in all I've already sanded my waja twice. So far haven't punch through the clear coat yet and the paint is still healthy. Even the front engine bonnet which had seen lots and lots of testing of compounds/polishes is still with its original paintwork. Paint thickness is still above 100 microns throughout the car.

Fast forward today, my waja has develops quite some swirls and marring since I haven't had the chance to give her another round of pampering. But, with the reduction of OP, standing at a distance, even with all the swirls and dirt on it, the paint still look *almost* like new....

Flex XC3401 bro... Here around RM2.3K last heard.

The inspiration I got from looking at krismas handy work...

Your house is big bro.

I see, I thought you were using the double sided red foam at first that's why I thought it's rotary. RM2.3K, I think I prefer it over Rupes which around the same range

Aiyo...cheap one in the outskirts only ma....
After which can only afford local and China made car....