Budders

Passenger Side Before





Driver side After^





Ewww look at all that gunk





Finito!!!!





Shiny!!





Thanks McGuires PlastX!!!

KornerCarver

iTrader: (2)

Looks good. Nice job.

Spike100

What product (if any specialized for headlight cleaning) did you use?

92K1500

iTrader: (1)

That.

Spike100

^^ Thanks

jv350z

iTrader: (6)

looks good, but unfortunately they will start to turn yellow again in a few months.

Spike100

My headlight lens yellowed/clouded in 2-3 months. The worst thing is the cloudiness was a lot worse after using McGuires PlastX.

Budders

I put a coat of wax on em, so hopefully that will keep the shine for a while... In theory it should at least for the 6 months that carnuba wax's last.

travlee

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seal em up with this...

http://www.optimumcarcare.com/olc.php?li=10

Budders

Oh my god. 60$ a tube! got a dab you can mail me? hahahaha.

I've been thinking of doing something along the lines of an opti coat when I polish her out.. any experience with it?




Edit: As im searching on Opti coats website this pops up

travlee

iTrader: (8)

is it worth it to coat it and never have to touch it again???

opticoat is no longer.... it is now optigloss. i will be polishing out and coating my vette in a couple of weeks, thankfully i have a buddy that details cars and is doing mine for cost of materials because he wants to take pics of it before and after. check out detailedimgage.com... optigloss is on sale right now until the 28th (and they are a sponsor/vendor here)

Budders

Guess Im gonna have to do some more research on protectants..

The goal would to be obviously protect the paint and have it repel dirt and grime.

Have you done much research in this category? Would any other product be worth looking at? I just see the Opti name thrown out there all the time.. At least from the detailing pages I follow.

travlee

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it is going to be chevy vs ford.... i have seen the opticoat personally and it is amazing stuff.... one thing i hate about my car now is the brake dust, well my buddy said we will do my wheels also and it will prevent some of the stuff sticking

MicVelo

I can attest to the other comments on this thread regarding them going yellow again.... sigh.

I got lazy the last time I was polishing the car.... just hit the lamps with the car polish and wax. They came out surprisingly well - given that I was ready for them to be totally scratched and I'd have to do the '06+ upgrade. Laff.



Guess I don't have an excuse to upgrade, do I?

Budders

Im very tempted to order this opti-gloss now. I see it for 59.99 on autogeek and 44$ on the site you linked..

travlee

iTrader: (8)

detailedimage.com is the shiznit. other things you may want to consider

-optimum no rinse
-maguires microfiber wash mitt
-blue waffle towels
-rethickulus microfiber towels
-couple of grit guards
-grout sponge (for lower portions of car)
-fine grade clay bar (use diluted onr for lubricant)
-glanz wax (love this stuff)

Budders

Would you do wax over the optigloss?

travlee

iTrader: (8)

yes. when you do optigloss you have to strip everything off and then lay it on

Budders

I understand that, but you recommended that wax.. Would you say to put the wax over the opti-gloss?

Or were you just trying to say thats a good all around wax if i didnt end up doing the opti coat




Also... What handles better, your old Z or the new vette?

travlee

iTrader: (8)

it is a great all around wax.... but i will be using it over my coating when it is done