Bit of confusion Opti-Clean, Instant Detailer & Car Wax

[BeaucoupFish]

Just after something clearing up here.

 

Sometimes use Opti-Clean as a Spray & Wipe wash when the car is only a bit dirty/bird bombs type of thing.

 

Should I, or is it worth, then follow it up with Instant Detailer or Car Wax?

 

I'm just not sure which, if either, I should go with. In my mind they overlap a little as products, in the sense it seems as though the Car Wax would do a similar job to the Instant Detailer in this type of case. Or am I totally wrong?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Setec Astronomy]

Presuming that you already have some sort of LSP (sealant, wax) on the vehicle, there is really no need to follow up with anything, the Opti-Clean shouldn't remove any protection.

[BeaucoupFish]

Thanks for the response. Yeah I have either OCW or Opti-Seal on the cars generally.

 

So what/why would you use Instant Detailer for?

[Setec Astronomy]

I think Quick Detailers (like Optimum Instant Detailer) have become passé to a degree due to the emergence of waterless washes (like Opti-Clean). But you might use OID after a wash (ONR or conventional) to remove any water spots, and bump up the gloss and slickness. Or cleaning up some fingerprints or very light dust where Opti-Clean would be over kill.