Aaron94 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I recently had my rims painted (about 3 weeks ago) and although was told they needed 90 days to fully cure and not to clean with acid cleaners I decided to water wipe off grime and then IPA clean them and apply opti gloss coat because I wanted them to be easier to clean. Now I am worried my paint wont fully harden... Will the optigloss stop my paint from offing gas and fully hardening and is there a way I can remove optigloss coat without the traditional polishing method? Im scared to polish my new rims because ive only polished the car paint before. My second question is how do I know that optigloss is on the vehicle and is working as intended? I know it sounds dumb but I coated my vehicle completely in optigloss after paint prep and decon and then once a week I wash with ONR + opti seal which now i will be switching to OCNR + hyper seal (why did no one tell me they had stuff specifically for coatings!). So the water beads really well and the car looks good after a good wash but how do i know if i applied enough gloss coat and that its not just the opti seal working (I applied opti sael 1 hour after i gloss coated to protect during curing). If I want to redo or add another layer of gloss coat do i have to do the full decon and polish off the old coat before applying a new one? Thanks first time here but I love reading all the informative post and I really love optimums line of products! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Welcome to the Optimum Forum. We always recommend following the painters instructions on curing time. I have no idea if early Coating effected the paint cure. Polishing is the only way to remove Gloss-Coat and it can be done by hand, risk free, with Hyper Polish. You can test for the presence of Gloss-Coat by cleaning the rims and removing all wax/sealant (Paint Prep will do that), then spray water to see if it beads. You can add a second coat of Gloss-Coat without polishing, just do a complete wash/Paint Prep. I suspect you're overthinking this, the odds are your paint is fine and a second coat of Gloss-Coat will remove the doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron94 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Ok great thanks. I think I was being misinformed. I was being told that optigloss cannot bond with itself and therefore to add another coat a month or a year later you had to completely polish off the other previous optigloss coat... So if in a month or so I want to add another coat (for more gloss) to the coat i did on my car 2 months ago I can just wash and paint prep and then do another coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Yes, Gloss-Coat can be layered - just do a thorough cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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