Chanda Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Hi! Newbie here. I have redwood seed tannin stains on my 2 month old Toyota 2019 rav4. I would like to remove them, reseal/coat the paint then get on a solid maintenance program that I hope will help manage this ongoing environmental situation. Unfortunately I have no options as far as covered parking. I'm hoping getting going on the OPT program will make it easier to mitigate this deep stain/etching problem. The stains don't wash off. I tested a small area with some meguires ultimate compound. Took a mild bit of effort by hand but eventually I worked some out. I own a Flex DA buffer and am looking for a recommended polish(assuming I don't need to go all the way to a compound) and pad to work these stains out. Ultimately I would like to finish off with the opti coat and continue with ONR+red sponge+opti-seal maintenance. After some research here is my understanding of a lineup of product application/use for me. Please, any assistance/correction is very welcomed... ONR+red sponge (anything here?) hyper polish optimum paint prep gloss-coat regular maintenance: ONR+opti-seal Any recommends for pad/towels/applicators would be helpful too. I have an image of the problem here... Thanks a bunch! -Chanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I would recommend the orange foam pad and Hyper Polish - if more correction is necessary, Intensive Polish is the next step. I'm guessing the difficulty in removing may be that the stains have etched into you clear coat. Gloss-Coat should help going forward. The other suggestion is to try Hyper Seal in place of Opti-Seal - Hyper is formulated for ceramic coatings and will have greater durability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanda Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Hi Ron- Thanks for that tip. I'm not seeing hyper seal in the products on the OPT website. Can you point me to it? Thanks! -Chanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 go to the store on opticoat.com and click on the Maintenance link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanda Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 oh gotcha, didn't realize there were 2 different store fronts. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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