Mr.Outback Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 ....and to reinforce decon; My vehicle's Pro+, thanks to a month of lousy winter weather, was beading on upper parts of the vehicle but sheeting on lower quarter panels and rear (similar to Scott HD). A maintenance wash was done combining Ferrex and MDR in a portable foamer. Steps: rinsed car, foamed with Ferrex/MDR allowing to dwell 10 minutes, washed downward with ONR Ceramic and fiber mitt, rinsed washed areas with water, sprayed with ONR Ceramic and distilled water (noted beading had come back on lower panels), gently dried with plush microfiber towels. Wheels got foamed per above, tires got sidewalls Powerclean (plenty of browning) then rinsed, ONR'd and dried. Lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Bankert Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mr.Outback said: ....and to reinforce decon; My vehicle's Pro+, thanks to a month of lousy winter weather, was beading on upper parts of the vehicle but sheeting on lower quarter panels and rear (similar to Scott HD). A maintenance wash was done combining Ferrex and MDR in a portable foamer. Steps: rinsed car, foamed with Ferrex/MDR allowing to dwell 10 minutes, washed downward with ONR Ceramic and fiber mitt, rinsed washed areas with water, sprayed with ONR Ceramic and distilled water (noted beading had come back on lower panels), gently dried with plush microfiber towels. Wheels got foamed per above, tires got sidewalls Powerclean (plenty of browning) then rinsed, ONR'd and dried. Lesson learned. Use MDR without mixing with ferrex. They should be used separately. Mix 4 ounces of mdr and half ounce of onr in 1 gallon of water. dwaleke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Outback Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 At The Rag Company's recent live event, Dr. G answered my question about steps needed to apply Pro 3 over Pro + . His answer was a light polishing would suffice (no need to grind all Pro + and most of clear coat off). I assume this is after vehicle coating has been fully cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Bankert Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Yes, you would decon it with power clean and clay with ferrex first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Outback Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 12 hours ago, Tug Bankert said: Yes, you would decon it with power clean and clay with ferrex first Even better. I do wonder, though, if the advantages of going from Pro+ to Pro3 are worth the considerable install cost? If so, might do it as my current vehicle may be my last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Bankert Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Pro 3 is worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Outback Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 So I asked my detailer (after his annual maintenance on my Pro+) about Pro3, and he told me that Optimum had told him that heavy polishing was required to apply Pro3 over another ceramic coating. My guess is that for Pro+ the light polishing would be OK, and for other "brand X" coatings, heavy polishing would be needed. He is not an "exclusive" Optimum shop, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Bankert Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Mr.Outback said: My guess is that for Pro+ the light polishing would be OK, and for other "brand X" coatings, heavy polishing would be needed. He is not an "exclusive" Optimum shop, BTW. If he is not exclusive with opti coat then he is not authorized to install opti coat pro 3. At least, that is my understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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