[Detailers Domain]

worth I have had it on my wheels for over 2 years.

we have gotten a huge response from our customers all positive.

Lincoln MKX - New Car Prep with Opti Coat

Opti Coat Group Buy at PTuning in VA

Subaru BRZ gets Opti Coated

[Seagull]

Oh, and I paid $380 for it, including prep and 2 sets of wheels.... some things are cheaper in Canada?!?!?!

[pallymore]

Originally Posted by fricfracfrank

Stage 1 polish & detail? This needed even if brand new?



Wow $500+ just for front and rear bumper?

yea it's quite expensive.

i got a quote which is asking for $675 just for front bumper and about 1/3 of the hood...rear bumper is not even mentioned. lol

and yea he was asking for $1400 if i want the whole hood to be covered.

[bananachipz]

Originally Posted by pallymore

yea it's quite expensive.

i got a quote which is asking for $675 just for front bumper and about 1/3 of the hood...rear bumper is not even mentioned. lol

and yea he was asking for $1400 if i want the whole hood to be covered.

Huh? Tell him to go fly a kite... that's just nuts!

I paid $350 for the whole car.. shit for $1400 i'll fly to you and do it myself. lol

[nick1212]

Originally Posted by bananachipz

Huh? Tell him to go fly a kite... that's just nuts!

I paid $350 for the whole car.. shit for $1400 i'll fly to you and do it myself. lol

Lol +1
I can help

Haha

[rogers08m3]

Originally Posted by pallymore

yea it's quite expensive.

i got a quote which is asking for $675 just for front bumper and about 1/3 of the hood...rear bumper is not even mentioned. lol

and yea he was asking for $1400 if i want the whole hood to be covered.

Originally Posted by bananachipz

Huh? Tell him to go fly a kite... that's just nuts!

I paid $350 for the whole car.. shit for $1400 i'll fly to you and do it myself. lol

I am 99% certain you guys are discussing two different things. I believe pallymore got a quote for clear film for $675, not opti coat. He mentioned bumper and 1/3 of hood - no one is just going to OC part of the hood....but it is very, very common to just do clear film on the front of the hood. $675 for a bumper/24" up hood/fender clear film is not unreasonable.

Since so many people seem to confuse clear film and OC, some notes. OC will not stop stone chips. OC is for paint maintenance; it is awesome at it...but if you're trying to stop stone chips/road rash/sand blasting the only option if a clear bra (or a 1970s vinyl bra! hah). A lot of people do both; they serve two very different purposes.

[Detailers Domain]

I'm pretty sure the opti coat was $675 and it included any type of correction needed to get the paint ready for opti coat.

the clear film should probably be full hood, full fender, full bumper, headlights, mirrors, door cups etc. $1400-$2000 is what most good shops will charge for custom cut clear film.

[pallymore]

Originally Posted by rogers08m3

I am 99% certain you guys are discussing two different things. I believe pallymore got a quote for clear film for $675, not opti coat. He mentioned bumper and 1/3 of hood - no one is just going to OC part of the hood....but it is very, very common to just do clear film on the front of the hood. $675 for a bumper/24" up hood/fender clear film is not unreasonable.

Since so many people seem to confuse clear film and OC, some notes. OC will not stop stone chips. OC is for paint maintenance; it is awesome at it...but if you're trying to stop stone chips/road rash/sand blasting the only option if a clear bra (or a 1970s vinyl bra! hah). A lot of people do both; they serve two very different purposes.

yes I was actually talking about clear bra

I want to have the full front covered but I think it's too expensive. :/ I don't like half the hood solution...I can't stand that line showing in the middle.

I probably will go for just the bumper and the mirrors...since the hood is less likely to get hit comparing to those.

[bananachipz]

Originally Posted by DetailersDomain

I'm pretty sure the opti coat was $675 and it included any type of correction needed to get the paint ready for opti coat.

the clear film should probably be full hood, full fender, full bumper, headlights, mirrors, door cups etc. $1400-$2000 is what most good shops will charge for custom cut clear film.

Ya, more like it, although $675 is still way too steep.

[rogers08m3]

$675 isn't at all unreasonable with correction. Remember, prep is 99.9% of the job when coating a car.

$675 for a new car prep with OC is....above average.

$675 for clear film - well, that really depends on the extent of coverage and film used. For a front bumper/extended hood and fenders it is not unreasonable.

[jenhao45]

Originally Posted by OC40

Highly recommend it. I had it applied 2 days after I took possession of my car. It's like looking in a mirror. If you decide to have it done, PM me and I will send you the information of the guy I used. He came to my place. Another member used him as well and both of us highly recommend him.

Can you PM me his info as well?

Thanks.

[jenhao45]

I have scheduled an appointment to get my car opti-coated next week. Since this is the first time I am using a mobile detailer, how much do you usually tip them?

Thanks.

[rtb001]

My local detailer quoted a price of $750 for full paint correction (including polish) plus opticoat application, and an additional $100 for opticoating the wheels.

So that's ~$850 total, which seems a bit steep to me. Especially the reported $400 canadian prices here in this thread!

Other potential places I might go instead to get the coating is great DC and/or Boston areas.

Anyone got any rough price points for those places?

[Toecutter]

$100 to OptiCoat wheels, holy cow. Seriously, it's really easy to DIY. Even if you left a high spot on your wheel, no one will be able to see it.

[Detailers Domain]

you all know for the most part you get what you pay for, that being said speaking from a detailer's perspective, it's hard to quote over the phone.

We did a Lexus GS - new car prep and coating priced it out around what you are seeing on this thread, and we ended up spending 30 hours on the polishing.

We did not see the car prior to the job.

So if you want a phone quote I'm going to guess most are going to quote high so the detailer will have room. I know for example if the car doesn't need it we would not do it, hence if its less time it will be less than quoted.

Hope that helps.