I forget, can you overwax your car?
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Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Coatings are the easiest coatings to apply on the market. Period. There are others out there that you can play around with but they do tend to be a little more tricky and less forgiving and you really have to know what you're doing. Pinnacle is really simple spray on, wipe in, light buff off. The hardest part of applying paint coatings is the prep steps: 1. wash 2. decontaminate the paint (clay) 3. paint correction (swirls/scratch removal) 4. Clean the paint surgically (remove all the oils and chemicals off the paint) 5. Apply the coating. These steps are crucial and take some time. The problem with paying a detailer to coat your car is that it's quite pricey. Depending on how good they are, what they use, how many hours it takes them, etc.. It could easily cost you 600-700+ to get your car coated. You could spend 400-500 dollars one time on EVERYTHING (wash/clay/polisher/buffer/pads/swirl removers/polishes/cleaners/coating) and you would be able to do it yourself for the rest of your life. It's not as hard as people make it out to be. It's more important to follow the directions/steps and taking your time. All coatings have a different element of difficulty. But to answer your question, yes you can definitely coat your car yourself. I would highly recommend doing it yourself, not only are you going to save money, but you're also going to know it was done properly. Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0 was discontinued by the way.
This said ease of application and durability are opposite ends of the spectrum. While Opticoat requires professional application it also outlasts anything on the market. On a matte car though I'd rather have a coating which wears off.
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Interesting. I said no to all those dealer options without reading them but this one sounds intriguing
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Now, it's not foolproof so it doesn't remove the need to take care of the exterior.
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