Optimum Car Wax, Serious business

I did a quick ONR/OCW on my wifes mdx this morning since it was nice today. First time really using OCW and I am sold, This stuff looks as good as souveran, It was super easy to apply (not as easy as aquawax, but damn near close) However I like the look from this alot, even my wife was able to tell a difference.

Here are the pics Sorry for them being so dark Im still trying to get used to the new lens i got from Heath.






Looks like im ordering a gallon of this stuff

 

I'm a big Optimum fan and I love using their wax.

 

car looks very very slick. Nice reflection and depth.

What camera do you, what lens and what mode are you shooting in?

stop up a couple of f stops (meaning drop down for example from F12 to F8) and slow down your shutter speed to allow a little more light in.

It all depends on what mode you are shooting in and what all you want in focus then you can set your aperture and shutter speeds accordingly

 

lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Mode: Program
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 28 mm

The first times by point at the car the picture was too washed out, so i metered the pavement (so it wouldnt wash out) and thats why they came out dark, if i wasnt posting to a detailing forum i would have messed with it in photoshop to get the picture "brighter" but I didnt want people to accuse me of dr the photos

 

looks good. ocw is great. easy to use, and i love the slick feel it gives.

 

i had to throw out my OCW because the bottom of the bottle corroded out....no idea how

regretting it now

 

Wow, that looks really, really good! BMD, do you like this better than Aquawax?

 

You beat me to it. I am wondering the same thing. I am a big fan of AW but I am curious to know if for some reason the OCW works better with ONR.

 

The first version of OCW was really good, once they made the improvements on the current forumula, the looks are so much better and the slickness is great.

 

OCW is a nuba and ONR only leaves behind a small amount of polymers. Maybe the new ONR will leave more gloss and slickness...Dunno still have to try the new ONR. BTW you can use ONR as a QD, but OCW is not a QD and should only be used after a wash. Edit...Sorry misread your post. Everything works better with ONR.

 

Nice!:thumb:

 

As far as looks I prefer a carnauba over a sealant look on black, So i prefer OCW, Aquawax is easier to use ( by a tiny bit) can't really go wrong with either, I bought OCW to compliment whatever Nuba was going to top the layers of bfwd i have on the car, but it looks soo good, that I probably will just top blackfire with ocw. I was planning on using the s100 and then top up the s100 with the ocw, but we'll see. I wanna see how long this stuff lasts through the co winter (supposedly you can get as long as a paste wax)

 

Looks great!!! Black is beautiful!!!!

Everyone seems to have different results with OCW. I love it!! Its so easy to use.

 

I have found OCW to noticeably dull paintwork. It is a budget spray wax and does little by way of resisting premature contamination. I recommend you try some other products to compare. Also, looks like your car needs a thourough polish to remove swirls (see sun glare in first shot).

 

The pictures look great, aside from the darkness.

OCW is a great spray wax, it thinks it's a regular paste wax or sealant when it comes to water beading, and it looks great on any color, but best used on a silver or white car. I am a big fan of OCW and I only buy it by the gallon.

 

I use OCW all the time and find no noticeable "dulling" of the paint work. What I do see is it has a very nice darkening effect with a warm glow.

Also I dont think its viable to polish a car all the time just because there are light swirls. The car is a daily driver not a show car so there has to be a compromise.

What products do you use/have to compare with?

 

I too disagree with Magnum's accessment of OCW. I just used it on a silver car and I was extremely impressed with the results. OCW left the finish with a slick wet look which is great from my DD.

As far as the first post from Blackmachdown I think the car looks great for a black DD. The weather is Colorado is rough on cars, and it is tought to maintain a DD to showcar standards.

 

Hey magnum! as far as spray waxes, i've tried megs UQW, NXT spray wax, Prima Hydro, Duragloss aquawax, Optimum car wax, the turtle wax spray wax, and out of all of them i think the optimum looks the best IMO, What would you recommend? I generally use spray waxes to give me the "just wax look" more than anything.

As for the swirls, yeah it does need a thorough polishing, i'll probably buff it come summer time

 

looks like itll be OCW in my next order

 

The best QD/wax spray I've used is Zymol Field Glaze.