Product Review: Optimum Opti Clean

Product Description: Optimum Opti™ Clean is a combination of substantive polymers and cleaners that safely removes dirt and grime and leaves a glossy protective finish on all automotive surfaces. Optimum Opti™ Clean is based on the same natural polymers used in Optimum No Rinse™. It is safe for use on all automotive surfaces and it's safe for the consumer and the environment.

Optimum Opti Clean is in a category by itself! It cleans like a waterless wash, but it offers better protection and gloss. It shines like a premium quick detailer, but Optimum Opti Clean has better cleaning ability and provides superior paint protection. It has no equal.

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I should preface my review by clarifying how careful I am with paint. I do not even use quick detailers except as a drying aid post wash. I simply do not believe in taking the risk of inducing swirls in paintwork. With that said, it is a very substantial testament to my faith in Optimum products to not only use this product but, to use it on my brand new vehicle.

As I believe in full disclosure, I will also state that this product was provided to me gratis from Optimum (thanks again!).

Ok, on with the show..

My vehicle wasn’t extremely soiled. I had just spent 13 hours on it 5 days before. The majority of the soiling came from a 300 mile round trip in the rain. It may not look dirty but it was (I love silver paintwork!).

I used the concentrate and diluted 3:1 per the directions (3 water / 1 Opti Clean). Directions also state that for lower (more soiled panels) to let the product dwell before wiping of. With this product as with Optimum No Rinse, a little common sense goes a long way by this I mean:

• No scrubbing
• No pressure
• Simply wipe
• Inspect your towel after each area cleaned to ensure no debris is embedded in your towel
• Work clean = utilize all 8 clean folds of your towel. I am very OCD about this and as a result probably use way more towels than most. On my paint work for this clean I used 6 towels.
• Start from the top of your vehicle working to the horizontal panels and then down the vertical panels from top to bottom.

My method of application was as follows:
Spray panel
Gently wipe with clean towel
Once majority of solution was wiped off follow up with a secondary towel to ensure a streak free shine

I must say that I was very happy to realize that the smell was the same as the original Optimum No Rinse before the formula change.. I loved this smell and brought back fond memories!

Overall usage was a very simple, straight forward and effective and I was very happy to inspect the paintwork to find that it did not induce any swirls, cleaned well and left a very nice slick, shiny surface.

I should also add that the entire exterior of my vehicle is treated with Opti Coat.

Another thing that I find intriguing but have yet to try is that this product can be used on such a wide array of surfaces – see below:

Optimum Opti™ Clean can be used anywhere! It dries clear and non-sticky so use it on the dashboard, plastic instrument gauges, and glass! On the exterior, you can depend on Optimum Opti™ Clean to provide real protection to tires and wheels, paint, and metals

On with the pics:

Before: Like I said, silver hides soiling well so there is no real point in showing before pictures. Instead what I will show are afters and also direct sun shots to show that no swirls we induced.

Direct Sun Shots:






Misc After Shots – excuse the undressed tires, I was racing against sun down:




Wheels:
Before:


After:


Another great use for the RaceGlaze XL Brush – wrap a micro fiber around it to get inner barrels of wheels:

Brush:


Micro Fiber Wrapped Brush:


In closing, this product did exactly what it said it would and I look forward to doing further testing.

 

Looks like it worked well.

Nice car by the way. My dad has the XC60 R design as well. Very unique,reliable, and comfortable cars!

 

Great looking wagon Jason. Is this a product that would would use on a customer's car to save time, such as a quick maintenance wash or weekly touch-up?

 

Nice job, Those V50 r design really look nice, Does yours have the two tone interior?

 

Yes, it worked very well!

Thanks, I am realy enjoying the new ride!

Thanks! I do not offer maint washes so this will primarily get used for my personal vehicles.

Thanks ST... I really like the looks of the V50 R design... it's funny but wagons really have a bad stigma attached to the here in the states. You tell someone you have a wagon and they imagine a huge boat like vehicle with wood paneling...lol

The V50 R Design comes standard with the 2 tone seats and while I thought it was neat looking I also thought I would tire of it. Additionally, the 2 tone seats are not 100% leather, they have some of teh Flex Tech material... I spent a few more bucks and upgraded to the full, genuine leather seating surfaces... I will add that Volvo has some really nice leather!

 

Jason

Thank you so very much for doing such a thorough review. I love Opti Clean for a spray and wipe wash, but I find myself using it even more for interiors and glass. I mix it 4:1 and add an ounce of denatured alcohol to a 32 oz spray bottle and it does an amazing job...try it and let me know what you think.

Thanks again,
Chris