From my understanding polishing out is required and the typical citrus/stripping wash and IPA wipedown won't remove Opti-Coat and Aquarts.
I had to repair some areas on my fender, two pass if that with Power finish or even superfinish........ with a blue pad.
Kilo, is Aquartz still beading like it did on day one after application? Can you tell the difference now a few months later?
I put it on my freinds hood as a tester........ Ill ask. that was last week. As for the Cquartz its holding up.
The Aquartz on the Accord is still beading like day one after 6 weeks or so, the gloss is still there. I haven't washed the car for about 3 weeks now and it's still the shinest out of the bunch in the school parking lot