The EASIEST Coating: How To Apply Optimum Gloss-Coat | THE RAG COMPANY 

Best dressed detailer award goes to Yvan.

Referred to this video 1.5 years ago when I initially did my car. Back again to refresh my memory. Thanks guys for putting together this great video. Yvan Lacroix was the best representative for Opti and Optimum products, no idea why he disappeared. A real shame.

Yvan and his diy coatings really reminds of this process, oil slick, let it ho away and then level.

Optimum Gloss-Coat is a fantastic product! Easy to apply, lasts for 1-2 years and looks beautiful! I've been using it for over 6 years on my vehicles.

I wish more coating companies would use the syringe. I had some leftover Gloss Coat sitting in the fridge for about 18 months and it still looked clear and worked perfectly for an old car I'm cleaning up to sell. I realize that isn't recommended if you are doing a paid coating job (and a detailer would never have it around that long anyways), but its great for DIY guys that have coating leftover.

Gloss-Coat is the most simply applied coating, I dare say, on the market. What an awesome video and very informational. Thanks, TRC!

Good stuff for sure, and I'm glad you throw recaps for applying gloss coat. So happy with my results. Thanks guys.

Great explanation on applying Gloss Coat. I love this stuff!

Great follow-up video to the one made a couple years ago, that was my guidance that I used for my Ram when I gloss coated it last month. I noticed maintenance wasn't discussed in this video. I have since been doing ONR & Opti-Seal for a maintenance wash (doesnt take much to wash a coated car!). Perhaps you guys will make a follow-up on this? I know plenty of folks want to know how to care for their coated vehicle.

Awesome Video look forward to receiving your product. Cheers.

The best videos you do is with Yvan. This was a great one!

Great video! Now need to make more videos using the entire OPT products.

Mr Yvan has lost weight! Very good. You look great Yvan

Great video 👍

So many little nuggets of info in this video! Had no idea the ideal storage for glosscoat was in your refrigerator lol

Timely vid guys, opticoat’ing my f-type this weekend

Great video. Can optimum gloss coat be applied onto PPF? Any additional steps need to be taken if so? Thanks.

Do I need a clean room to apply the coating or a garage would be ok?, the Rag Company Rooks!!. Thanks Levi for the video.

Good video, guys. Production is improved. Good job, Yvan, on the weight loss. Looking good, sir. - This turned out to be a good color to show the coating when it was wet and such.

great video! what's the durability for a daily driver?

San Diego California, high end auto detail . Applied this coating to my black bmw 320i sedan at 1pm 78 degrees outside, hot paint. Coat worked 100% fine. This is the only coating I use as a mobile detailed. Although it took 14cc. Just on paint. I would get the 20cc just in case. Maybe since I did it in hot weather, it evaporates quickly. 1 min/ wipe off after apply. Used 3D one compound/polish which states there is no need for an ipa wipe down. Just coat after comp/polish... but I ipa wipe just to be safe.

Picked up some onr recently and I'm hooked. I've just picked up optseal and love it. I want to get gloss coat for after my next correction before the winter and was wondering as i can't fit my car in my garage if I can apply this outside subject to reasonable weather ?

When we we see a detailed VLOG of Morgan, one step paint correcting, prepping and coating a vehicle. I think this would be a great series to show for those just learning. When producing the VLOG, please have her go through her decision process for each step. For example pad and polish selection. If a mistake is made please do not edit it out, we need to learn and most of us do not have Master Detailers an arm's length away to help trouble shoot.

If I dont have a garage can I still use this product? I'm concerned with letting it cure outside and then outside elements getting on my car. What is the recommended technique for people that have to park outside?

So if I'm going to use Gloss Coat to protect my cars paint, what should I use after washing to reactivate or top the coat? I've seen opti-coat hyper seal, opti-seal so which one?

I would love to find out where there are places who apply this product. I live in Amarillo, Texas..but also live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Are there any places I can go to get this applied?

Hey guys I'm interested in applying a true ceramic coating over diamond plate aluminum that's used for my boat trailer fenders and steps. Any advice?

So.. random question, but can I use Gloss Coat to coat the outside of my brand new charcoal grill? I love the paint job lol but would it be a waste? Is a grill (600⁰ F) too hot for Gloss coat?

Just bought some optimum gloss coat for a set of rims !

Yvan! Levi!

What is the coating life with typical (good) maintenance of 1 proper wash/week and sealant once a month?

Levi and Yvan, after talking with your folks this morning at Opti Coat they told me Opticoat Hyper Seal has Sio2 and for that reason, it would shed off within 30 days after applying it to my new car with Opti Coat Pro Plus (Whish is MAGNIFICENT, I must say). So my question is two-fold; Why use hyper seal if it is only going to last 30 days and secondly, will we have to throw away all of our towels that came in contact with the Si02 in Hyper Seal? ONR doesn't have it, right? I love your products and within the last week have bought every product PAN recommended for Opti Coat PRO PLUS. Did I say it was magnificent? :-)

The Dynamic Duo!

Would the polymers in ONR create a slight barrier that hinders the opti coat from completely curing on the paint?

I bought a ceramic coating and I clayed the car and polished it the car . The paint was in like new condition to begin with and didn’t need a lot of work . I didn’t use a paint cleaner like IPA or something similar before I applied the Ceramic coating . The coating seems to have stuck fine , have I just lowered the amount of tile the coating will last by now using a cleaner after the polish ? How important is that step to clean the paint , I didn’t feel like their were a lot of oils from the polish but I could be wrong ..

I use 3d products will it be possible to use this product after buffing and polishing,and i mainly work mobile, dont have a location to keep vehicle over night..my other question is can i use it in direct sunlight or outside

Can we layer Gloss Coat? Or is its not necessary? Can it be used on plastic trim as well? Please guide about maintenance of this coating. How well it will remain if we decontaminate car with Ferrex and Powerclean after few months of this coating.

This dude is the Bob Ross of waxing cars

Hello, is storing in the fridge the best way to store it and why?

Can this gloss product be applied on car that just got wash, clay bar, wax?

Does parking the coated vehicle in the sun help with the curing time?

As a comparison. How does Gloss coat and opti seal compare to CSL and EXO. Obviously one is easier to apply but more so a opinion between the two.

So you can store for how long in fridge? One seringue can coat how many cars?

If you coat your lawn mower, do you need to polish it first? Or just clean it up, and wipe on?

Can i use gloss-coat on a clear vinyl wrap?

how long does the glass coat protect for? I cant find any info on it

Yvan is OG

How long should you wait before applying Gloss Coat if you repaired small rock chips with Dr Colorchip?

Gloss coat 10cc I bought it is it enough for a suburban

How Prep is working during its dwelling time? , if it beed so much it's almost not touching the paint. Except small points under these drops

Can it be done over PPF also

Do you need to Clay Bar the car before applying Paint-Prep and Opti Gloss-Coat ?

Do they all protect from scratches or key scratches

Great lighting and helped to see the Gloss Coat slowly dry on the surface. If we applying when humidity levels are above 85%, what is the normal wait time to use the pearl wipe-off method? This was a great instructional video and thanks for covering many different topics and tips on applying the Gloss Coat.

Great video! Will using an iron remover such as Iron X harm or remove the gloss coat?

Watching this reinforces my thinking of primarily using only Opt products in my detail business.

Why do you recommend using a foam applicator for GC? In my experience dry foam can in some cases mar soft finishes. Would a suede applicator be suitable for GC application?

When are you expecting more Pearl rags in stock again ?

store it in refrigerator??

So if I wait the preferred 8hrs after application before following with optiseal, and notice a light dust layer on the car, what can I do to remove that dust? I know we shouldn't wash for a week minimum, I'd hate to compromise the coating in any way.

What about layering it? Possible and how long should I wait before applying a second layer?

Can you apply Sonax BSD on top of Gloss-Coat after installing Gloss-Coat as a protection?

I've been meaning to do a gloss coat. I need to correct my paint first, still need to invest in a polisher.

I may have missed it, sorry if you said it, but how long does the coating last?

I don't trust myself applying any of these products. They say that whatever is left under will show up. Plus let me add I am a 64 year old girl lol. Who knows nothing about a car but where to put gas. These carsclook as great that I have a new car who keeps her car for years...last Mercedes I had for 18 years and am crying in my soup for getting rid of it. One of the best cars i have ever had. With all that said I think that this product seems to be the best by far.

Is this a type of ceramic coating? The finished panel looks gorgeous!

How long should one wait to apply gloss coat on a newly painted panel?

How many vehicles can I get out of the 10cc syringe?

Would bead maker be a good topper for gloss coat?

I think i am missing somethimg, why use ONR to remove polishing oils, if you use Paint Prep that can, as mentioned, remove waxes and oils? It believe that it is great for removing the polishing residu with extra lubrication for reducing micromarring, but the next step with with the Paint Prep can inflict micromarring instead i think? Is the ONR not a wast of money than? Please enlighten me :)

How long should I wait after applying Gloss coat to wash the car again with normal wash n wax soap ?

Great video guys. How many cc do I need for a civic and Tacoma? Thanks.

How do you get an older ceramic coat off the car?

That Rag Cobra has got to be the most washed, polished, waxed and sealed car on the planet. Eat right off the hood.

I see that Yvan says "Tap tap tap" to dispense product onto the applicator in order to dispense the approximate "correct" amount of product for application. For some off the wall chance that I did put more product onto the applicator than Yvan or Levi recommends, would it matter? I am just curious here because I always tend to use way more product that I probably need. Yvan says that an 8 oz bottle of Optiseal does about 50 cars. Well, I use Optiseal on my vehicles (Great product in it's own right by the way) and probably could get 20 applications from a bottle. I know, WAY too much product probably, but it works for me the way I apply it. Anyway, Yvan or Levi, is dispensing a little more product onto the applicator OK as long as I conduct the wipe down in the prescribed manner? Or will it make the applicator gunk up with too much product too soon? I am definitely going to be getting me some Opti-coat ASAP and giving it a try. Optimum Polymer Technologies has some of the absolute BEST and most user friendly products on the market today for the home vehicle detailer. There is such a dizzying aray of products, polishers, pads, microfiber towels, coatings, etc that it is very difficult to select a good set of products that work in unison with each other. Optimum has created a seamless set of products that work extremely well together and are a great value for the money. Sure, there may be better coatings, or easier to apply, or...whatever, but Optimum know's their stuff (probably more so than just about anyone else out there) when it comes to designing, inventing, and bringing to market great products, that are easy to use, and have a very good value.

2 questions..... 1) do you guys sell this as a complete kit, everything I'll need to do my cobra. 2) is the studio haunted or what.....what with all the screaming in the background?

I swear this is a conspiracy. I watched the original video for glosscoat from you guys two years ago just yesterday. I look on RU-vid this morning and there’s an updated video! Question - for most ceramic coatings you top them off with an Sio2 spray sealant of sorts. Do you need to top this off with anything periodically? Thanks

What’s o&r?

Is it 9999oo38484990 h hard, Godzilla laser beam safe, and thanos proof???

The Pearl are in stock now?

What is MDR?

They didnt cover the lower bits of the car.

Deja vu...

With the paint preps I just can't get over the fact of spending that kind of money for it, when I can make a IPA for around 5 bucks a gallon

I applied Opti-Seal 1 hour after using Gloss Coat as recommended. It killed the coating. Barely hydrophobic and water was flat on the panels in a month 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sadly it does.

Did anyone else here an echo that sounded like a school playground was outside or am I just crazy?

Am I the only person that got anxiety from watching someone with a metal watch detail a paint job that nice?

I try this crap for a year and found out wax still works better in the long run and its a hell of lot cheaper too

Maybe use a car that’s not showroom condition.

It does not last at all. I had a friend of mine did it on his Mazda and it didn't last . And he's a detailer for 15yrs.

You guys seem to talk around polishing as if it's something you can just do an infinite amount of times on a car.

Do all y’all retailers suck stay on top of each other and make the same videos only days apart

Garbage coating.