Dear V-8 Buick exterior caregivers, Orinda Auto Detail (another division of the Orinda Motors automobile empire) has been specializing in high-performance coatings for auto paint. They just added a third brand of these new generation of coatings that are applied like wax but provide much more protection that lasts several years. The first such product they offered was was Opti-Coat and related products: http://www.optimumcarcare.com/ This product uses a chemical relation to apply a thin clear layer of ceramic which basically functions like glass. As such it seals the paint far better than wax against water and contaminants. They now apply a new product called CQuartz: http://www.cqfinest.com/ This product claims to also provide a sort of glass coating (SiO[SUB]2[/SUB] to be exact.) However this product also claims to provide a plastic coating underneath that is self-healing. The molecules of the plastic will rearrange themselves to fill any gaps caused by tiny abrasions. This morning Orinda Auto detail announced that they can apply a third product: XPEL's Ultimate Paint Protection Film is purely plastic (urethane) clear coating, but also incorporates self-healing plastic: https://www.xpel.com/products/xpel_ultimate_paint_protection_film.asp Here is a video on You-Tube comparing the first two products: https://youtu.be/KpmtifKgEBo All three of these products are marketed mostly to detail shops (like Orinda Auto Detail) and the application costs are high. However, you can find the products at retail stores. For example, CQuartz is available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Carpro-Cquartz-Ceramic-Quartz-Protection/dp/B005DZD1A8 These products can be applied to a newly painted classic, thereby greatly extending the life of the paint. They also might make sense for a daily-driver with relatively new paint, if the goal was to keep the car for a long time. These products are very new and there isnt a lot of experience with them, but some cars have had these coating applied several years ago and they show no sign of wearing out. For your information . . . . Edouard
