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HomeDon Paradis2025-11-18T13:38:50-06:00
The Original Rinseless Car WashONR Rinseless Car Wash has saved over 1 Billion Gallons of water since 2006, safer for your car than soap and uses less than 2 gallons of water per wash. ONR has been revised and improved 5 times since release. Stay tuned for the next innovations
ONR Hyper Foam Rinseless Car WashThe newest version of ONR, more versatile than ever. You asked for FOAM and we delivered. Use it as a Rinseless Car Wash, in a Foam Cannon, Foam Sprayer, or as a Traditional Car Wash Soap.
Opti-Coat Professional Ceramic CoatingsHigh gloss automotive ceramic coatings for DIY or Professional application. Opti-Coat & OPT released the first ceramic coatings in North America. The most durable and long lasting ceramic coatings available.
[H4] OPT & Opti-Coat Car Detailing Products
OPT and Opti-Coat are the creator of innovative car detailing products like Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash, Opti-Coat Pro Ceramic Coatings, and most recently ONR Hyper Foam. Our mission is to provide superior car care, auto detailing products and services that enhance the beauty and extend the life of automotive surfaces to maximize value and driving pleasure. We strive to offer products that are safe for our customers and the environment.
Shop All Our ProductsONR Rinseless Car Wash Version 6
[IMG: Optimum No Rinse and Shine]
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[IMG: https://opticoat.com/products/optimum-no-rinse-hyper-foam-rinseless-car-wash]
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[IMG: Optimum No Rinse and Shine]
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[IMG: Optimum Power Wheel and Tire Cleaner]
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[IMG: Optimum Waterless Wash and Shine]
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[H5] ONR Hyper Foam
Accelerate into the Future of Rinseless Washing
[IMG: Optimum No Rinse Hyper Foam]
[H5] Interior Cleaner
Easy Spray and Wipe Application
[H3] The Most Innovative Car Detailing Brand
Inventors of ONR Rinseless Car Wash, ONR Hyper Foam Foaming Rinseless Car Wash, the First Ceramic Coating in North America, Patented UV Absorbers
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[H4] Optimum No Rinse™ Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash
Optimum No Rinse™ Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash or ONR as it is widely known, sets a new standard in car care with its revolutionary formula that saves both time and money. This product is renowned for its unparalleled lubricity during washing and drying, enhanced gloss, and superior protection. The advanced polymers in the improved formula ensure better encapsulation, providing a robust shield between dirt particles and your vehicle’s finish. Experience smoother washing and drying processes with Optimum Microfiber Towels and the Optimum Big Red Sponge, accompanied by a lasting, high-gloss finish that surpasses previous standards.
Faster, safer washingEco-friendlyHighly concentratedEnhanced lubricity
[IMG: No Rinse & Shine]
Learn More
[IMG: ONR Version 6]
Saves Water Substantive Polymers Multiple Uses
[H4] The Optimum Way
Optimum Polymer Technologies (OPT) is the leading and most innovative brand in the auto detailing world. We work closely with car manufacturers, paint manufacturers, and other OEM suppliers to develop the most advanced auto detailing products in the marketplace. Within this holistic framework, we are fully committed to manufacture these products with the environment in mind. This starts in the developmental stages in our labs in Memphis, TN and includes the manufacturing process, consumer usage, and finally waste disposal.
Each year our wash products save millions of gallons of water from being wasted during the wash process as well as protecting our storm drains and drinking water from getting contaminated. Our water-based products reduce thousands of gallons of petroleum distillates from going into the air to help protect the ozone layer. We continue to add new products and improve the existing ones within this framework.
[H5] Car Wash & Cleaning
Industry setting washing products that lead the detailing world including Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash, the original rinseless wash
[H5] Paint Correction
Professional grade compounds and polishes. The Hyper Twins, Optimum Hyper Polish and Hyper Compound produce a perfect the finish on your car
[H5] Protection
Permanent ceramic coatings bond with your factory clear coat, protecting the surface. DIY ceramic coating Optimum Gloss Coat and professionally applied permanent coatings from Opti-Coat Pro“
[H5] “Your products have been a game-changer for me. They are effective and easy to use, and the results are outstanding. Thanks for making great products!”
Sam Smith
[H4] The Latest in Optimum News
News, blogs, product information, tips and tricks from Optimum Polymer Techonolgies Headquarters
[IMG: Opti-Shield Liquid PPF or Paint Protection Film is the middle ground between ceramic coatings and conventional PPF]
[H6] Opti-Shield Liquid PPF: Worry-Free Exterior Appearance Protection
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[IMG: Black sports car coated with Opti-Coat Pro Professional Ceramic Coating]
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[IMG: Opti-Coat Slip Gel Solution product photo]
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HomeDon Paradis2025-11-18T13:38:50-06:00
The Original Rinseless Car WashONR Rinseless Car Wash has saved over 1 Billion Gallons of water since 2006, safer for your car than soap and uses less than 2 gallons of water per wash. ONR has been revised and improved 5 times since release. Stay tuned for the next innovations
ONR Hyper Foam Rinseless Car WashThe newest version of ONR, more versatile than ever. You asked for FOAM and we delivered. Use it as a Rinseless Car Wash, in a Foam Cannon, Foam Sprayer, or as a Traditional Car Wash Soap.
Opti-Coat Professional Ceramic CoatingsHigh gloss automotive ceramic coatings for DIY or Professional application. Opti-Coat & OPT released the first ceramic coatings in North America. The most durable and long lasting ceramic coatings available.
[H4] OPT & Opti-Coat Car Detailing Products
OPT and Opti-Coat are the creator of innovative car detailing products like Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash, Opti-Coat Pro Ceramic Coatings, and most recently ONR Hyper Foam. Our mission is to provide superior car care, auto detailing products and services that enhance the beauty and extend the life of automotive surfaces to maximize value and driving pleasure. We strive to offer products that are safe for our customers and the environment.
Shop All Our ProductsONR Rinseless Car Wash Version 6
[IMG: Optimum No Rinse and Shine]
ShopONR Hyper Foam Rinseless Car Wash
[IMG: https://opticoat.com/products/optimum-no-rinse-hyper-foam-rinseless-car-wash]
ShopBig Red Sponge 2.0
[IMG: Optimum No Rinse and Shine]
ShopOptimum Hyper Shine DIY Ceramic Coating
[IMG: Optimum Power Wheel and Tire Cleaner]
ShopWaterless Wash and Shine
[IMG: Optimum Waterless Wash and Shine]
Shop
[H5] ONR Hyper Foam
Accelerate into the Future of Rinseless Washing
[IMG: Optimum No Rinse Hyper Foam]
[H5] Interior Cleaner
Easy Spray and Wipe Application
[H3] The Most Innovative Car Detailing Brand
Inventors of ONR Rinseless Car Wash, ONR Hyper Foam Foaming Rinseless Car Wash, the First Ceramic Coating in North America, Patented UV Absorbers
Browse OPT Products
[H4] Optimum No Rinse™ Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash
Optimum No Rinse™ Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash or ONR as it is widely known, sets a new standard in car care with its revolutionary formula that saves both time and money. This product is renowned for its unparalleled lubricity during washing and drying, enhanced gloss, and superior protection. The advanced polymers in the improved formula ensure better encapsulation, providing a robust shield between dirt particles and your vehicle’s finish. Experience smoother washing and drying processes with Optimum Microfiber Towels and the Optimum Big Red Sponge, accompanied by a lasting, high-gloss finish that surpasses previous standards.
Faster, safer washingEco-friendlyHighly concentratedEnhanced lubricity
[IMG: No Rinse & Shine]
Learn More
[IMG: ONR Version 6]
Saves Water Substantive Polymers Multiple Uses
[H4] The Optimum Way
Optimum Polymer Technologies (OPT) is the leading and most innovative brand in the auto detailing world. We work closely with car manufacturers, paint manufacturers, and other OEM suppliers to develop the most advanced auto detailing products in the marketplace. Within this holistic framework, we are fully committed to manufacture these products with the environment in mind. This starts in the developmental stages in our labs in Memphis, TN and includes the manufacturing process, consumer usage, and finally waste disposal.
Each year our wash products save millions of gallons of water from being wasted during the wash process as well as protecting our storm drains and drinking water from getting contaminated. Our water-based products reduce thousands of gallons of petroleum distillates from going into the air to help protect the ozone layer. We continue to add new products and improve the existing ones within this framework.
[H5] Car Wash & Cleaning
Industry setting washing products that lead the detailing world including Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine Rinseless Car Wash, the original rinseless wash
[H5] Paint Correction
Professional grade compounds and polishes. The Hyper Twins, Optimum Hyper Polish and Hyper Compound produce a perfect the finish on your car
[H5] Protection
Permanent ceramic coatings bond with your factory clear coat, protecting the surface. DIY ceramic coating Optimum Gloss Coat and professionally applied permanent coatings from Opti-Coat Pro“
[H5] “Your products have been a game-changer for me. They are effective and easy to use, and the results are outstanding. Thanks for making great products!”
Sam Smith
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[IMG: SiC vs SiO2 Faceoff]
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[H1] Opti-Shield Liquid PPF: Worry-Free Exterior Appearance Protection
[IMG: Opti-Shield Liquid PPF or Paint Protection Film is the middle ground between ceramic coatings and conventional PPF]
Does Opti-Shield protect from rock chips? The best defense against rock chips is keeping a two car length or more distance away from the vehicle in front of you.
The second best defense is paint protection film and a two car length or more distance. PPF is usually applied to the front bumper for those who do a lot of highway driving, mostly. It has high impact protection. There will be some rocks that are able to punch through the ppf.
The third best defense is Opti-Shield Liquid PPF.
PPF does have its downsides, which we will not get into here. It has a lifespan and usually isn’t applied to the whole vehicle due to its high cost. Many shops don’t even offer full car PPF.
By the way, PPF manufacturers make no claim of rock chip prevention in their warranty documentation. The PPF installer, YouTube, blogs, and other sites may make mention of rock chip protection. That’s fine if they say that. I’m sure most mention the disclaimer that some rock strikes will breach the film.
The other type of exterior vehicle protection is a traditional ceramic coating. Ceramic coatings offer little to no rock chip prevention. They offer only environmental protection. The factory clear coat is now safely below the coating hidden from the effects of UV, bug stains, bird bombs, and road gunk.
[H2] Fast forward to 2026 – Opti-Shield Liquid PPF
Opti-Shield Liquid PPF is an advancement in exterior paint coating technology. It is a liquid paint protection film. We call it a liquid film because it builds a significant thickness depending on how many layers is applied. Four layers build around 30+ microns of thickness.
Now, just like conventional PPF, there are no claims of rock chip prevention in the warranty documentation. If you had PPF and had rock damage to the film or your paint underneath that will not be covered by any warranty. The same goes for Opti-Shield.
Opti-Shield will reduce the effect of the rock damage. It may even completely prevent your paint from being damaged by them, but it will not stop them to the same extent as PPF. For example, there are little, medium size, and large rocks that fly off of the tires of the car in front of you. Depending on the speed of you and that vehicle and the size of the rock will determine the potential damage. We are not going to go into every scenario. You get the idea.
What does Opti-Shield protect from? Picture your vehicle sitting in your garage. You child walks through the garage with backpack on their back. they turn slightly as they walk past that beautiful, glossy paint and the backpack buckle hits the rear quarter panel and grinds down the length of the vehicle.
Oh no, there is a mark in the paint. Not to worry, Opti-Shield has taken the hit. Three days later the scuff/scratch disappears.
Here’s another scenario. Your vehicle is parked in the same parking lot and same parking space you always park in while you are at Walmart. Some jabroni walks past your vehicle with their cart and it bumps into your front bumper. Oh no, there’s a scuff. Three days later the mark is gone or is easily polished off by that handsome and wonderful detailer that installed the Opti-Shield.
Again, the Opti-Shield warranty will not cover these bumps and bruises. The warranty only covers environmental damage that happens to the factory clear coat if the OS fails to do its job.
What the warranty covers and the actual, real-world protection Opti-Shield Liquid PPF offers is different, just like traditional PPF.
By the way, Opti-Shield protects from the normal environmental issues mentioned earlier just like traditional ceramic coatings. Opti-Shield has the same benefits of coatings plus additional thickness and hardness. As a result, there is a significant layer of silicon carbide material that is very difficult for parking lot and garage bumps and bruises to be able to reach the factory clear coat and cause damage to it.
Not only will it protect from parking lot and garage bumps and bruises (remember, if it dents, it damages), the dirt, bugs, gunk, tree goo, etc. that can hit your vehicle while moving and/or sitting still have way more material to try and go through before the clear coat is effected.
By the way, traditional ceramic coatings are about 1-2 microns in thickness, Opti-Coat Pro3 is about 10-12 microns in thickness, Opti-Shield at maximum coverage is 30+ microns. Not only that, but the concentration of silicon carbide in OS is much higher than traditional coatings. Opti-Shield is more dense than traditional ceramic coatings.
Thank you for nerding out with me. I hope you continue to do so because this nerd train is running at full steam. Although, a diesel train is better than a steam locomotive, so I guess this train is running at full diesel power, rollin’ some coal down the track! (the black smoke, not the little charcoal thingys that fuel the steam train furnace).
My name is Tug Bankert. I am a Master Detailer (Self-Proclaimed). I own and operate Wax On Wax Off Detailing in Hanover, PA. I have been installing Opti-Shield since 2025.
Tug Bankert-Owner/Operator of Wax On Wax Off Detailing Since 2013
Detailer since 1999
Opti-Coat Podcast Host since a few weeks ago
Idiot since birth
Dad since 2011
Husband since 2009
This wasn’t Ai, by the way. It was all me.
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