OPTiX OP1-GQP

DIY and Mobile Detailer Friendly Quartz Ceramic Coating

OPTiX OP1-GQP V3 is a user-friendly quartz ceramic coating designed for people who want strong gloss, easier washing, and practical paint protection without the difficulty of many traditional professional coatings.

Unlike coatings that require a tightly controlled workshop environment, OP1-GQP is designed to be more forgiving application conditions. This makes it a strong option for inexperienced DIY users, mobile detailers, and operators who work around changing temperature, humidity, lighting, and customer locations.

OP1-GQP forms a clear, cured, low-surface-energy layer over properly prepared paint. Once installed correctly, it helps improve gloss, increase hydrophobic behaviour, reduce contamination build-up, and make regular washing easier.

This is not a spray wax, quick detailer, or short-term sealant. It is a proper ceramic coating, but with a more practical application style for users who want professional-style results without the high-risk application issues that some coatings can create.

Easier Than Waxing

OP1-GQP is designed to be physically easier to apply than traditional waxing.

Waxing can involve repeated spreading, curing, buffing, heavy residue removal, and frequent reapplication. OP1-GQP is applied as a thin coating layer, then wiped and levelled while it is still workable.

When used correctly, the coating is designed to reduce the risk of stubborn high spots that can cause long-term visual issues. This makes it a more forgiving option for users who want ceramic protection without the stress of difficult wipe-off behaviour.

Great for Mobile Detailers

OP1-GQP suits mobile detailers because it fits naturally into regular maintenance programs.

Many mobile detailers already see the same vehicles throughout the year for washing, maintenance details, polishing, and top-up services. OP1-GQP gives them a practical coating option that can be offered as part of an ongoing care plan rather than a one-off, high-pressure installation.

Annual inspection and top-up services can help maintain surface behaviour, support warranty requirements where applicable, and give customers a simple way to keep their vehicle looking cleaner and glossier over time.

For mobile operators, this creates a coating system that works with repeat customers, maintenance schedules, and real-world service conditions.

Practical for Cars That Need Regular Polishing

Not every vehicle needs an expensive, long-term coating installed once and left alone for years.

Daily-driven cars, work vehicles, harsh-condition vehicles, and cars that are polished regularly may benefit from a coating that is easier and cheaper to reapply when the paint is refined again.

OP1-GQP suits customers who understand that paint will collect marks over time. When the vehicle needs polishing to reset the finish, the coating can be reapplied more practically instead of the customer needing to pay for a full certified-detailer coating package every time.

This makes OP1-GQP a strong option for enthusiasts, mobile detailers, and owners who want a realistic paint protection system that supports regular maintenance, paint correction, and reapplication when needed.

Who Is OP1-GQP For?

OP1-GQP is suitable for:

• Experienced DIY users

• Mobile detailers

• Maintenance detailers

• Enthusiasts who regularly polish and maintain their cars

• Customers who want ceramic protection without a difficult coating process

• Vehicles that benefit from regular polishing and reapplication

• Detailers who want a coating that fits into annual service programs

Realistic Coating Advice

OP1-GQP helps protect the surface and makes maintenance easier, but it does not make paint scratch-proof, stone-chip-proof, or maintenance-free.

The best results still come from proper washing, good preparation, correct application, and safe aftercare.

For many vehicles, the best coating choice is not always the hardest or longest-lasting product on paper. It is the coating that suits how the car is used, how it is maintained, and how easily the paint can be refreshed again when needed.

Why Choose OP1-GQP?

OP1-G is suited to customers who want an easy DIY coating without hassles of permenant high spots

For new cars, it helps protect the finish easier than waxing before the paint has been heavily exposed to sun, washing, road grime, water spotting, and environmental contamination.

For used cars, OP1-G works best after proper paint correction, giving the paint a cleaner, glossier, and better-prepared surface before protection is applied.

The goal is simple: stronger gloss, easier washing, hydrophobic behaviour, and professional paint protection with realistic expectations.

Key Benefits

OPTiX OP1-GQP is designed to provide:

• Easy DIY with no permenant high spots to repair
• 5-year warranty when installed by a certified OPTiX detailer with annual detail & top-up service from $250 each year
• Professional quartz ceramic coating technology
• High-gloss finish
• Strong hydrophobic behaviour
• Low-surface-energy easy-clean effect
• UV and oxidation resistance
• Chemical and environmental contamination resistance
• Added resistance to light wash marring
• Easier washing and drying
  

Paint Protection - Avoid the dealership

OP1-G helps protect automotive paint from the type of conditions vehicles deal with every day, including UV exposure, road grime, traffic film, water spotting, dust, and environmental fallout.

However, coating advice should always be realistic.

Most daily-driven cars, work vehicles, 4WDs, and cars exposed to harsh conditions will still collect wash marks, fine scratches, water spotting, and general wear over time.

A ceramic coating helps protect the surface and makes maintenance easier, but it does not stop every mark from happening forever.

That is why paint correction remains an important part of professional coating work. When the paint needs to look its best again, machine polishing or paint correction is often the correct way to reset the finish before applying a fresh coating.

For many vehicles, the best result is not simply choosing the coating with the longest lifespan claim. It is choosing the right coating, preparing the paint correctly, applying it properly, maintaining it safely, topping it up and knowing when the paint is ready to be refined again.

Professional Installation Process

For the best result, OP1-G should be applied only after correct surface preparation.

The vehicle should be washed, chemically decontaminated, clay decontaminated where required, inspected under proper lighting, machine polished or paint corrected where needed, and wiped down with a suitable coating preparation solvent before application.

The coating should be applied indoors, out of direct sunlight, to a cool and completely dry surface. Application timing will vary depending on temperature, humidity, panel size, and workshop conditions.

After installation, the coating must be allowed to cure correctly and should be maintained with pH-safe wash products and ceramic-safe maintenance products.

Customers who want OP1-GQP installed on their vehicle should contact an approved OPTiX installer or enquire about professional installation through the OPTiX certified detailer network. Certified detailers here 

Is OP1-G Right for Your Vehicle?

OP1-G is a strong choice if you want a professional ceramic coating that is easier to use, easier to level, and more forgiving than many advanced coatings.

It is designed for customers and installers who value gloss, protection, easier washing, and a smoother application experience from a siloxane-based ceramic coating.

Produced through a specialist European coating partner, OP1-G gives users access to professional quartz ceramic coating technology in a more user-friendly format. The formula is designed to reduce the risk of stubborn high spots, making it easier to wipe and level during application when used correctly.

For the best outcome, the coating should still be applied after proper preparation and paint correction where required. This gives the coating the cleanest surface to bond to and gives the paint the best possible finish before protection is applied.