Who's using a Tire Coating

[chefwong]

The fad for me on Tire Coatings has long sailed. Main issue was main tires - summer - low profiles, coating chips due to my rubber bands...., uneven wear, etc...

Getting ready to swap to summer shoes so the winter shoes will be getting a full clean, etc before getting stored away.
Be curious is -anyone- here using Tire Coatings as a -must have- on your tire/wheel regimen. I think for '24 winter, I think I may revisit it.

[Klasse Act]

Had a horrible experience with Optimum tire coating[emoji15] It turned the tires a tan/gold color and looked flakey[emoji779]️

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[Optimus Grime]

Waste of money. I had CarPro Blackout and it is no better than Darkside which I'll vouch for all day long.

[chefwong]

Just used Darkside recently. I like..

It washes out on the gloss easily - as least in the snow muck it has received, but the product sofar is still there on the tire, even having at least one 2 High Ph Wash Chems on them, and at least one Wheel Cleaner Wash on them.

I don't mind dressings at all. But for Winter Care, I actually wouldn't mind having 1 less thing to do.......and I think due to the Snow Tires not being Rubber Bands and having some level of Sidewall, my experience with the Coatings might be different than my former views on them

[Setec Astronomy]

Had a horrible experience with Optimum tire coating[emoji15] It turned the tires a tan/gold color and looked flakey[emoji779]️

So what did you do?

[Desertnate]

I only tried one and the results were pretty bad. Never really understood the appeal.

The biggiest thing for me is all the prep it takes to apply one. I really can't see spending a good chunk of time and specialized products to get the tires perfectly clean in order for a tire coating to work properly. I'd much rather take a good tire dressing and apply it in a few seconds each time I wash the vehicle.

[Bill D]

Darkside is the next tire dressing I’ll try.

[chefwong]

Darkside is the next tire dressing I’ll try.


Just make sure you're not wearing anything -nice-
You're in warmer weather though so you're probably in shorts and flip flops

I got some on one of my nicer pants....this stuff does not wash out easily at all....;)

[Bill D]

I’ll definitely keep that in mind! Thanks.

[Klasse Act]

Darkside is the next tire dressing I’ll try.It's a good one but level it more than you think you need to AND apply light[emoji118][emoji362]

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[Bill D]

Sounds like easy does it when applying. Will do!

[Klasse Act]

Sounds like easy does it when applying. Will do!Yeah for sure, looking forward to hearing your results as product perf varies based on your tires[emoji39]

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[Gridlink]

I had a pretty bad experience with Optimum Tire Coating too. The coating turned brown within hours after I applied it and just looked awful. My application was not perfect, but the main issue after talking to a CS rep was that my tires were too new. They needed to off-gas for a few weeks to months before applying the coating. A few hours of scrubbing with a brushes and steel wool with Optimum APC got it off, but that was a massive pain in the ass.

I've never used it again because I don't want to have to go through the hours of scrubbing to remove it in the event I botch the application in some way. The results I get with Gyeon Q2 Tire, Armour Detail Tire, or SiRamik Tire are so good for so little effort I see no need for a coating anymore.

[Bill D]

As long as a dressing lasts reasonably long in bad weather, it’s a winner to me.

[vaca22]

It's a good one but level it more than you think you need to AND apply light[emoji118][emoji362]


Listen, brother....totally unrelated to anything in this thread, but I saw an Elantra JUST like yours the other day on the road, and I cried because it wasn't in the shape that you keep yours!! LOL