Ariens Deluxe 30" Snowblower and Opti-Coat

[panthercz]

The last two winters here dumped a ton of snow and couple that with the wind, I ended up battling 34" inch drifts that were up to 25 feet long. So last year I bought a big Ariens snowblower with upgraded Subaru SX30 engine and it worked wonderfully.
I then decided that today I would completely coat my Ariens Deluxe 30" inside and out with Opti-Coat 2.0. The reason for this is of course for protection but more importantly, I'm hoping the hydrophobic properties of Opti-Coat will help prevent snow and slush from building up inside the machine while using it. It wasn't a real problem last year but I want the machine to operate as efficiently as possible.
I also wanted to get it done well before winter arrives since I've seen it mentioned several times that Opti-Coat takes 90 days to fully cure.

Began by rinsing the snowblower off with the hose.
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Then saturated it with Optimum Power Clean at full strength and let dwell. After a few minutes I sprayed more OPC onto a MF towel and wiped everything down. Then rinsed again.
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After drying I grabbed some Opti-Coat and began coating every surface I could reach (except the tires).
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All done and nice and clean.
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Used about 2 CC of Opti-Coat to completely coat everything, inside and out.

[dchristo]

that thing looks good enough to ride to town when it snows

[BobbyG]

Boredom can manifest itself in a variety of ways......and you've discovered one of them...

I'll bet you have the only snowblower on the planet protected with Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0...:props:

[Harleyguy]

That's one kick ass Snow Blower it was the last thing I had to sell before we moved to Florida . Maybe I should start a business Opti-Coat hurricane shutters .

[panthercz]

that thing looks good enough to ride to town when it snows
I don't know about ride, but it can definitely drag me to town. Lot of torque.


Boredom can manifest itself in a variety of ways......and you've discovered one of them...

I'll bet you have the only snowblower on the planet protected with Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0...:props:
I wouldn't call it boredom, more curiosity. My brother thought it was a great idea. Anything to try to prevent getting packed snow from building up anywhere inside of it.


That's one kick ass Snow Blower it was the last thing I had to sell before we moved to Florida . Maybe I should start a business Opti-Coat hurricane shutters .
With the last two winters Florida has had, you might need another snowblower soon. ;)

[RaskyR1]

...and my wife I thought I was crazy for wanting to Opti-Coat my new lawn tractor! :D

[oldmodman]

I love seeing a "non traditional" use for detailing products. Great use of Opti Coat.

And that is one hell of a big snowblower for using at home. How far will it hurl the snow?

And I must say, I looks better than most of them do down at the hardware store. It's spotless!

[gofast908z]

That is just too cool!

[Chris Thomas]

Application just as innovative as the product! Good job.