Optimum Tire Protection Coating (TPC)

**Klasse Act** · 08-08-2019, 07:31 AM

Ok, this is after 12 days, I rain storm and 5 washes where I sprayed P&S Brake Buster on the tires and wheels (no agitation on the tires).

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**Jayfro** · 08-08-2019, 08:13 PM

Thank you...wow they look great! It's getting time to raid the piggy bank!

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**Klasse Act** · 08-08-2019, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Jayfro

Thank you...wow they look great! It's getting time to raid the piggy bank!

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Well you could split the cost with another buddy because it's going to take a while to go through a quart. Honestly though I'm going to keep an eye on them and maybe re-apply once a month but only if I see it go down any but besides the front tires showing normal wear around the outer edges it's looking pretty good right now. Maybe tomorrow during the FNW I'll use my long brissel Mothers brush to give the tires a "light cleaning" just to see what happens. I know this, even if I re-apply monthly it's not going to need much to top it up as the base is still there

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**spazzz** · 08-08-2019, 09:01 PM

Now tell me how it compares to TW.

**Klasse Act** · 08-09-2019, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by spazzz

Now tell me how it compares to TW.

Well I can tell you this right off the bat, NO BLACK DYE to deal with!

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**Klasse Act** · 08-09-2019, 07:31 AM

Ok, so this is only a day later but here I sprayed the tires with 303 tire and rubber cleaner, let dwell and simply wiped it off. I did get some dirt off but I wanted to show the pic nonetheless.

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**Klasse Act** · 08-11-2019, 08:43 PM

So I've got some fresh meat to enter thr fray with. These are the tires on my wife's ride, a ride that isn't washed on any kind of a regular basis, so the test is on!

The cleaning process was more complete here this time around. First I sprayed Griot's Garage foaming tire cleaner on the tire, let dwell and scrubbed with my short brissel tire brush. I then rinsed and repeated the process. Once I was done washing the car and the tires were dry I reached for the bottle of mineral spirits. After a single swipe I noticed some more "grit" that came off of the tire, so I did it twice and went around and did all 4, same result each time. At this point I felt they were clean, so I applied the OPT tire coating, rubbing it in real good and moving along. I then applied a 2nd coat as I always do and when I did the 1st coat was already dry, good sign

Stay "tuned" on this one everyone

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**UncleDavy** · 08-11-2019, 08:51 PM

Mineral spirits seem kind of harsh for the tires. I wonder if it would eventually damage the rubber.

**Klasse Act** · 08-11-2019, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by UncleDavy

Mineral spirits seem kind of harsh for the tires. I wonder if it would eventually damage the rubber.

Well, hopefully just doing an initial wipe to get a very clean base so I get 100% adhesion isn't going to hurt anything, right

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**57Rambler** · 08-11-2019, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

Well, hopefully just doing an initial wipe to get a very clean base so I get 100% adhesion isn't going to hurt anything, right

Should be OK since you just wiped them off. Mineral spirits are pretty refined and thus dry quickly, negating much of the chance for it to soak in and do any harm. You wouldn't want to "marinate" anything rubber in mineral spirts though ...