Optimum Tire Protection Coating (TPC)

**Klasse Act** · 09-24-2019, 07:39 AM

This product continues to amaze me! I plan on a fresh coat going on about a week before I head down to the Tail of the Dragon. At that point it will be the last coat of the season for those tires as the winters will be going on on Halloween. Once I get some miles on the upcoming Blizzaks I will coat them as well, hard to say how OPT tire coating will do there as winter tires are very pores, stay "tuned"

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**Klasse Act** · 09-28-2019, 08:55 AM

Soooo, I applied a light coat after I got my new rims installed on Wednesday, come Friday morning pulling into work...brown and crackly, LOL. I did scrub the tires down, rinsed, dried and waited a couple hours but "it" happened.
Last night I did a cleaning/scrubbing using Alien Kleen as well as my car wash soap later, more scrubbing. Lastly I gave them a wipe down with 303 Tire and Rubber cleaner and will check them in a bit. Moral of the story here, once applied just let it ride out, DO NOT top it with itself, it doesn't like itself, LOL

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**spazzz** · 09-28-2019, 10:11 AM

What do you mean by do not top it with itself??

That browning must have been from the deflating/mounting process.

**Klasse Act** · 09-28-2019, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by spazzz

What do you mean by do not top it with itself??

That browning must have been from the deflating/mounting process.

Hmmmm, even after I cleaned it and re-applied it

I like your thinking here.

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**bfielder32087** · 09-28-2019, 11:03 AM

From reading your experience on this and going by my experience with the Tuf Shine coating I am just not a fan. They seem way too finicky. I'll stick with PERL.

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**Dr Oldz** · 09-28-2019, 11:16 AM

Still looking good on my tires. I truly believe a hvlp gun is the best application method!

**Klasse Act** · 09-28-2019, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by bfielder32087

From reading your experience on this and going by my experience with the Tuf Shine coating I am just not a fan. They seem way too finicky. I'll stick with PERL.

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I can see where you'd say this, I really do but once the tire is completely clean, not 10 scrubbings like I've heard people do with Tuff Stuff, it's all good. I had a bad experience at first, then I used 3 different cleaners at my tires, not sure which one did the trick but it was all good after that. If I had to guess, I'd say the Super Clean aerosol had ALOT to do with it though.

I'm posting here to show the DO'S and DON'TS of the process so future people can see what can and does happen here. I see continued use of this product and a new curve ball is coming soon, brand new Blizzaks and as you know winter tires are very pores because of what they're made to do and that is stay pliable when temps dip below 45 degrees, should be interesting, stay "tuned" and btw I'm going to put some miles on these tires and clean them alot before applying the OPT tire coating

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**Klasse Act** · 09-28-2019, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Dr Oldz

Still looking good on my tires. I truly believe a hvlp gun is the best application method!

Can you elaborate as to what it is and why? Do you think too much product is being applied here

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**Klasse Act** · 09-28-2019, 12:30 PM

Ok, here's what the tires now look like after the cleaning from last night and using the Master Blaster mini to dry them and 303 Tire and Rubber cleaner for final wipe.

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**bfielder32087** · 09-28-2019, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

I can see where you'd say this, I really do but once the tire is completely clean, not 10 scrubbings like I've heard people do with Tuff Stuff, it's all good. I had a bad experience at first, then I used 3 different cleaners at my tires, not sure which one did the trick but it was all good after that. If I had to guess, I'd say the Super Clean aerosol had ALOT to do with it though.

I'm posting here to show the DO'S and DON'TS of the process so future people can see what can and does happen here. I see continued use of this product and a new curve ball is coming soon, brand new Blizzaks and as you know winter tires are very pores because of what they're made to do and that is stay pliable when temps dip below 45 degrees, should be interesting, stay "tuned" and btw I'm going to put some miles on these tires and clean them alot before applying the OPT tire coating

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Yeah for sure and I appreciate the info. I'm an Optimum fan and this was a product I considered.

I just don't love the looks of what Ibsee from most coatings. PERL to me looks perfect and is super easy to apply with no issues ever and is fairly durable for a water based dressing. Also inexpensive especially because I dilute 1 •1

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