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Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
5+ years ago when I was detailing more regularly, Optimum Opti-Bond was a crowd favorite for durable, easy to apply tire dressings. Things have really changed this past couple of years with the prominence of Si02 products and such, so I want to make sure that it's still a good product to use and that there aren't better cost effective alternatives.
Should I be looking elsewhere?
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
Opti-Bond 1:1 is what I use. I've tried several others but always go back to it.
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
Originally Posted by
JJH
5+ years ago when I was detailing
more regularly, Optimum Opti-Bond
was a crowd favorite for durable,
easy to apply tire dressings.
...I want to make sure that it's still
a good product to use...
IMO:
Yes, it’s still a good product to use.
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
I've been meaning to try this. How do you guys like to apply it? Straight, with a simple foam applicator?
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
Originally Posted by
derass
I've been meaning to try this. How do you guys like to apply it? Straight, with a simple foam applicator?
I've always applied it straight with a foam applicator. I know that some prefer the 1:1 product:water dilution and to use an airgun though.
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
Not sure it was a favorite, more of another product that got on the hype train. The best was the silly spray gun when a simple tire swipe was less work.
I tried hard to like the stuff, and at the time was drinking the optimum Kool aid. The stuff flat out sucks. Low durability, low shine and it doesn't crawl.
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I just bought a bottle of it thinking I was buying CarPro PERL. For some reason, I equate CarPro & Optimum in my mind, like Griots & Megiuars but far, far more mistakable in my mind.
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
I'm not a fan of Optimum Opti-Bond tire gel either.
I find it's easy to apply and I actually like the look after only applying one coat and letting it dry. However, it is not very durable. In the dry it doesn't last as long as another, much cheaper product I've used and any contact with moisture or rain will rinse it right off your tires.
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
It’s ok. I went through a bottle of it. Kinda greasy. Pretty much all “dressings” last 2 rain drops IME.
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Re: Optimum Opti-Bond still a relevant tire dressing?
I found Duragloss 253 to actually hold up pretty well. If exposed to rain for several days or driven on a long trip in pouring rain it would certainly diminish, but would still be noticeably on the tire. Far more durable than Opti-Bond.
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