Review: GYEON Q2M Tire SiO2 Coating

[Mike Phillips]

Review: GYEON Q2M Tire SiO2 Coating



GYEON Q2M Tire SiO2 Coating







What is it?

Q² Tire is the only quartz-based tire sealant


What does it do?

Restores and maintains a deep, dark black look to tire sidewalls. .


When do I use it?

After first thoroughly cleaning tires using GYEON Q2M TireCleaner.


Why should I use it?

To Seals the tire surface to help prevent aging, fading and browning. Creates a super hydrophobic surface that repels and beads-up water like a paint coating. Dries to the touch for a non-greasy surface. Super hydrophobic surface keeps tires cleaner longer in-between normal washing and also makes washing faster and easier.





There are so many tire products on the market!


It's true. There are a plethora of tire dressings and tire coatings on the market today and this can make it hard to finalize and select the right tire dressing for your tastes. When people ask me for a recommendation for any product my general answer is to pick an established brand with a great reputation. Check that box - GYEON is an established brand with a GREAT reputation for all their products.

Disclaimer: I've never used either the GYEON TireCleaner or the Q2M Tire SiO2 Coating, so I'm not sure what to expect but here's what I do know. Just like so many aspects of correctly detailing a car and getting great results - the end results are always dependent upon the PREP WORK. Yeah I know, no one likes to hear that. We all want everything to be quick and easy. But that's not the case with most things in life and it's certainly true when it comes to detailing tires.




First Step - GYEON Q2M TireCleaner

The first step to getting great results with any tire dressing or tire coating starts with getting the tire thoroughly clean. I've never used the GYEON Q2M TireCleaner but I was IMPRESSED with how well it worked. Sorry I don't have any pictures of the process but time was limited. Here's what I saw though - as you spray the tire cleaner onto the tire sidewall you could see the tire browning peel or strip away. I tend to work by machine as much as I can and tire cleaning is no exception. I used an Aqua Carpet Brush in a cordless drill and together with the Q2M TireCleaner I made quick work of getting all 4 tires clean and ready for the GYEON Q2M Tire SiO2 Coating.


Test Car

Here's my project car - a 1935 Chevy Sedan Streetrod. This car is here for a full exterior detail and it has PERFECT tires for this review.




AFTER Cleaning

These are some ugly tires. I machine scrubbed the heck out of them and most of the time after a thorough machine cleaning with a great tire cleaner you end up with dull looking tires but at least they are dull BLACK looking tires? I'm not sure what's up with the rubber used for these tires but no matter how many times I cleaned them this is as good as I could get them.





Yes - these are clean. As clean as I could get them...








KISS - Keep it Simple Simon

I know these small, round yellow foam wax applicators are a tick on the wimpy side for applying tire dressings but I know from experience the foam is going to get torn up and anything I use I'll probably dispose of so I don't want to invest a lot of money into applicators for this type of work.


Hand Pump
The GYEON tire coating comes with a handy hand pump on the top of the bottle and this is a nice feature as it's clean way to dispense the product directly onto your applicator pad.






Application by hand is pretty straightforward - apply some product to the applicator pad and then apply and massage over the tire sidewall.






Instant Black Results!

Whatever is in this product it instantly turned the ugly tire sidewalls a very deep dark black.














Machine Application

In the same way I like to machine scrub tires I also like to machine apply dressings and coatings, when possible. Unlike us wimpy human beings - machines never get tires and in most cases this means more consistent and uniform results no matter what the process.






To machine apply this tire coating I grabbed a plastic bowel out of the break room and pumped a few squirts of the coating into the bowel.










Grey Upholstery Brush

I've removed the Aqua brush for scrubbing and replaced it with a grey brush, which is softer and less aggressive. This will work GREAT to work the coating into all the siping as well as irregular surfaces found on a tire sidewall.






Real simply - dip the brush into the bowel to get some coating onto the ends of the bristles.





Then let the machine take over...








Speed Drying

I also like to use the MetroVac Blaster Sidekick to blast the coating into all the tiny intricate areas as well as to help speed dry the coating.






Love this tool.... everyone should have one in their detailing tool arsenal.









And BOOM!





Freaking incredible results!



































Review

I really like the tire cleaner and the tire coating. Even though the the tires didn't "look" clean, I'm telling you straight up the tire cleaner worked great. I believe the ugly appearance after cleaning has more to do with the tire and more specifically the rubber it's made from and maybe whatever tire hell it's been through in the past.

The tire coating - well just like the pictures show - it INSTANTLY turned these tires as black as used motor oil. These suckers are black. And they LOOK GREAT! Best of all, when I came back in the next day the tires were for the most part dry to the touch and non-greasy.

I'm sad to say that since detailing this car it's been totaled. So I don't know the status of the streetrod or the wheels and tires. Too bad too because I worked hard on this ride to get it back to show car quality. The good news is the owner, although hurt and banged up, he's going to be alright.

If you're a fan of GYEON products, and who's not? AND if you're one of those people still looking for the holy grail of tire dressings/coatings, give this product a try. Be sure like I shared to first clean your car's tires as best as humanly possible or machine-possible and then simply follow one of the two different application methods I shared here. Your car's tires are going to look GREAT!






On Autogeek.com


GYEON Q2M Tire - 400 ml

GYEON Q2M TireCleaner - 500mL

Aqua Soft Carpet Brush

Grey Ultra Soft Upholstery Brush

[2black1s]

Too shiny for my tastes. Is there any way to tone down the gloss?

Maybe after a wash or two it might look better?

[BTW574]

I agree to shiny, any way to get more of a matte finish

[Eldorado2k]

I like the final look of the results.
I can understand why some would prefer less shiny tires this particular vehicle, but I could definitely see this being ideal on a modern car with low profile tires.


Wow that car’s been totaled? Crazy...

[Mike Phillips]

More...


Just for visual effect and because it looks like when I took the before and after picture I was at about the same location, same angle, same height, etc. Here's a before and after of the car and the wheels and tires. The wheels by the way were horrendously dull and stained when the car arrived. I don't think anyone had ever properly polished or maintained the chrome since they were new.



BEFORE - Look at the tires, not the car.

Also - if you look close there's still wax on the front fender, I took this picture after doing the paint correction but before detailing the wheels and tires.






AFTER - Look at the tires, not the car.





In the after shot, it's really easy to see how the wheels and tires complete the look.

[Mike Phillips]

More...

And here's cropped out versions from the same two pictures above.


BEFORE




AFTER




Investing a little time, energy and effort into the 4 things that separate your car from the road pays off huge visual appearance dividends.

[Mike Phillips]

I like the final look of the results.

I can understand why some would prefer less shiny tires this particular vehicle, but I could definitely see this being ideal on a modern car with low profile tires.

Yeah, I'm more of a dark sheen versus a wet shine kind of guy but I think the high gloss look works for these wheels and this car.

Wow that car’s been totaled?

Crazy...

Yeah kind of sad...








The owner was banged up pretty good but he's going to make.

[Thomkirby]

Mike,
So the results are from a one coat application, once by foam applicator and immediately then with the drill brush? If so then is a great time saver ov other tire coating products.

[Mike Phillips]

Mike,

So the results are from a one coat application, once by foam applicator and immediately then with the drill brush?

If so then is a great time saver ov other tire coating products.

One application.

For the front driver's side, I applied ONE application by hand with the little round yellow foam applicator you see in the pictures.

Fir the other 3 tires, I machine applied ONE application. Given the choice to work by hand or machine I will always opt to work by machine. Not only will machine application be easier and faster it tends to always do a much better job. Plus here at Autogeek - we don't sell hands.


Great question, thanks for asking but yes, ONE application and the results you see are the results achieved.

[dgage]

Interesting that your results like SHINY but the reviews on AG mention it having a matte look. Could be preparation and the tires not being clean enough. Or they changed the formula at some point to add SiO2.