Review - CarPro DarkSide

[The Guz]

First up to review from the new CarPro products is CarPro DarkSide.

I was sent this product to test out by CarPro.

DarkSide is the newest tire product offering from CarPro. This is a nan-sealant that will offer longer durability than CarPro Perl but not as long as CarPro BlackOut.

Application is straight forward as shown in my video. It is also holding up well at 2 weeks and handling some rain without being washed off.

The claimed durability on the bottle is 3+ months. Yeah that is not happening on a daily driver. From other testing I am seeing about 6 weeks. On a garaged vehicle that is possible as they are not usually washed as often.

It does leave a nice finish. If one is looking for gloss this is not the product for you.

Appreciate the watch.

[Desertnate]

This is interesting.

I don't mind the look of Perl, but the durability isn't very good. Six weeks would put it past my favorite, 253, by about two weeks on most tires.

Have you tried it on multiple brands of tires? The Michelin curse is real and I have a hard time dressing tires from that brand.

[Bill D]

Yeah, PERL is one of few dressings compatible with Michelin. I am due for new tires and I will not be getting new Michelins. Pirelli always served me well.

[CleanIT]

The Turtle Wax Graphene is supposed to be very good.

Thanks for the review Guz.

[luckydawg]

and handling some rain

Not according to this
Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California (1973) HD 0815007 - YouTube

[PaulMys]

Yeah, PERL is one of few dressings compatible with Michelin. I am due for new tires and I will not be getting new Michelins. Pirelli always served me well.

DG 253 works excellent on my Michelins.

[Bill D]

I’m definitely getting DG 253 no matter what tires I get

[Coatingsarecrack]

The Turtle Wax Graphene is supposed to be very good.

Thanks for the review Guz.

Doesn’t like Michelin’s either. Bout 2 maybe 3 weeks looks wise for me.


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[The Guz]

Some will ask and some will say they are the same product but just relabeled.

I put Gyeon Q2 Tire and CarPro DarkSide side by side on one of the tires. What I will say is the consistency is the same and the look is similar.

Tried to get some decent angles of the sheen.

[DFB]

Some will ask and some will say they are the same product but just relabeled.

I put Gyeon Q2 Tire and CarPro DarkSide side by side on one of the tires. What I will say is the consistency is the same and the look is similar.

Tried to get some decent angles of the sheen.

I was about to type that question- but you beat me to it.

From that, I think there is a slight edge to Darkside in terms of my preferences.

Would love to hear your thoughts on cleaning/removing Darkside too.