Who's using a Tire Coating

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The fad for me on Tire Coatings has long sailed. Main issue was main tires - summer - low profiles, coating chips due to my rubber bands...., uneven wear, etc...

Getting ready to swap to summer shoes so the winter shoes will be getting a full clean, etc before getting stored away.
Be curious is -anyone- here using Tire Coatings as a -must have- on your tire/wheel regimen. I think for '24 winter, I think I may revisit it.
 
Had a horrible experience with Optimum tire coating It turned the tires a tan/gold color and looked flakey️

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Waste of money. I had CarPro Blackout and it is no better than Darkside which I'll vouch for all day long.
 
Just used Darkside recently. I like..

It washes out on the gloss easily - as least in the snow muck it has received, but the product sofar is still there on the tire, even having at least one 2 High Ph Wash Chems on them, and at least one Wheel Cleaner Wash on them.

I don't mind dressings at all. But for Winter Care, I actually wouldn't mind having 1 less thing to do.......and I think due to the Snow Tires not being Rubber Bands and having some level of Sidewall, my experience with the Coatings might be different than my former views on them
 
I only tried one and the results were pretty bad. Never really understood the appeal.

The biggiest thing for me is all the prep it takes to apply one. I really can't see spending a good chunk of time and specialized products to get the tires perfectly clean in order for a tire coating to work properly. I'd much rather take a good tire dressing and apply it in a few seconds each time I wash the vehicle.
 
Darkside is the next tire dressing I’ll try.
 
Bill D said:
Darkside is the next tire dressing I’ll try.
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Just make sure you're not wearing anything -nice-
You're in warmer weather though so you're probably in shorts and flip flops

I got some on one of my nicer pants....this stuff does not wash out easily at all....;)
 
I’ll definitely keep that in mind! Thanks.
 
Sounds like easy does it when applying. Will do!
 
Bill D said:
Sounds like easy does it when applying. Will do!
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Yeah for sure, looking forward to hearing your results as product perf varies based on your tires

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I had a pretty bad experience with Optimum Tire Coating too. The coating turned brown within hours after I applied it and just looked awful. My application was not perfect, but the main issue after talking to a CS rep was that my tires were too new. They needed to off-gas for a few weeks to months before applying the coating. A few hours of scrubbing with a brushes and steel wool with Optimum APC got it off, but that was a massive pain in the ass.

I've never used it again because I don't want to have to go through the hours of scrubbing to remove it in the event I botch the application in some way. The results I get with Gyeon Q2 Tire, Armour Detail Tire, or SiRamik Tire are so good for so little effort I see no need for a coating anymore.
 
As long as a dressing lasts reasonably long in bad weather, it’s a winner to me.
 
Klasse Act said:
It's a good one but level it more than you think you need to AND apply light
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Listen, brother....totally unrelated to anything in this thread, but I saw an Elantra JUST like yours the other day on the road, and I cried because it wasn't in the shape that you keep yours!! LOL
 
The replies in this thread. It's like NXT all over again. Thinking it was going to be a game changer, but the masses tend to disagree

I suppose only the OG's will get the word NXT
 
vaca22 said:
Listen, brother....totally unrelated to anything in this thread, but I saw an Elantra JUST like yours the other day on the road, and I cried because it wasn't in the shape that you keep yours!! LOL
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Same color? If so that's sad because my color is very forgiving

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chefwong said:
The replies in this thread. It's like NXT all over again. Thinking it was going to be a game changer, but the masses tend to disagree

I suppose only the OG's will get the word NXT
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NXT was an awesome product, from its purple bottle and green cap, it's fresh scent, it's instant pop and VERY easy removal, damn Meg's, why don't keep a solid product ever

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Tire coatings are great for 55 series and up tires. When it ware’s off on the edges in a couple weeks 90% of the tire still looks good for months.

In a lower profile tire that same wear and 60% of tire looks good due to smaller sidewall so half the tire looks bad. Could be due to cornering more aggressive in a sports car as well.

Realized I won’t get durability more than a week to 2 weeks with any product on my low profile tires so a dressing makes more sense applied weekly.

On those taller tires though I would absolutely use a coating.

And the Optimum tire Coating is junk. Seen a lot of problems with Browning.

On a taller tire try Mckee’s or black fire. You’ll be extremely happy.


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