Klasse Act
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- Feb 21, 2012
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So this past Tuesday I decided to do a REAL WORLD comparison between 2 of the tire coatings I use, Turtle Wax and DP. The test vehicle is my work van, a Ford Transit that's driven M-F about 150 miles a day through everything. The van is ran through a carwash about every 2 weeks, so its going to be updated accordingly.
I started out with a carwash and here's what the tires looked like before I cleaned them:
Looks pretty clean, huh? Well here's what they looked like after spraying Bleache-White on them with my ECO TOUCH sprayer, foaming sprayers work best here:
...after some scrubbing with my Mother's tire and wheel brush, love this thing!
Then I rinsed them down with my 2 gallon hand pump:
Once I was done I actually sprayed another coat of Bleache-White on the tires and then rinsed again so they were completely clean.
Now I know what your looking for next, the pic of the tires coated right, well, I didn't do that because I had to move my van and the lunch hour was done. I did coat them in the shade while loading up my van and besides, its a tire coating and they both look about the same. I will say this though:
-Turtle Wax goes on black with a purple-ish tint and dries in 10 minutes. I applied a 2nd coat 10 minutes later.
-Detailer's Pro goes on milky white with a light blue tint and also dries in 10 minutes. The initial coat needed a couple additional swipes, without adding more coating to the applicator though. The look came into view after the 2nd coat, whereas the TW had it right from the get go.
Both tires were dry to the touch after the 2nd coat and 10 minutes of curing. They have a nice, sheen to them. Now for the record and to remind myself actually, the P/S has DP and the D/S has TW applied to it.
Its been a nice week for weather since applying it but today its supposed to storm, so the first test is up and coming, the weekend is going to be hot and the van will be parked.
I will update this, with pics of the front tires, after every car wash, so stay "tune"ed :dblthumb2:
I started out with a carwash and here's what the tires looked like before I cleaned them:
Looks pretty clean, huh? Well here's what they looked like after spraying Bleache-White on them with my ECO TOUCH sprayer, foaming sprayers work best here:
...after some scrubbing with my Mother's tire and wheel brush, love this thing!
Then I rinsed them down with my 2 gallon hand pump:
Once I was done I actually sprayed another coat of Bleache-White on the tires and then rinsed again so they were completely clean.
Now I know what your looking for next, the pic of the tires coated right, well, I didn't do that because I had to move my van and the lunch hour was done. I did coat them in the shade while loading up my van and besides, its a tire coating and they both look about the same. I will say this though:
-Turtle Wax goes on black with a purple-ish tint and dries in 10 minutes. I applied a 2nd coat 10 minutes later.
-Detailer's Pro goes on milky white with a light blue tint and also dries in 10 minutes. The initial coat needed a couple additional swipes, without adding more coating to the applicator though. The look came into view after the 2nd coat, whereas the TW had it right from the get go.
Both tires were dry to the touch after the 2nd coat and 10 minutes of curing. They have a nice, sheen to them. Now for the record and to remind myself actually, the P/S has DP and the D/S has TW applied to it.
Its been a nice week for weather since applying it but today its supposed to storm, so the first test is up and coming, the weekend is going to be hot and the van will be parked.
I will update this, with pics of the front tires, after every car wash, so stay "tune"ed :dblthumb2:
