The Guz
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- Jun 17, 2013
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Well I took advantage of the Autogeek free shipping sale and purchased the VIP special. The VIP special was the DP Tire Coating. I had the day off from work so I needed something to do.
The kit included:
8 oz Tire Coating
32 oz Tire & Cleaner Restorer
3 Microfibers
What I should have done was pick up another Carrand tire brush. I have one but it's my tire dressing applicator and I did not want to cross contaminate any remaining product even though I cleaned the brush really well. I used a flex foam applicator. These applicators are great as they don't load up with product.
tire foam applicators, tire swipe
I labeled this one so it will be used only for the tire coating.
The product is white and it's a very thin watery liquid. I used a little extra just to prime it. I massaged it in a bit with my finger and spread around onto the face of the applicator. I probably used more than I had to but I got the hang of it as I went around to the other tires.
I have a Tuff Shine tire brush. This is the best brush I have used. Works really well.
http://www.autogeek.net/tuf-shine-tire-brush.html
My cleaning of the tires varied a little. I started off by using Meguiar's D143 to remove the initial dirt, grime, old Blackfire tire gel off the tires. I did 2-3 passes until I saw white suds using a 2:1 dilution of it. I followed up with 2 passes of the DP Tire Cleaner & Restorer. It still removed a little extra gunk of the tires. The reason I used Meguiar's first is because I have a lot more of that versus only having 32 oz's of DP tire cleaner. I didn't want to run out. In the end I have about a little more than half the bottle of DP tire cleaner as Nick from Autogeek recommended to use it liberally. I also had my Metro Blaster Sidekick to dry the tires prior to each cleaning as DP states to use on dry tires.
I cleaned my wheels while I was there with some Zymol car wash and various tire brushes. PBL wheel coating sure makes it easy cleaning the wheels.
Tire completely stripped
Tire dressed with 1 coat of DP tire coating
I ended up putting 2 coats just to be sure I had even coverage with the foam applicator. In full sun this is what the tire looks like
In the shade the tire appears dark
My cheap product pop for those instagram users
I will post up updates on how this holds up for me. I have been using tire gels with these tires as they were finicky with a tire coating and it didn't hold/stick when I first got them. Hopefully they broke in and the tire coating sticks. I have used Turtle Wax Jet Black Endura Shine Tire Coating in the past on my previous tires and with that I have consistently seen 2-3months before it needs a re-coat.
The difference between both products is that DP is white and has a bluish tint when applied to the tire. The bluish color goes away as it dries clear on the tire. The TW coating is black in color and has a purplish color when applied onto the tire. The color goes away as it dries on the tire and retains that black color. The DP tire coating has a longer working time. It also streaks less.
Overall it looks good and I am satisfied with the look. It took me one tire to figure out how much product to actually use, so the learning curve is low. I do plan to purchase another carrand tire brush and use that next time when I apply it so that I can compare which applicator works best.
Not the kit I purchased but it comes with everything needed.
DP Tire Coating Kit
The kit included:
8 oz Tire Coating
32 oz Tire & Cleaner Restorer
3 Microfibers
What I should have done was pick up another Carrand tire brush. I have one but it's my tire dressing applicator and I did not want to cross contaminate any remaining product even though I cleaned the brush really well. I used a flex foam applicator. These applicators are great as they don't load up with product.
tire foam applicators, tire swipe
I labeled this one so it will be used only for the tire coating.
The product is white and it's a very thin watery liquid. I used a little extra just to prime it. I massaged it in a bit with my finger and spread around onto the face of the applicator. I probably used more than I had to but I got the hang of it as I went around to the other tires.
I have a Tuff Shine tire brush. This is the best brush I have used. Works really well.
http://www.autogeek.net/tuf-shine-tire-brush.html
My cleaning of the tires varied a little. I started off by using Meguiar's D143 to remove the initial dirt, grime, old Blackfire tire gel off the tires. I did 2-3 passes until I saw white suds using a 2:1 dilution of it. I followed up with 2 passes of the DP Tire Cleaner & Restorer. It still removed a little extra gunk of the tires. The reason I used Meguiar's first is because I have a lot more of that versus only having 32 oz's of DP tire cleaner. I didn't want to run out. In the end I have about a little more than half the bottle of DP tire cleaner as Nick from Autogeek recommended to use it liberally. I also had my Metro Blaster Sidekick to dry the tires prior to each cleaning as DP states to use on dry tires.
I cleaned my wheels while I was there with some Zymol car wash and various tire brushes. PBL wheel coating sure makes it easy cleaning the wheels.
Tire completely stripped
Tire dressed with 1 coat of DP tire coating
I ended up putting 2 coats just to be sure I had even coverage with the foam applicator. In full sun this is what the tire looks like
In the shade the tire appears dark
My cheap product pop for those instagram users
I will post up updates on how this holds up for me. I have been using tire gels with these tires as they were finicky with a tire coating and it didn't hold/stick when I first got them. Hopefully they broke in and the tire coating sticks. I have used Turtle Wax Jet Black Endura Shine Tire Coating in the past on my previous tires and with that I have consistently seen 2-3months before it needs a re-coat.
The difference between both products is that DP is white and has a bluish tint when applied to the tire. The bluish color goes away as it dries clear on the tire. The TW coating is black in color and has a purplish color when applied onto the tire. The color goes away as it dries on the tire and retains that black color. The DP tire coating has a longer working time. It also streaks less.
Overall it looks good and I am satisfied with the look. It took me one tire to figure out how much product to actually use, so the learning curve is low. I do plan to purchase another carrand tire brush and use that next time when I apply it so that I can compare which applicator works best.
Not the kit I purchased but it comes with everything needed.
DP Tire Coating Kit
