SHOWDOWN: Pinnacle Black Onyx Tire Gel v. Poorboy's Bold N Bright v. Optimum Tire Shine

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Hello my fellow detailers, I recently received sample bottles of tire dressings and thought to myself that there's no better way to compare them than in an old fashion showdown. My go to tire dressing has been Poorboy's B&B for about 9 months now and have gotten great results. As great as it is, my curiosity got me thinking how well it could compare to other tire dressings that I've heard great things about by the pro's in this great forum. Well, lets get started.

Please excuse my dirty car and wheel. I had no motivation to do a full wash on my car and was just anxious to get started with the showdown. First things first, no tire dressing touches my tires without the tire being properly cleaned. I did a thorough cleaning using Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner until white suds confirmed it was ready to go.



Dried the tire using my Metro Blaster Sidekick. It was dry in seconds.



Using painter's tape, I divided the tire into 3 sections and cut a stained but clean foam applicator into 3 pieces to make sure not to cross contaminate between dressings. This pic shows 1 coat of each dressing applied to the tire.



The following pics are 50/50 shots of the dressings. Each section of the tire has 2 coats of dressing.









I'll be updating this thread as the days go by so keep checking in if you're interested in the results. Thanks for letting me part of this great community.
 
Very nice subd for results

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Nice prep and setup. Looking forward to the updates.
 
How would you compare the look at initial application? They look pretty similar in your pictures.
 
I love product showdowns. Will be keeping an eye for updates.
 
I enjoy seeing others perform product comparisons. It allows us to see step by step their approach, the products they've used and the results. I especially enjoy hearing the testers comments and opinions as they progress...

Looking great and I'm anxious to hear any updates you might have....:props:
 
Great showdown. Keep us updated. I'm a big fan of Poorboys!
 
Thanks everyone. It's very hard to tell on the pics but I have to give the initial edge to Optimum. It was the easiest to apply and produced the best shine. I'll make sure to keep you guys updated.
 
Great product comparison. Thanks for sharing. I have been on a
PB B & B kick lately.
 
Subscribed. Thanks for this review. I own & use Pinnacle Black Onyx myself, it smells really good.

The durability isnt there, at least on a daily driver I get about 2-3 days out of it before it starts to wear off. No biggie, I like how the product is water based so it doesnt cake on my tires.
 
Pats300zx said:
Great product comparison. Thanks for sharing. I have been on a
PB B & B kick lately.
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Thanks, Pats! BnB is truly amazing. Even works good as a tire cleaner. :dblthumb2:
CM8 6MT said:
Subscribed. Thanks for this review. I own & use Pinnacle Black Onyx myself, it smells really good.

The durability isnt there, at least on a daily driver I get about 2-3 days out of it before it starts to wear off. No biggie, I like how the product is water based so it doesnt cake on my tires.
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2-3 days? That's not long lasting at all. I had high expectations of Pinnacle especially since it is a gel. The other two are sprays and I know last for over a week. I wash my cars weekly so I never test the limits of them.
 
dc52nv said:
Thanks, Pats! BnB is truly amazing. Even works good as a tire cleaner. :dblthumb2:

2-3 days? That's not long lasting at all. I had high expectations of Pinnacle especially since it is a gel. The other two are sprays and I know last for over a week. I wash my cars weekly so I never test the limits of them.
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Ahh I see, im using the spray. Im not sure if the Gel is supposed to be more durable. This very well could be my experience alone with poor durability because of the area I live in (very dusty).
 
Here's a 3 day update. I am not satisfied with the pictures as they don't look sharp to me. I didn't use my tripod on this set due to being in a hurry and wanted to take pics before the sun went down.











You can't really tell in the pictures but Pinnacle has the darkest gloss. In second place I have Poorboy's and not too far behind is Optimum. I was surprised to see more dust on Optimum's dressing compared to the other two. I will take better pictures tomorrow using my tripod. Honestly, all three dressings are holding up pretty well. You just can't lose with any of them.
 
Day 4 update! First, I'd like to say that I absolutely hate taking pictures of tires. Focusing in on them is a PITA and it seems like I can never get all the details in the rubber. I try to capture what I see with my eyes but that is hard to do for me. Nevertheless, I try my hardest to capture what I see so you guys can see for yourself which dressing is doing a better job.

I'll give you my thoughts on the three dressings so far after the pics.











Now for my thoughts on each dressing...

Pinnacle - No doubt this dressing is the shiniest on the day 4 but not the kind of shine I like. For some reason it produces a purplish shine on direct sunlight. You can see on some of the pictures what I'm talking about. No doubt it makes my tires shiny but it doesn't produce the darkness that I love.

Poorboy's - This dressing has really held the darkness on my tire. It is not shiny like the Pinnacle dressing but it is much more darker. My tire just looks clean and fresh. I don't know if my tire is just used to months and months of PB BnB since it's my go to dressing but it just seems to give it the best look so far. I'd also like to remind everyone that I did thoroughly cleaned my tire before applying all dressings.

Optimum - This dressing looked the best out of the gate. Had a great shine and darkness was definitely there. On day 4, however, it is a mixture of Pinnacle and PB. What I mean by that is, it has a hint of shine and darkness. It is the only dressing that has both qualities. The shine and darkness it produces isn't as shiny as Pinnacle and isn't as dark as the PB dressing. It meets both of them in the middle. Not sure if you can tell in the pictures but this dressing is also the dustiest out of the three.

I will continue to keep you guys updated. My next update will be on day 7 unless something awkward happens and have to take pictures.
 
I really enjoy comparison reviews like this. I think we all benefit from them, since we all want the products we use to provide ultimate results. We all have our own preferences, too.

Great job.

Larry
 
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