The Guz
08-14-2015, 11:57 PM
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
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_38652.JPG
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.
Flex Foam Tire Dressing Applicators (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/cobra-flex-foam-tire-dressing-applicators.html#.Vc61kZd2DzI)
I labeled this one so it will be used only for the tire coating.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3868a.jpg
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.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3869a.jpg
I have a Tuff Shine tire brush. This is the best brush I have used. Works really well.
TUF SHINE Tire Brush (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/tuf-shine-tire-brush.html#.Vc64hJd2DzI)
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
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3873a.jpg
Tire dressed with 1 coat of DP tire coating
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3876a.jpg
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
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3878a.jpg
In the shade the tire appears dark
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/IMG_3884a.jpg
My cheap product pop for those instagram users
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/IMG_3887a.jpg
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 (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/dp-tire-coating-kit-1.html#.Vc7FC5d2DzI)
The kit included:
8 oz Tire Coating
32 oz Tire & Cleaner Restorer
3 Microfibers
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_38652.JPG
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.
Flex Foam Tire Dressing Applicators (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/cobra-flex-foam-tire-dressing-applicators.html#.Vc61kZd2DzI)
I labeled this one so it will be used only for the tire coating.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3868a.jpg
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.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3869a.jpg
I have a Tuff Shine tire brush. This is the best brush I have used. Works really well.
TUF SHINE Tire Brush (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/tuf-shine-tire-brush.html#.Vc64hJd2DzI)
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
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3873a.jpg
Tire dressed with 1 coat of DP tire coating
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3876a.jpg
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
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/medium/IMG_3878a.jpg
In the shade the tire appears dark
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/IMG_3884a.jpg
My cheap product pop for those instagram users
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2927/IMG_3887a.jpg
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 (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/dp-tire-coating-kit-1.html#.Vc7FC5d2DzI)