The Guz
Mike
Had the opportunity to use Gyeon Q2M Tire.
Description from Autogeek`s site:
Going to keep this review short and to the point. The color of the product is blue. It looks like blue dawn dish soap to give all of you an idea of it`s consistency.
The two grey areas on the label are two awards from Detailing Word for Wheel and Tire Product of the Year Runner Up for 2013 and 2014.
I used a yellow foam applicator to apply the product.
The directions on the bottle.
First thing I noticed is the misspelling of the word "Matt" instead of "Matte". Being a little nit picky lol. But the directions are pretty straight forward.
I applied this onto my brothers car as I have DP Tire Coating on mine. As per the directions, Gyeon states a good cleaning of the tires with APC is all that is required. I chose to go with Meguiar`s D143 at 2:1. On the front passenger side of the tire I followed up with a round Tuff Shine Tire Cleaner to see if it will allow the tire coating to bond better to the tire to create more longevity. We shall see how it holds up. The rest of the tires received a cleaning using D143.
I did use my metro blaster sidekick to dry the wheels and tires prior to application of the tire coating to dry them faster. I also used the sidekick to dry the tire coating onto the tire. I did not use a hairdryer as my brother doesn`t have one at his place.
Passenger side tire after cleaning.
After one coat of Gyeon tire coating. My brother likes his tires glossy so I left them as is and used the metro sidekick to dry the tire coating.
Up close before and after
After
While I was there he asked me if I could coat his new wheels that he purchased for his 73 Chevy Truck that he is working on. I coated the wheels with Dlux and cleaned up the tires and applied one coat of Gyeon tire coating. He sent me this sun shot the day after to show me how the tires look.
Initial impressions:
The first thing I noticed is when spraying the product onto the applicator. It will not spray in a mist pattern. The product is gel like consistency that is similar to spraying dawn dish soap. It is best to apply this to a tire applicator of some sort (foam, microfiber, tire brush) and then apply it to the tire.
The initial look it leaves on the tire looks great. For those that don`t like it glossy follow up with a microfiber to knock down the shine.
The fact that it doesn`t require a lot of cleaning like DP/McKee`s tire coating is a plus. The question is how durable is it compared to the DP/McKee`s. I will have him let me know when it appears that tire coating looks like it has seen it`s end of life. My personal feeling is that DP/McKee`s will out last it and outperform it.
Some are going to ask how it differs from Car Pro Pearl. I can`t offer that comparison as I have never used Pearl.
Some have said that the gloss is lost after the first wash. I will see how it looks after the first wash. I know he doesn`t wash them when he washes the car.
I do recommend wearing gloves unless you want a mess on your hands if using a foam applicator.
Description from Autogeek`s site:
Going to keep this review short and to the point. The color of the product is blue. It looks like blue dawn dish soap to give all of you an idea of it`s consistency.
The two grey areas on the label are two awards from Detailing Word for Wheel and Tire Product of the Year Runner Up for 2013 and 2014.
I used a yellow foam applicator to apply the product.
The directions on the bottle.
First thing I noticed is the misspelling of the word "Matt" instead of "Matte". Being a little nit picky lol. But the directions are pretty straight forward.
I applied this onto my brothers car as I have DP Tire Coating on mine. As per the directions, Gyeon states a good cleaning of the tires with APC is all that is required. I chose to go with Meguiar`s D143 at 2:1. On the front passenger side of the tire I followed up with a round Tuff Shine Tire Cleaner to see if it will allow the tire coating to bond better to the tire to create more longevity. We shall see how it holds up. The rest of the tires received a cleaning using D143.
I did use my metro blaster sidekick to dry the wheels and tires prior to application of the tire coating to dry them faster. I also used the sidekick to dry the tire coating onto the tire. I did not use a hairdryer as my brother doesn`t have one at his place.
Passenger side tire after cleaning.
After one coat of Gyeon tire coating. My brother likes his tires glossy so I left them as is and used the metro sidekick to dry the tire coating.
Up close before and after
After
While I was there he asked me if I could coat his new wheels that he purchased for his 73 Chevy Truck that he is working on. I coated the wheels with Dlux and cleaned up the tires and applied one coat of Gyeon tire coating. He sent me this sun shot the day after to show me how the tires look.
Initial impressions:
The first thing I noticed is when spraying the product onto the applicator. It will not spray in a mist pattern. The product is gel like consistency that is similar to spraying dawn dish soap. It is best to apply this to a tire applicator of some sort (foam, microfiber, tire brush) and then apply it to the tire.
The initial look it leaves on the tire looks great. For those that don`t like it glossy follow up with a microfiber to knock down the shine.
The fact that it doesn`t require a lot of cleaning like DP/McKee`s tire coating is a plus. The question is how durable is it compared to the DP/McKee`s. I will have him let me know when it appears that tire coating looks like it has seen it`s end of life. My personal feeling is that DP/McKee`s will out last it and outperform it.
Some are going to ask how it differs from Car Pro Pearl. I can`t offer that comparison as I have never used Pearl.
Some have said that the gloss is lost after the first wash. I will see how it looks after the first wash. I know he doesn`t wash them when he washes the car.
I do recommend wearing gloves unless you want a mess on your hands if using a foam applicator.
So far the Gyeon products I have used have been kind to me.....
