**Tire Dressing TEST**

Hoi,

Since I have searched high and low for the best tire dressing, I've accumulated quite a few over the years. Why not put my four favorites head to head?

1) Tropi-Care Tire & Trim Dressing ($9.95 for 16 oz.)
2) Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Dressing ($15.95 for 32 oz.)
3) Adam's VRT ($14.95 for 16 oz.)
4) Zaino Z-16 ($12.95 for 16 oz)

Notes:
- Tires were all washed and scrubbed w/ an APC
- New applicators were used for each tires/dressing

UNDRESSED:
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Tire 1, undressed w/ Tropi-Care:


Tire 2, undressed w/ Optimum:


Tire 3, undressed w/ Adam's


Tire 4, undressed w/ Zaino


1st LAYER:
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Tire 1, one layer w/ Tropi-Care:


Tire 2, one layer w/ Optimum:


Tire 3, one layer w/ Adam's:


Tire 4, one layer w/ Zaino:


2nd LAYER:
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Tire 1, two layers w/ Tropi-Care:


Tire 2, two layers w/ Optimum:


Tire 3, two layers w/ Adam's:


Tire 4, two layers w/ Zaino:


Tropi-Care on the front, Optimum in the back:



OBSERVATIONS:
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- I found that all tire dressings looked blotchy and uneven upon first layer
- The second layer after 5 minutes removed any uneven application
- The Zaino smells amazing!
- I found the Optimum to be too thick, and difficult to apply
- Easiest to apply was the Tropi-Care, as it's cheap enough to put in a Viton spray bottle and apply away.
- I was amazed how little Zaino was required.

I will be updating everyone upon my next wash to test durability.

Stay tuned!

 

Thanks for the review...I'll take tropi-Care Tire + Trim Dressing This time around...It looks great...I like it...:thumb:

 

nice one! thanks!
y don't add the SV tire dressing on ur test?

 

Pete, Great Thread!!!

 

I didn't see the spare oke:

 

Nice review. Good tip for applying two layers, I have always been doing one.

 

thanks, dude! let us know their durability.

 

Thanks for the feedback P1et! I'm all for the cheap stuff, haha.

 

They all look a little too "glossy" for my taste. I actually buff my tires off after the dressing has sat ffor a little whiel. Do you ever do that?

I like a deep, "flat" black kinda look, if you know what I mean.

 

Optimum Opti-Bond is my favorite tire dressing since I started using it. The first time I used it I cut it 3 to 1 with distilled water. I felt that it was losing its durability when diluted. So I started using it straight. I think the reason why it wasn't spreading so well was because you were using a new applicator. Once it gets primed and saturated with product, it uses very very little.

 

Nice review, as I'm currently looking at a new tire dressing. I'm bored of Optimum, time to try something new :shrug:

 

+1 on the Opti-Bond application. It's almost like a Kevin Brown application here. Saturate the applicator with Opti-Bond and you're good to go from there.

 

nice! thanks for the test

 

Excellent. I look forward to the results!

 

Very cool Piet, thanks for doing this test!

But damn your pics made me dizzy!!! :

 

Im partial to oil based dressings, (yes i said it haha) but am still very interested in your findings p1et!

 

Great review! If you test another batch of 4, you should include FK108. It looks just as good

 

Thanks for the review P1et...looking forward to the durability results. I'm going to stick with CG VRP for the time being. 16oz is only $9, and a gallon is only $25.

 

thanks for taking the time to do the review! interested in the results

 

the tropicare one looks pretty nice imo