6 Tire Dressing Showdown

[SYMAWD]

So I already have a favorite (one of these six), but I wanted to see which one actually held up the best. Included is the popular Optimum Opti-Bond, CG Silk Shine, Adam`s SVRT, Auto Finesse Satin, and Black Magic spray just for the heck of it. The less popular Smart Wax Smart Dressing was included as well.

Each dressing was applied with a different applicator and only got one coat each.

Here is the bare tire cleaned with CG All Clean + followed by Adam`s APC.

Sorry for the shadow.


Here is Opti Bond next to Silk Shine.



Here is Silk Shine next to Black Magic.



Here is Black Magic next to Auto Finesse.



Here is Auto Finesse next to Smart Wax Smart Dressing.



Here is Smart Wax next to Adam`s.



Here is Adam`s next to Opti Bond.


Here is my tire:


Any predictions on what lasts longest? Shortest?

[mrclean81]

I`d put my money on Optimum lasting the longest, and as a side bet I predict Black Magic to finish in the middle of the pack somewhere.

[Reddwarf]

Looking forward to the results

[Pats300zx]

Great test. Subscribed !!!

[Klock]

With all of these products I`m rooting for optimum. I`ve never realy had good success with af satin so I`m interested in how it works for someone else.

[PA DETAILER]

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Love opti-bond. Fresh coat yesterday. Applied with the carrand tire dressing brush.

[SYMAWD]

After today which included driving on damp roads, there were no visible changes. Also, the car got a flat tire today, but luckily not this one.

[WaxAddict]

Subsribed! I like CG Silk Shine on tires. It has a good balance of sheen without looking oily or reflective and it`s not too expensive.

[Nevada3]

Great test idea! When you update this don`t forget to mention the weather/rain and garage/outside parking the tire has been exposed to.

[Todd@RUPES]

Very nice review. Thank you for sharing!

[512detail]

great idea. I normally use OB on every vehicle but my own so I am definitely interested in seeing the results.

[Hoytman]

I had an Optimum fan tell me he liked Optimum Tire Shine better than Opti-Bond. I have the latter, but have yet to use it. I trust this guys comments though.

[SYMAWD]

Crappy photo which is why they all appear more dull than they really are, but you can still see each one is still distinctly there. The car is parked outside 24/7.



As a reference, Auto Finesse is the large section up top and black magic is at the 9 o`clock position.

[Pats300zx]

I had an Optimum fan tell me he liked Optimum Tire Shine better than Opti-Bond. I have the latter, but have yet to use it. I trust this guys comments though.

I found Optimum Tire Shine to be very matte and durability was not that great.

[Bunky]

I found Optimum Tire Shine to be very matte and durability was not that great.

I agree. I like the look but the durability was so so.