TeamGomez
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OK DFB5.0, jumped on the last car of the nano-coat train and thought I'd see how Blackout would look after I sliced and diced those pesky nibs.
I took your advice about the tires needing to absolutely clean and now I can see why some folks don't have great results with the product. I used CP MultiX per CP's recommendation and I will have to compliment Sal Zaino on his tire dressing. It basically told the MultiX to pack sand. The coating didn't budge after 3 applications of an 8:1 solution of MultiX along with a ton of scrubbing (and some cursing). I jacked up the side of the car so I could get 100% of the sidewall but here's what my MF towels looked like after re-attacking in the garage with a 50% IPA 50% DI water mixture:
The bottom towel was the result of all 4 tires and the top towel was only the 3/8" rim protection bead! I couldn't believe how much gunk was hiding out on that little lip. Easy to see how hard it is to get the sidewalls 'white glove clean' given the veritable plethora of tire dressings on the market. Some of which wash off driving through the rain, sling off over 100mph, or turn brown just looking at it. So no slight on the MultiX but I almost ran out of elbow grease trying to remove Sal's tire goo.
The applicator also needed some trimming. It was too crescent shaped to conform to the tire so I trimmed off about 1/2" of one end so the applicator would glide flush to the sidewall.
I also found that the 'pointy end' of the applicator worked great to get in the rim protection bead/lip.
Overall the product spreads smoothly and you can tell when you have a good line of product on the sponge. It'll glide over the tire vice be 'grabby'. I did 1/4 (or 90 deg) of the sidewall at a time and had the side jacked up (in neutral and wheel chocked on the other side) so I could rotate the wheel to make it easier and ensure I got 100% of the sidewall coated.
The recommended wait time at 25C for second coat is an hour. The second coat went on like the first (unlike ceramic on the car where the second coat slips on over the first layer) and final finish was slightly glossier than my preference and makes the tire quite black (duh...I guess that's why they named it Blackout). We'll see how it holds up over time or changes appearance on the garage queen that doesn't get much Vitamin D from the sun...although I'm working on that every chance I get!
Though to ensure no good deed goes unpunished, I discovered my LR wheel bearing is beginning to fail at 19,743 miles. I see they're prone to failure regardless of suspension setup . The wheel has some 'slop' and given the relative ease of replacing the hub, I have a Timken inbound and I'll get 'er done vice take the mistress to Ford so they can have their way with her...not on my watch lol.
I took your advice about the tires needing to absolutely clean and now I can see why some folks don't have great results with the product. I used CP MultiX per CP's recommendation and I will have to compliment Sal Zaino on his tire dressing. It basically told the MultiX to pack sand. The coating didn't budge after 3 applications of an 8:1 solution of MultiX along with a ton of scrubbing (and some cursing). I jacked up the side of the car so I could get 100% of the sidewall but here's what my MF towels looked like after re-attacking in the garage with a 50% IPA 50% DI water mixture:
The bottom towel was the result of all 4 tires and the top towel was only the 3/8" rim protection bead! I couldn't believe how much gunk was hiding out on that little lip. Easy to see how hard it is to get the sidewalls 'white glove clean' given the veritable plethora of tire dressings on the market. Some of which wash off driving through the rain, sling off over 100mph, or turn brown just looking at it. So no slight on the MultiX but I almost ran out of elbow grease trying to remove Sal's tire goo.
The applicator also needed some trimming. It was too crescent shaped to conform to the tire so I trimmed off about 1/2" of one end so the applicator would glide flush to the sidewall.
I also found that the 'pointy end' of the applicator worked great to get in the rim protection bead/lip.
Overall the product spreads smoothly and you can tell when you have a good line of product on the sponge. It'll glide over the tire vice be 'grabby'. I did 1/4 (or 90 deg) of the sidewall at a time and had the side jacked up (in neutral and wheel chocked on the other side) so I could rotate the wheel to make it easier and ensure I got 100% of the sidewall coated.
The recommended wait time at 25C for second coat is an hour. The second coat went on like the first (unlike ceramic on the car where the second coat slips on over the first layer) and final finish was slightly glossier than my preference and makes the tire quite black (duh...I guess that's why they named it Blackout). We'll see how it holds up over time or changes appearance on the garage queen that doesn't get much Vitamin D from the sun...although I'm working on that every chance I get!
Though to ensure no good deed goes unpunished, I discovered my LR wheel bearing is beginning to fail at 19,743 miles. I see they're prone to failure regardless of suspension setup . The wheel has some 'slop' and given the relative ease of replacing the hub, I have a Timken inbound and I'll get 'er done vice take the mistress to Ford so they can have their way with her...not on my watch lol.
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