Habs Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 I just purchased a new set of Michelin premier tires. I have some optimum tire protection but I now see that using it now could be problematic so I will wait . I can use it on my older snow tires . Would optimum tire gel work on my new tires after I good washing with power clean. Then after a few months try the tire protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setec Astronomy Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Honestly I would just tough it out with no dressing for a month or so until the mold release etc. wears off. If you put Opti-Bond on now, you'll just be increasing what you have to do to clean them up for the coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Yup your right that's what i will do My snow tires are a couple years old mosf of the the gel has worn off did them once in the fall will a power clean wash be enough to apply tire protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setec Astronomy Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 You really have to scrub them until you don't get any brown suds anymore (and then some more). There are some dedicated tire cleaners out there that work better than OPC for this, but you just have to do more rounds with the OPC. Just get a good tire brush so you can get into the corner where the wheel meets the tire. My snow tire experience is the low-temp compounds tend to brown more than other tires, so you want to make sure you get all the browning/blooming scrubbed out, because you don't want that to show up under the coating. Nothing like sealed-in brown to make you not want to use tire coatings again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Good advice thanks Once I get them off the car i will lay them flat and really scrub them i have a couple other products i can use as well. Snows are always hard to keep clean and look good . Will try and send some before and after picks Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setec Astronomy Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Hey, The Guz who posts here sometimes turned me on to a wheel/tire detailing stand that really helps for this kind of thing if you have the wheel off the car. I got mine at Amazon; I thought the cost was worth it for the time-savings. It makes it easy to see what you're doing. There are other brands, the one I got was "Maxshine Car Detailing Rolling Wheel Stand". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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