Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel – 8 oz., Long Lasting Tire Dressing; Water Based Tire Gel Spray; Vinyl, Plastic, Tire and Trim Dressing; Great for Tire Shine, Vinyl Trim Care, and Dashboard Protection

No sling! This gel really brings out the black in your tire. Does not leave it super glossy but gives it back its original shine. You can definitely make it glossy using 2 coats but I like the new look. Works well, easy to spread on the tire and lasts way longer than cheap store bought gloss products. My tires always look like the day I drove my car off the lot because this product does not damage them (like the store bought). Must have for your garage

This stuff is great! Thoroughly clean your tires until the suds do not brown anymore, before applying. I do not like the extreme shine and rather have that deep dark look.I remove my tires when I clean them as it allows me to get every surface of the sidewall super clean. I then let them sit and dry in the sun for about 15-20 minutes. I use a sponge applicator and spread it evenly over the surface of the tires. I let it sit for about 10 minutes so that it will absorb into the rubber. I repeat this process two more times and finally wipe the surface with a clean towel.You will notice that as you allow it to sit and cure on the tire, the shinier it gets. All I can say is this stuff is easy to use, it's odor is not at all strong while applying, and easy to apply. I also let the car sit overnight before driving it to allow it to set in even more. It has minimal, if not, no sling at all. Optimum stuff indeed!

I wanted a tire gel that would protect my tires without making them look unnaturally shiny, and was water based so I wouldn't have to worry about the tires browning like they would with regular use of a solvent based tire gel. I use it straight out of the bottle without diluting it, and let it sit on the tires for a few minutes so that it can soak into the rubber. After that I wipe off the excess with a towel. The more you leave on the tires the glossier it looks. I don't like the gloss so I wipe away the excess, this also prevents the "run off" and "sling" that I've seen other people complaining about in their reviews. If you wipe off the excess you should have no issues with the gel slinging off while driving.For a water based tire gel I've found that its actually quite durable. I put it on both my daily driver and my summer car that I only drive in nice weather. With my daily driver I had at least 3 rain showers I had to drive through after applying it and I purposely drove through puddles to see how it would hold up. When the tires got wet the water beaded up, and the tire gel lasted close to 3 weeks before it was completely gone. On my summer car its been a couple of months and it's still on my tires and they have that deep black color you would expect to see on new tires; whereas before they were slightly browned from me trying other cleaning products on them that didn't work so well.In the end I think this is a great product. For being water based I think it is quite durable, and I like that it doesn't give my tires a glossy look like many others do. But if you desire that glossy look it can be achieved with this product if you just wipe it on and leave it or apply more than one layer. Just be sure to wipe off the excess in between each layer you apply otherwise the gel will sling off.The only other complaint that I remember reading about in other reviews was that it was too thin and hard to apply. It is thin, and runs a little when it's poured onto the the sponge, but its not so thin that it's difficult to use. For the price I think this is an outstanding product and definitely worth a try.

I was skeptical when I ordered this product but I'm glad I did. Here's the good and the bad:The good:- it does a great job making your tires look shinny.- it stays on for a long, long time!- it doesn't splash onto your car.- one small application will cover all of your tires, so a bottle will last you a long time as well.The bad:- You have to apply it with a sponge but the mix is so thick that even if you dilute it with water on a different bottle (as they manufacturer recommends), it ends up spilling all over the floor and on your wheels. So you have to apply a small amount at a time in order to avoid spilling, but then again, if you do that, it takes a lot longer to finish the job.- The spilled residue is hard to clean properly, especially on your wheels.Given the advantages over the two (significant) disadvantages, I'd recommend this product over others I've used in the past. Use caution though. I ended up diluting a good amount with a similar portion of distilled water and put it in a squirt bottle--although I learned very quickly not to squirt directly the stuff onto my tires, but a sponge instead.

I've used meguiars hot shine, but it never lasted longer than a week. I then switched to stoners tire shine and while it worked well and I liked the spray and walk away aspect, it did sling a lot, unless I let it dry it overnight.As time went on, I started to prefer the matte look in my tires. I saw that you can dilute opti-bond so I tried it out. I did a 1:1 ratio with water in a spray bottle and applied with a tire sponge. It was easy to apply and after letting it dry for about 10 minutes, it gave a uniformed matte finish to the tire. I also tried a 2nd application, but it was too shiny for my preference. It also doesn't leave a filmy residue on the tires, it was dry to the touch and no sling! Seems to last just as long as the stoners one I had before. It survived two weekly car washes, but after a week's worth of rain, it wore off. I think that's true for any tire shine though. Highly recommend if you prefer a matte or shiny look (double application or single if using undiluted). Being able to dilute it makes it much more economical.