Best $10 Tire Dressing

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It is fall and personally I am in the woods a lot lately. I get my truck dirty often but I always clean it off within a few days. I use APC and it cleans right up, but I need a sub $10 tire dressing recommendation. It may sound strange to some but I like my truck clean, but I get it dirty often! So I don’t want to spend big money on a tire dressing that I’m going to get muddy and clean off in a week or two anyway.
any recommendations besides the $5 “tire shine” cans?
 
Would you be open to buying a dressing by the gallon? That may work out to be the cheapest when you break it down.
 
Duragloss 253 is $10.99, but worth it. So far, it's the most durable tire dressing I've used and the bottle will last a long time since just a little product goes a long way.
 
I plan to buy that Duragloss by the gallon once my current supply of dressing runs out. It will probably last indefinitely.
 
Meg's D170 Hyper Dressing by the gallon - diluted 2:1.

Makes three gallons of tire dressing for $45 (before any discounts). You can't possibly find a better value than that.
 
I am currently using PERL. It has served me well for quite some time.
 
Bill D said:
I plan to buy that Duragloss by the gallon once my current supply of dressing runs out. It will probably last indefinitely.
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Depending on how many cars you maintain, that gallong jug might be part of your estate passed on to your descendants. I had a bottle which lasted me at least 5 years and I used it pretty consistantly on our three vehicles. I actually gave the bottle away to my daughter when she married and moved out of the house. There may still be some left!

Bill D said:
I am currently using PERL. It has served me well for quite some time.
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I've just started using PERL and I'm not sure if I like it. What ration do you use? 1:1 didn't really impress me on tires, but I don't know if I should go straight out of the bottle either.
 
Desertnate said:
Duragloss 253 is $10.99, but worth it. So far, it's the most durable tire dressing I've used and the bottle will last a long time since just a little product goes a long way.
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I just started using this and its great stuff! Duragloss is so underrated for their performance to value ratio line of products.
 
Ok thanks. That does help. I don’t mind diluting but I don’t think I could ever use a gallon, much less 3gallons after diluting. I’d be wasting my money by letting it sit around and probably going bad.

I like the idea of the Duragloss just because it’s mixed and cheap. Any other options like this. Or would this be a top choice based on what I’ve said?
Any thoughts on Optimums tire products? I like their other products.
 
Even though it’s more than $10, I’m going
to suggest Meguiar’s M40 Vinyl & Rubber
Cleaner/Conditioner.

IMO:
$13.50 is still pretty easy on the wallet.


Bob
 
Desertnate said:
I've just started using PERL and I'm not sure if I like it. What ration do you use? 1:1 didn't really impress me on tires, but I don't know if I should go straight out of the bottle either.
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Hmm. I use 1:1 and I’m fine with how it looks. All I can say is maybe the dressing looks different on different tires. Maybe it looks shinier on one tire and more matte on another. I will see once I switch dressings and get new tires. I currently have Michelins but will probably be getting Continentals when it comes time to change tires.
 
I just finished up a bottle of Optimum Opti-bond Tire Gel and wasn't impressed. It looks good when applied, but doesn't last very long in the dry and has no durability at all if it gets wet.
 
Bill D said:
Hmm. I use 1:1 and I’m fine with how it looks. All I can say is maybe the dressing looks different on different tires. Maybe it looks shinier on one tire and more matte on another. I will see once I switch dressings and get new tires. I currently have Michelins but will probably be getting Continentals when it comes time to change tires.
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Thanks. I tried it out at 1:1 on a set of Bridgestone performance tires and it seemed to do very little. I'm just looking for a black, like-new appearance, but after giving those tires a wipe down using the amount of product I'd typically use with other dressings, I didn't see much of a result at all. It also didn't seem to hold up very well in the rain. I'll keep playing with the amount and mixture.
 
That’s the type of dressing I’m trying to avoid. I read Duragloss holds up pretty well in the wet so that’s why I’m interested in it.
 
I keep coming back to PERL for this. I find that if it doesn't work right then the tires aren't actually clean.
 
Ok I’ll try the Duragloss out.
Thanks for the advise.
 
Desertnate said:
Duragloss 253 is $10.99, but worth it. So far, it's the most durable tire dressing I've used and the bottle will last a long time since just a little product goes a long way.
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Amen. I have tried 10-15 tire dressings.

The only one I really like and use is the DG 253.
 
Thanks for posting this thread, I’m going to try the Duragloss as well.
 
Try vrp... I have 253 and I cant tell if I like it yet. I don't know what kind of shine you like but if i only had $10 to spend for my 3 vehicles i would go with griots garage

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