Applying tire shine: pic and video!!!

shadybreal

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I've recently started apply my tire dressing (hyper dressing) in whole new way. I've used foam, mf, and cotton terry towels w/ good results but I think I found my favorite application method. I traded a few wash and vacs for a air compressor for blowing out vents and to aid in drying, but know I've found another use for it. I went to Harbor Freight and got a gravity feed paint gun and diluted Megs Hyper Dressing 2 to 1 and filled the canister w/ it. After I got the settings dialed in just right it works great. It puts on a very light coat that doesn't sling and leaves a really nice gloss. I like a somewhat shiny look for my tires, but those of you who like more of matte finish can dilute 3 to 1 or 4 to 1. Here is my process:

After washing vehicle I take a cheap black kitchen towel (black hides anything the degreaser may of missed) and dry the tires to get rid of standing water.

I then spray a light coat around the tires in a clockwise motion.

After spraying I wipe off any overspray off the rims, which usually isn't much.

Here is a video: It normally does take this long, but I forgot to plug the compressor in and started losing pressure.



Finished product 2 or 3 minutes later:

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Hope you enjoy!
 
Now thats some good thinking! Thanks for the idea. I would have never thought of anything like that. HMM I wonder how a spray wax in there would do :).
 
I love seeing new tools and tricks you folks invent. Neat-neat-neat.
 
budman3 said:
Now thats some good thinking! Thanks for the idea. I would have never thought of anything like that. HMM I wonder how a spray wax in there would do :).
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Funny you should ask! I've got another smaller detail gun I use for spray wax application. It works very well. This method helps to not use as much product. I've used the smaller one w/ a few different spray waxes, but the ones w/ thicker consistencies seem to work better. I'll try to post it tomorrow night. Thanks!
 
hey hey hey in ur video stash, the one with the foam gun... where'd u get it???
 
Bradley...that's a cool idea....I like it alot...looks efficient.....nice Idea.....

do you get any spray on rims...

Final look ..looks great..nice and even


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Al-53 said:
Bradley...that's a cool idea....I like it alot...looks efficient.....nice Idea.....

do you get any spray on rims...

Final look ..looks great..nice and even


L
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I did when I first started using this method, but it was because I had the setting that controls the amount of product open too much and the spray pattern too wide. I know have it set at the narrowest pattern and a lot less product being released. The good thing is that it's water based hyper dressing and if you do get some on the rim it wipes off relatively easy.
 
shadybreal said:
I did when I first started using this method, but it was because I had the setting that controls the amount of product open too much and the spray pattern too wide. I know have it set at the narrowest pattern and a lot less product being released. The good thing is that it's water based hyper dressing and if you do get some on the rim it wipes off relatively easy.
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Maybe you can have a shield made like painters use to cut paint in next to trim ..get one curved made of plastic....

But i really like your method....it gives a nice look....

Al
 
Al-53 said:
Maybe you can have a shield made like painters use to cut paint in next to trim ..get one curved made of plastic....

But i really like your method....it gives a nice look....

Al
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I've got one I made of wood, but the overspray is so minimal now I don't bother using it.
 
Sweet...I was thinking of doing the same thing...looks really good, makes dressing tires a breeze.

Thanks for sharing.
 
Nice application method. I think Optimum has a tire dressing made specifically for air gun application. I can see that helping with getting in b/t those aggressive tread tires.
 
Very nice Bradley ! This would be awesome on Rinseless, due to the fact that you could coat all the exterior trim, fenderwells, tires, and then wash the car to remove any overspray and be done in 25-30 minutes !!
 
can i ask what brand of gun this is? also is it possible to interchange the cup? say I have a cup mix for rinseless wash and another for dressing, you could just swap the cup
 
what set-up do you have? Mobile Trailer?
how long does it take you to set up and take back down?
Nice idea, and yea, I wanna try it, but I don't think it would be time effective for me. To fire up a generator, then turn on the air, then pull out the hose and hook it all up, do the tire, and take care of it again.

How is the overspray with that system?
Cool idea no doubt!
 
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