Best $10 Tire Dressing

I used Perl for years. Looks good but doesn’t last in SoFlo. I put one coat of tuff shine tire coating on over 2 weeks ago. Rain almost every day and 2 washes and still looks like I just did it. Liking it so far but it’s more that $10. Worth it to me if I don’t have to do it as often
 
I tried Perl undiluted and 1:1. I use straight from the bottle. When you dilute it 1:1 it gets too runny and hard to apply without making a mess. Straight up is a little too shiny for me but I apply and a few minutes later just do a light wipe with a towel that will be discarded to make sure coverage is uniform and some of that high gloss is removed. Looks perfect after that IMO. But if durability is your goal, it may not be the best product. The tires don't look bad for weeks but that fresh look only lasts about 1 week or a couple of rain drives. Since I wash weekly and apply weekly, it works well for me.
 
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Duragloss #253. Applied with a flagged tipped brush for aggressive truck tires. I just about tried all of them, and nothing compares to this product. :props: Great look and most important to me is NO SLING OFF on the paint.

DURAGLOSS...Do not change or stop making this product!
 
Another vote for Duragloss. I want to thank my friend Paulie for turning me on to it.

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01AUDI said:
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.
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I bought optimum opti bond tire gel 1 gallon for 28$ on sale about 2 years ago at autogeek

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Desertnate said:
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.
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Agreed about durability and even undiluted it's not as good as carpro Perl. The only thing it's cheap. I have a gallon of it I should start using it on everything or I'll never use it up.

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Griots Black Satin...9.99 for an aerosol can, and its available locally. Easy application, especially if your truck has big tires
 
briarpatch said:
Griots Black Satin...9.99 for an aerosol can, and its available locally. Easy application, especially if your truck has big tires
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I would have to agree with this for big, gnarly sidewalls.

I use this on my wife's tires on her Wrangler. Easy to coat all of that "gnarlienes" Lol

That said, the DG 253 is still much better. JMO.
 
don't know if mothers has a replacement for this tire shine (similar to the discontinued fx tire shine), but i've been using it for a while and it works pretty well. i'm out of dg253 and this fits the bill until i need to re-stock (if i decide to order more). if a tire shine lasts a few weeks or until the next wash that's good enough for me. it's going to get scrubbed off (no slime or gooey mess) and i like to re-dress the tires after washing anyways...

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Another Duragloss 253 fan here. I’ve tried em all, but the DG is the only one that checks all the boxes. No sling, dries dry, control the finish with number of coats, lasts weeks if it doesn’t get wet, but will last through a couple rains or car washes. Hard to beat at $11.
 
I’d through CP Perl out their. 15.99 a bottle but is diluted 2-1. So like $8 a bottle. Looks are spot on and can get solid 2-3 weeks of great looks


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evo77 said:
I just started using this and its great stuff! Duragloss is so underrated for their performance to value ratio line of products.
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I totally agree! Their Marine Vinyl and Rubber Protectant #531 is INCREDIBLE! One application lasts me an entire boating season and it is very good at preventing mildew! I often wonder how it would work on my tires.

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303 has a couple tire dressings, one I have tried and it is a bit glossy but has to be sprayed on, no wiping on or onto an applicator, just directly onto the tire and that's it. Remember, they've created one of the best interior protectant, apple doesn't fall from the tree

Duragloss makes great aerosol and spray on products as well

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Meguiar's Dub Tire Shine, a shame shame SHAME Meguiar either discontinued, or doesn't offer this line like they use to. It only lasts about 1-2 weeks but looks great and it has one of the best aerosol sprayers I've ever used. One light spray and a MF wipe down a few minutes later. It wasn't too blingy (don't like that) and never noticed any slinging.
 
Bill D said:
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.
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Another DG253 fan here, and I also use the Eldo2K-approved application method, ie. with a flagged tip brush.

DG253 claims to have an additive called Rain Repel to help with water resistance.
 
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