CarPro Perl leaving gunk on tires

[Setec Astronomy]

The white discoloration will wash off easy for you but to avoid that happening on those tires I believe you will have to first use a powerful tire cleaner to clean the tires very well.

As I posted earlier in the thread, this is the key to success with any tire dressing. The method used by the OP was clearly not what would be considered "best practice" by members of this forum.

 

[miaM7]

Hi,
I washed and cleaned my new tires w Tuf Shine cleaner and brush. Let them dry and then applied two coats of PERL. next day, it rained heavy and when I got home I noticed a white discolouring on my tires. I had to clean them again but I am puzzled... Is it the product? The tires or the process?

It also happened in my wife's tires which are different make.

If as Ceedog said that some new tires have some chemicals that react w PERL, then shouldn't carpro deal w that and improve their product. How would an end user know that? Now I am not confident if that product is compatible w my tires ... Any suggestions welcome!

 

[KB in MD]

Hi,
I washed and cleaned my new tires w Tuf Shine cleaner and brush. Let them dry and then applied two coats of PERL. next day, it rained heavy and when I got home I noticed a white discolouring on my tires. I had to clean them again but I am puzzled... Is it the product? The tires or the process?

It also happened in my wife's tires which are different make.

If as Ceedog said that some new tires have some chemicals that react w PERL, then shouldn't carpro deal w that and improve their product. How would an end user know that? How would Carpro know what tires have issues? Now I am not confident if that product is compatible w my tires ... Any suggestions welcome!

send it to me for further testing :xyxthumbs:

 

[KMG]

I have used PERL on hundreds of sets of tires and never had any of these problems. I use it on a lot of my personal stuff also and don't have issues seeing it last a few months. You may see less durability on new or newer tires, but after being cleaned a few times you should see the dressing last longer.

 

[miaM7]

send it to me for further testing :xyxthumbs:

its a Michelin PSS ZR19", would you like the front 255/35 or the rear 275/35 ;-)

 

[miaM7]

I have used PERL on hundreds of sets of tires and never had any of these problems. I use it on a lot of my personal stuff also and don't have issues seeing it last a few months. You may see less durability on new or newer tires, but after being cleaned a few times you should see the dressing last longer.

I am not concerned with the durability, just that white discoloring, kinda looks awful. It was all over the tire. I did use previously Meguiar's Hot shine on my wife's tires and it never gave this white discoloring. I should have taken a pic, but now the tires are cleaned three times with tuf shine without PERL. Not sure if tuf shine removes PERL or not...

One other question, the instructions says to apply on tires "undiluted 1:1", i took it as to mix 1 part PERL with 1 part water? thank you.

 

[zmcgovern45]

I use PERL either neat or 1:1 on our vehicles. I have noticed some white residue after raining, but it is easily removed with a quick cleaning, or covered up with another layer of PERL. No big deal.

PERL has become one of my go-to products because it looks great, dries to the touch (no mess), and makes tire cleaning very easy over time.

Even if it does not rain, I reapply a light coat to my tires every 3-7 days to maintain the dark color with a slight gloss. In times where I do not get around to reapplying or cleaning the car for several weeks or more, the gloss will certainly fade, but water continues to bead up on the tire and dirt is easily removed.

I think most people just expect too much out of water based dressings. In all reality - it takes 5 minutes to reapply, so if you don't have time to do that every week or so, then perhaps a tire coating is a better option.

 

[Avi@CarPro]

I use PERL either neat or 1:1 on our vehicles. I have noticed some white residue after raining, but it is easily removed with a quick cleaning, or covered up with another layer of PERL. No big deal.

PERL has become one of my go-to products because it looks great, dries to the touch (no mess), and makes tire cleaning very easy over time.

Even if it does not rain, I reapply a light coat to my tires every 3-7 days to maintain the dark color with a slight gloss. In times where I do not get around to reapplying or cleaning the car for several weeks or more, the gloss will certainly fade, but water continues to bead up on the tire and dirt is easily removed.

I think most people just expect too much out of water based dressings. In all reality - it takes 5 minutes to reapply, so if you don't have time to do that every week or so, then perhaps a tire coating is a better option.

Well said!, Thank you.

 

[miaM7]

I use PERL either neat or 1:1 on our vehicles. I have noticed some white residue after raining, but it is easily removed with a quick cleaning, or covered up with another layer of PERL. No big deal.
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I think most people just expect too much out of water based dressings. In all reality - it takes 5 minutes to reapply, so if you don't have time to do that every week or so, then perhaps a tire coating is a better option.

Thanks for your suggestions. In my case it was a bit hard to remove the white stains, I had to scrub a bit. I will try next time to re-apply another layer on top.
I really don't expect miracles from any products, but certainly that it wouldn't make the tire appearance worse. I will also go through few more cycles of cleaning the tires to see if it's an adhesion issue due to a lack of proper cleaning.

 

[rcbc96]

I love Perl. On the interior trim I dilute 1:4 and looks great and lasts AND best of all its not greasy.

On tires if you clean them well I've experienced about 3-4 weeks before I want to re-shine them.

 

[RPM_BR]

I've been using PERL for a while, and for me the key is to let it dry for at least 1 1/2 to 2 days before delivering to the client. When I intend to use PERL, I change my detailing procedure and apply right after washing (I usually dress the tires couple hours before delivery), before start polishing and doing the interior, so I buy some time to let it dry properly. My two cents.