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Hi I'm currently dressing my tires with Optimum gel, I would like to try Hyper Dressing just because. Can someone please comment on the longevity of the Hyper dressing, thanks Steve.
 
In my experience hyper dressing lasted a week. Water based so it didn't really hold up too well. The 32oz sample I had got at the time lasted forever though diluting it at 2:1.


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I got maybe a week out of it. It just doesn't give me the shine I like, I like a glossy very wet look. Tell you what DR, if you like, pm me your address and I will ship you say 32oz or so for you to test out for yourself, that should give you a chance to play with different mix ratios. That way you don't have to commit to a gallon just yet.

Off the top of my head I don't have anything to ship it in, I looked on Amazon and found some bottles. Give the word I will have the bottles Friday afternoon, and I can send it your way on Saturday. Free of charge of course, you should get it in Va. in about a week from now.

Dave.
 
I have been using hyper dressing for a while now. After a rain or a couple of washes the shine was pretty much gone and I wasn't too happy about having to reapply it as often as I did to keep the shine up. As mentioned above, the good thing is that a bottle of it can last a really long time depending on your dilution ratio and other factors. This last go around I used PERL and it has held up quite a bit longer but it's costly to use compared to hyper dressing. I used PERL at the recommended ratio for tires and it was too shiny for me. Before I use it again I will dilute it a bit more.
 
Hammer77 said:
I got maybe a week out of it. It just doesn't give me the shine I like, I like a glossy very wet look. Tell you what DR, if you like, pm me your address and I will ship you say 32oz or so for you to test out for yourself, that should give you a chance to play with different mix ratios. That way you don't have to commit to a gallon just yet.

Off the top of my head I don't have anything to ship it in, I looked on Amazon and found some bottles. Give the word I will have the bottles Friday afternoon, and I can send it your way on Saturday. Free of charge of course, you should get it in Va. in about a week from now.

Dave.
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What dilution do you use it at?
 
I use it 4:1 for under the hood and wheel wells, I have also tried 2:1 and 1:1 on tires.
 
Eldorado2k said:
What dilution do you use it at?
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Used it at the recommended 1:1. Again, way too much gloss for me. I like a satin finish. As soon as my fiancé saw it, she had me redoing her tires with it. She likes that glossy look.
 
Hammer77 said:
I use it 4:1 for under the hood and wheel wells, I have also tried 2:1 and 1:1 on tires.
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1:1 doesn't shine?

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These dressings are going the way of the pay phone. Surprised everyone hasn't made the switch to tire coatings.

One good use for these tire gels would be for museum pieces as they would last forever, LOL.

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Hammer77 said:
I use it 4:1 for under the hood and wheel wells, I have also tried 2:1 and 1:1 on tires.
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I always saved the PERL for interior use. Thought I'd give it a shot on the tires this go around.

And another thought about Hyper Dressing. I stopped using it on plastic trim pretty quick. After the morning due or a rain I would always get streaks running down the paint and that got old real quick. Only use WETS now.
 
Klasse Act said:
These dressings are going the way of the pay phone. Surprised everyone hasn't made the switch to tire coatings.

One good use for these tire gels would be for museum pieces as they would last forever, LOL.

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I'm about to give the tire coating a go.
 
schambers said:
I always saved the PERL for interior use. Thought I'd give it a shot on the tires this go around.

And another thought about Hyper Dressing. I stopped using it on plastic trim pretty quick. After the morning due or a rain I would always get streaks running down the paint and that got old real quick. Only use WETS now.
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True, it's not very good for exterior trim because of what you stated. I do like it on customers windshield cowls though.. Also works great on rear bumper plastic trim [because it has nowhere to run to]

I tried Perl on tires a few times and wasn't impressed.
 
Klasse Act said:
These dressings are going the way of the pay phone. Surprised everyone hasn't made the switch to tire coatings.

One good use for these tire gels would be for museum pieces as they would last forever, LOL.

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I'm not convinced tire coatings are that much better than tire dressings and gels. After trying a tire coating I'm back to using a dressing.

Every rubber compound on every tire is different from the next and nothing I've tried performs the same. The coating lasted well on one tire and on another lasted no longer than a tire dressing on another. The variance was no different than my observation that some tire dressings hold up better on certain tires than others. The variables are almost endless.

Instead of trying to find a coating that works for every tire in my vehicle fleet and go through all the time consuming prep work required to apply it, I'll simply spend the 30 seconds per tire to hit them with a dressing after each time I wash the car. This way my tires always look pretty good and I stay within the durability window of the dressing durability no matter which tire it's applied.
 
Eldo2k- Never said it didn't shine, it leaves a nice shine, however its not right for me. It's a great product, I recommend it to friends all the time. For what I am after, I have been using McKee's Tire gel a lot so far this year. Also Gyeon Tire is good, I love the look for about 5-7 days, but after 2 weeks I am ready for a freshen up. My go to easy spray is Meguiars D160 All Season Dressing, for me it outlast Hyper Dressing, and gives me the look I like.
 
Hammer77 said:
Eldo2k- Never said it didn't shine, it leaves a nice shine, however its not right for me. It's a great product, I recommend it to friends all the time. For what I am after, I have been using McKee's Tire gel a lot so far this year. Also Gyeon Tire is good, I love the look for about 5-7 days, but after 2 weeks I am ready for a freshen up. My go to easy spray is Meguiars D160 All Season Dressing, for me it outlast Hyper Dressing, and gives me the look I like.
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I gotcha. I will admit that the shine tones down a bit after the 1st day...

I applied Hyper Dressing to these tires on July 1st. So 12 days and this is what they look like.

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Sorry don't have a close up tire shot. This one was taken when I was sitting in my garage, was trying to take a pic of a reflection in the quarter panel, and got this.

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I like the wet look.
 
Eldorado2k said:
True, it's not very good for exterior trim because of what you stated. I do like it on customers windshield cowls though.. Also works great on rear bumper plastic trim [because it has nowhere to run to]

I tried Perl on tires a few times and wasn't impressed.
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I tried Perl at 1:1 on my tires, and thought "Mmm it's ok."

Next session, I used it straight and really loved the look. (I like a deep black satin sheen).

Lasts 2 weeks or so. Perfect for me.
 
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