Looking for a tire dressing that is not oily or very wet looking. It has to be in a spray bottle because these are truck tires with a very aggressive sidewall. I can’t stand the super shinny dirt attracting used car lot look. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that). What products do you guys recommend?
Tire dressing help
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Bruno Soares
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McKee's 37 SiO2 enhanced tire shine will do just what you want. It looks wet when applied and maybe uneven but as it dries it comes out perfect. Just a nice sheen, not glossy. Lasts weeks. It's a spray on dressing that you can either spray directly on the tire (for those aggressive tires) or spray on the applicator and spread that to low profile tires.
Desertnate
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When you say it lasts, "weeks", what type of weather conditions will give you this longevity. I've seen some with great longevity in the dry, but one drive in the rain and it's gone.
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Because it's a low sheen and really just a rich black rubber color, that stays around for a while, even after rain. I've let it go for well over a month without being touched and never turned brown.
It's definitely not like other dressings that add shine. It just makes the rubber look like perfect black rubber.
When I am after a little more shine, then I use CarPro PERL. Doesn't last very long but looks great if you apply every wash.
Mgavin1985
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I am looking for the same thing the meguiars all season I believe is most durable and satin not that super oil sheen but they only sell a gallon. I tried a small sample it was durable and didn’t collect a lot of dust like a gel stayed on maybe three weeks when I washed the tire it beaded water nice. Hey u wanna split a gallon??
fly07sti
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On my truck tires I really like Griots Satin aerosol. It’s a little shiny for a couple days which is ok with me, but after a few days it becomes more of of sheen that I love.
I spray the tires and level/dry with my Metro Sidekick and it pushes the dressing into all the nooks and knobs. These pics are prob 30 post application.
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I spray the tires and level/dry with my Metro Sidekick and it pushes the dressing into all the nooks and knobs. These pics are prob 30 post application.
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PaulMys
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Agreed.
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My bad...Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel. Need to try 253 for that. Use it on ext trim... hmmmm.
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I really liked CP Perl. If your looking week to week will be great. This after cleaning with griots rubber cleaner and one coat peRL
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pickles
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CG silk shine or PERL. Cut either one 1:1 with water for that satin black new tire, not wet oily tire sheen.
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Tip for applying tire dressings to aggressive side walls is to get a shallow and small Tupperware container (or if you’re in a pinch just cut out the bottom of a water bottle) and pour/spray your dressing in to there and use a detail brush to apply it. Much easier to control its application without overspray and easy to get it into all the tread without using a ton of product. Afterwards quick wipe down with MF towel and you’re good to go.
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MattPersman
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For weekly sprayable product: in no particular order. Poorboys bold and bright. Duragloss 253, carpro Perl, many of the tire aerosols at the store work just fine too.
Megs all season may be a little too heavy for weekly use IMO. I used it on many occasions on tires and I actually like it on my weathertechs but it will make them slick for a few days
Everyone has a different look they like most don’t last in the rain well at all but being weekly. Also tires react differently a set a Michelin’s on a passenger car may look very matte while a Continental on a different car will look much more glossy
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Megs all season may be a little too heavy for weekly use IMO. I used it on many occasions on tires and I actually like it on my weathertechs but it will make them slick for a few days
Everyone has a different look they like most don’t last in the rain well at all but being weekly. Also tires react differently a set a Michelin’s on a passenger car may look very matte while a Continental on a different car will look much more glossy
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Desertnate
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You should like 253 much better. I've used 253 for many years and picked up a small bottle of the Optimum when my 253 bottle ran out as I wanted to get some experience with other products. I've been really disapointed. I'm not impressed by the appearance of the Opti-Bond, and it doesn't survive a single encounter with rain or snow.
Funny experience with the Opti-bond as an example: One day I spent a great deal of time last spring detailing my car top to bottom including a very careful application of the Opti-bond. It was one of the few times it actually looked really good on my tires and I was quite satisfied when then sun went down. Overnight we had a horrific thunderstorm pass through which blasted the passenger side of my car with rain. The next morning, the driver side tires still looked pretty good without only a few rain streaks, while the passenger side had bare tires. The product has been totally washed off as if nothing had ever been applied.
I want to try PERL when my Opti-bond runs out, but I wonder if it will live up to my 253 experience.