Tire Shine Frequency ?

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Is it a bad idea to apply tire dressing once a week for best look at a car show without some sort of cleaning to remove previous layer to avoid a build up.


I've been considering using a water base product and leaning towards Mequiars Hyper-dressing or any other product that you recommend that has more of a semi-gloss look?

Also if weekly layering is not the way to go then what's a good product to remove the previous layer?

Thank you !!
 
It's always a good idea to clean the tires with a stiff bristle brush(I recommend the Tuff Shine tire brush)and either a specific tire cleaner(like McKee's 37 tire cleaner)or a good all-purpose cleaner or degreaser(I personally use Chemical Guy's AllClean+). It is not crucial to do so, but the new application of dressing will last longer and your applicator of choice will deteriorate at a slower rate due to less exposure to nasty tire grime.

Definitely go the water-based route, much nicer to use and more forgiving when you just don't feel like cleaning off the previous layer. I personally only apply new dressing if I've cleaned the tires thoroughly.

Hyper-dressing is a very popular product, and I would love to try some one day. I currently use Chemical Guy's V.R.P. dressing as I do prefer higher gloss shine and am not worried about diluting it.

For you, I would recommend Hyper-dressing since you want a semi-gloss look. Since Hyper-dressing is a spray-on product, make sure to still work it into the rubber with an applicator of your choice.

Hope that helps!
 
Poorboys bold n bright has a mild cleaner in it.
 
I would suggest one of two thing...

Blackfire makes a very nice AIO cleaner and protectant that leaves a nice deep black finish that dries to touch.

Also what I have been doing lately is using OPC 3:1 to clean my tires only using microfibers. Just spray on wipe and dry. Then I will follow up with Optimum opti bond. I have been doing this every couple weeks when I detail the wife's car. No water needed so you could do it at a car show if you wanted. There is a video optimum made showing this method.

I still break out the hose and brushes...just not as much as I used to.

Here is a shot of the tires right after I cleabed the car on Saturday

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I bought opti bond tire gel about a year ago and i think its awesome. I dilute it 1 to 1 and it has a nice shine and lasts fairly long. I thought about meguiars hyper dressing but kind of like the old sayin if it aint broke dont fix it opti bond works for me and looks great so i am stickin with it.
 
Mantilgh said:
I like "all in one" type of products for this purpose.

Meguiars M40 Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner & Conditioner
works well and leaves a low gloss finish.

Meguiars #40<br>Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner protects rubber, plastic & vinyl interior surfaces. Meguiars # 40 Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner and
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Saves time/product/money
on the cleaning step(s).
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And to answer the frequency question:
(paraphrasing Mike Phillips)

'When you want your tires to have that
"just been dressed look"...then go ahead
and dress them'.


Bob
 
This is the primary reason I have switched to water based tire dressings. They make cleaning of the tires so much easier. I find myself cleaning my tires after every 2nd or 3rd wash. I do love using Poorboy Bold and Bright that has a mild cleaner in it. I recently picked up a gallon.
 
I worked with a guy at Mercedes Benz as a employee in ny.every single day he would pull is Mazda millennia s into the shop and spraywax it or wax it tires and everything .Everysingle day rain shine or whatever.I will never forget that kid ocd out of this world.one day he buffed it halograms everywhere it thought he was gonna cry.mercedes gave us limited pads and polishes.They were crap and just a cleaner wax with big time fillers and 3 m foam pad polish all with a rotary.we ordered some stuff at Malco and double team to rid the halos.He lived for this car and would eats crackers and ramen soup so he could afford the payments on the car.Never will I forget that kid he was beyond a autogeek.But he was a great worker never once a day off,and he and I use to pump out some cars.sometimes 16 in one day at the end of the month and done right no short cuts.we worked at a dealer that was very strict about the standard of vehicle detailing.We had to leave a classy jazz station on ever car new or used,and if you didn't you were fired.
 
I use the Opti-Bond tire gel. I clean with Opti-Clean mixed 3:1. I don't try to remove all the previous coats. I find quite a bit of the coating comes off by spraying cleaner and wiping with micro fiber towel (shows up black on the towel). I do every couple weeks on daily driver. I could probably do every 3 weeks, but it is so easy, why not keep them looking fresh. I try for miinimal shine and maximum black (a wipe with the micro fiber towel after application takes tthe shine down a bit).
 
Much like Pats300ZX, I switched to water based dressings too. I still have a bottle of Megs Endurance Gel, and will use it when requested, but VRP is my go-to shine product. The initial shine is easy to control, and it lasts between 2-3 washes.
 
RABVET said:
Is it a bad idea to apply tire dressing once a week for best look at a car show without some sort of cleaning to remove previous layer to avoid a build up.


I've been considering using a water base product and leaning towards Mequiars Hyper-dressing or any other product that you recommend that has more of a semi-gloss look?

Also if weekly layering is not the way to go then what's a good product to remove the previous layer?

Thank you !!
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well i do my daily driver everytime i wash it with tire shine, i try to clean the tire but to be honest it doesnt really get dirty with the tire shine on there. nothing really comes off, the tire shine kinda makes it so brake dust and grime dont really stick. ur not going to see any brown stuff come off
 
RABVET said:
Is it a bad idea to apply tire dressing once a week for best look at a car show without some sort of cleaning to remove previous layer to avoid a build up.


I've been considering using a water base product and leaning towards Mequiars Hyper-dressing or any other product that you recommend that has more of a semi-gloss look?

Also if weekly layering is not the way to go then what's a good product to remove the previous layer?

Thank you !!
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This may not be a popular answer here but, back in the days before I really got into detailing I would wash my car weekly but as far as the tires I never ever scrubbed them clean with a brush or anything. All I would use was either Armor All Tire Foam or their Tire Gel or both [foam followed by the gel] and my tires never turned brown... Still to this day I have no clue what people are talking about when they say your tires are gonna turn brown or whatever... My tires would look perfect 365 days a year! Lol. [FYI Armor All Tire Gel is water based, just in case you're looking for something OTC]

fightnews said:
well i do my daily driver everytime i wash it with tire shine, i try to clean the tire but to be honest it doesnt really get dirty with the tire shine on there. nothing really comes off, the tire shine kinda makes it so brake dust and grime dont really stick. ur not going to see any brown stuff come off
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What's your definition of "tire shine"?
These days I use Hyper Dressing on my daily driver and apply weekly/whenever I get around to washing the car.. For me, it only takes a few moments to spray the tires with Megs D143 and either hit them real quik with the tire brush or simply rinse the cleaner off with the hose.

But there is definitely some dirt + previous dressing coming off the tires. The only time you can truly say your tires are clean is when you can wipe them with a paper towel and come up completely clean, and that's sort of rare. Lol.
 
Try Stoners More Shine. Very easy to use and looks great. Will come off in a rain storm or when washing but it goes on very easily and thin with say an old round microfiber applicator pad - I repourposed a pack of old ones for this. It's relatively cheap and can be used after every wash.

I just applied the Turtle Wax Jet Black Endura-Shine Tire Coat Kit and am so so with it thus far. Looks great when first applied, held up to my first wash well but the other day after washing it the tires just don't have the "pop" that I'm looking to have. Still dark, but not necessarly as Black and Crisp if that makes sense. I should have taken a photo.

Anyway, I just wiped them quickly with a very very light coating of stoners and they look great again. My thinking is that the stoners product may wear off in rain but the underlying Turtle Wax product will likely keep them looking pretty good when the car is dirty.

Ironically for me tire dressing is still the one area I'm hunting to find the perfect product for my needs and likes.
 
TTQ B4U said:
Try Stoners More Shine. Very easy to use and looks great. Will come off in a rain storm or when washing but it goes on very easily and thin with say an old round microfiber applicator pad - I repourposed a pack of old ones for this. It's relatively cheap and can be used after every wash.

I just applied the Turtle Wax Jet Black Endura-Shine Tire Coat Kit and am so so with it thus far. Looks great when first applied, held up to my first wash well but the other day after washing it the tires just don't have the "pop" that I'm looking to have. Still dark, but not necessarly as Black and Crisp if that makes sense. I should have taken a photo.

Anyway, I just wiped them quickly with a very very light coating of stoners and they look great again. My thinking is that the stoners product may wear off in rain but the underlying Turtle Wax product will likely keep them looking pretty good when the car is dirty.

Ironically for me tire dressing is still the one area I'm hunting to find the perfect product for my needs and likes.
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With all the great tire coating that last for months..why would anyone use a tire dressing that last for a week or two, if that?
 
thomaswattson said:
Definitely clean the build-up before applying a new layer. It helps to keep your

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shining for long. You can find several cleaning and shining supplies at a car store.
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Yeah, and you can also find SPAM. :spam4:
 
Rsurfer said:
With all the great tire coating that last for months..why would anyone use a tire dressing that last for a week or two, if that?
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I actually get about a month+ from DG 253.

And I have zero problem with re-applying it at that frequency. (Even if I get lazy and don't re-apply in time, DG just seems to kind of "fade away" and not completely fail like some other dressings.)

Plus, of all the dressings/coatings I have tried, nothing looks better (to me) than 253.
 
PaulMys said:
I actually get about a month+ from DG 253.

And I have zero problem with re-applying it at that frequency. (Even if I get lazy and don't re-apply in time, DG just seems to kind of "fade away" and not completely fail like some other dressings.)

Plus, of all the dressings/coatings I have tried, nothing looks better (to me) than 253.
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I agree. When I did my first extensive spring cleaning after winter, I noticed the sidewalls of the tires still were much darker than the tread area.
 
57Rambler said:
I agree. When I did my first extensive spring cleaning after winter, I noticed the sidewalls of the tires still were much darker than the tread area.
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Is that how you compare tire dressings? Side walls compared to treads.
 
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