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Hello all. Long time member but haven't been on here in a while. Have a question and searching really didn't help me much. Ten or so years ago, with regard to tire shine products, there was either easy to apply but short longevity, or harder to apply but longer longevity. I am crossing my fingers that times and products have changed. I currently have Falken Wildpeak tires that have sidewall lugs that make it incredibly time consuming to apply tire shine. I just did my tires yesterday and I used Wolfgang exterior trim sealant with a microfiber pad. Tires look great but it took a long time to get them right. Is there an easy to apply tire shine available that has great longevity similar to the gel products? Thanks for any help that you can provide

Don
 
PA DETAILER said:
Do yourself a big favor and get a FLAGGED TIPPED BRUSH. Best way to apply dressing to aggressive tires! Spray directly on brush then onto the tires. If you're looking for a product that will last longer, yes times have changed, look into TW Hybrid solutions graphene tire shine. Or Griots ceramic tire shine.

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Griot'''s Garage Ceramic Tire Dressing
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You say you use a Carrand brush with blue bristles? I can’t help but think that Carrand brushes bristles are of a similar stiffness of the typical blue bristles that are found in most standard “wheel & tire” brushes such as this brush on the left. A “flag tipped” brush as I’ve always known it is most widely known to be made with slightly different bristles that are a bit softer to the touch, to the point where the brush is also advertised to be safe to use on painted body panels without scratching and most commonly looks like this grey brush on the right.

I’ve always wondered what your version of the brush actually feels like. It’s like an answer I’ll never know. Lol.

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No. Green bristles. Like the one in the above link, I posted. Soft to the touch. Perfect for tire dressings.
 
One dressing to consider is Griots Garage Black Satin aerosol. I'd never been a fan of aerosols, but this one is fairly controllable. It lists itself as a coating, which it isn't. It falls somewhere between a dressing and a coating...looking fairly fresh for 2-3 weeks...beads water for about 4-6 weeks.
 
I bought a 5 piece detail brush set about a year ago. I only am using one so I have 4 laying around. Next time I use the gel maybe I will use one of the brushes and see how it goes. Thanks for the tips

Don
 
Another choice that would be a good brush good for tire dressings.
 
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Eldorado2k said:
You say you use a Carrand brush with blue bristles? I can’t help but think that Carrand brushes bristles are of a similar stiffness of the typical blue bristles that are found in most standard “wheel & tire” brushes such as this brush on the left.
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I used to think so too. Today, I have two wheel/tire brushes. One is this one from Mothers (Mothers Wheel Brush ) and one I bought from either WalMart or the BX. They look structurally identical with the only differences being the colors of the plastic/rubber/bristles. However, the bristles are very different in feel. The no-name brand brush is far softer than the Mother's version. I won't use the Mother's on my wheels and save it for things like tires, wheel wells, and engine bays.

Hopefully this won't push the original conversation too far off topic...
 
briarpatch said:
One dressing to consider is Griots Garage Black Satin aerosol. I'd never been a fan of aerosols, but this one is fairly controllable. It lists itself as a coating, which it isn't. It falls somewhere between a dressing and a coating...looking fairly fresh for 2-3 weeks...beads water for about 4-6 weeks.
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Agreed 100%.

I first tried this back in 2018 when my wife had her Nitto Grappler tires installed on her Wrangler.

No way in hell I was going to try and hand-apply a dressing to those gnarly-ass things. Brush or no brush. Lol

I have been impressed with it, but I have noticed that the level of shine varies with each can I buy.

Some cans have WAY more shine than others. Which kind of sucks when you are going after the "Satin" look.
 
Desertnate said:
Do you have a review posted anywhere? Curious what you think about it compared to 253.
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I have one of these TRC brushes dedicated to tire dressings and it works brilliantly for larger truck and SUV tires. In my case, I'm using Perl at 3:1 but any runny dressing would be work just fine, 253 included.









 
DFB said:
I have one of these TRC brushes dedicated to tire dressings and it works brilliantly for larger truck and SUV tires. In my case, I'm using Perl at 3:1 but any runny dressing would be work just fine, 253 included.
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Thanks! I actually messed up the quote.

What I was really after was your thoughts on the Griots ceramic tire dressing.
 
Desertnate said:
Thanks! I actually messed up the quote.

What I was really after was your thoughts on the Griots ceramic tire dressing.
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First use was Friday. Applied and looks great! Very even look. Just curious how long it's going to last.
 
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First use was Friday. Applied and looks great! Very even look. Just curious how long it's going to last.
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I got 3+ weeks. I replaced 2 tires after I put it on so I only had 1 front and 1 rear tire with it still on. The front tire still looked ok after 5 weeks. The dressing on the back tire was pretty gone. So call it about a month.
 
Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don
 
Dadillac said:
Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don
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Can you fit the edge of the brush between the rim and tire?
 
Dadillac said:
Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don
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How about a small foam brush? Like those used for stain or varnishing? They have a "razor tip".
 
I use a cheap 3 inch flag tipped paint brush. Can swipe right along that edge with precsion

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Dadillac said:
Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don
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I use a CarPro Swipe applicator on my tires. The angled edge can go right in between the tire and wheel.

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