Tuff Tire Shine Review

rjd598

rjd598

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I've been using Tuff Tire Shine for some time now and it is an absolute amazing product. I originally tested this about a year or so ago on my daily driver. It lasted me about 3-4 months with only one application, but never documented it. My daily was driven 350+ miles a week, sat outside 24/7, never saw a hand wash by myself, and only went through automatic car washes about twice a month on average. No reapplication was present throughout the 3-4 months. At the end you could definitely tell the tires had product still left on them, but obviously there was no high shine left. Honestly it might have even lasted longer, but the car was involved in an accident so it sat at the body shop for a few weeks, collected dirt and dust, and when they delivered it it had been detailed with new tire dressing applied. After that the car switched ownership over to my dad so I never tracked the tires after that.

Fast forward to now, I got some new rims for my new daily driver and it came with almost new tires that only had 100 miles on them. The pictures that follow are almost the same conditions. Car sits outside 24/7, driven 350+, no auto car washes but for most of the two months it saw only high pressure washer water. I used the tuff tire brush with just soap and water twice on the tires. No reapplication since the original application and only one coat iirc are on these tires. I tried taking pictures at different angles to give you an idea of what they look like now. This specific tire has seen the worst damage because when I parallel park I sometimes rub the curb with this tire slightly. I might have rubbed twice, but you can see what they look like after my recent wash. Remember this is all on the initial coating I put on about two months ago. Feel free to ask any questions









 
can you apply a fresh coat and take pictures...the current pictures arn't glossy enough, looks matte
 
ArkayoDeetayo said:
can you apply a fresh coat and take pictures...the current pictures arn't glossy enough, looks matte
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That defeats the purpose. The point here is that you will have tires that look maintained for a long period of time, but like I said they will lose shine over time. Under my conditions I think it's pretty impressive what one coat has gone through and how well it has held up. I don't think you'll find another tire dressing that can last this long. If you want more shine I would simply reapply when desired which will only add more protection to the base coating
 
I think they still look good. Very nice job on the wheels and tires.
 
Quite impressive. I think this is a great product to offer clients on daily drivers.
 
artofdetailing said:
Quite impressive. I think this is a great product to offer clients on daily drivers.
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Exactly my thoughts on this product. I personally only use it on my daily driver and my "garage queen" still gets experimental coats of whatever is up on the table. Eliminating one step from washing the daily driver helps out a lot. I like to keep it as basic of a wash as possible hahaah thanks for all the other compliments gents
 
Impressive!! i have my kit for a few months just waiting
 
UPDATE

So it has been a total of 4 months since initial application. Since my posting I might have been able to scrub the tires once with soap and water so no real cleaning and there's been a mix of rain that the tires have seen along with the normal 24/7 outside conditions and 350+ miles per week. I used a waterless on the tires before taking these pics so if they don't look amazing maybe it's because they haven't been fully cleaned off. Regardless you can definitely tell the tires have dressing on them. At this point I would personally put on another coat for protection and looks, but I will actually keep going. Look out for another update of tire pics when I detail the car and the tires will get a nice scrubbing with soap/water.







 
Hello there, another fellow E36 M3 owner here, Techno Violet is such a beautiful color! I own a 99 Estoril Blue :)

I'm jealous of your LTW wheels, I have the normal contours.

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zerix said:
Hello there, another fellow E36 M3 owner here, Techno Violet is such a beautiful color! I own a 99 Estoril Blue :)

I'm jealous of your LTW wheels, I have the normal contours.

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Oh my :drool: that is so beautiful. If I could have chosen I would have gotten Estoril blue I love that color so much. However after searching two years for an e36 m3, I wasn't going to be picky hahahah the contours are my second favorite rim for the e36. The ltw wheels were a pain in the ass to find too!
 
Applied two coats of Tuff Shine to my tires today, after using their cleaner. I used the tuff shine cleaner, scrubbed tires twice before they were clean and it foamed white. Takes a little time to scrub and clean the tires, but still very easy process overall.

The side walls have (ribs/groves) so I used the sponge to apply the sealer and spent a little more time applying it in that area. Let is sit a minute or two, then blotted off any excess using a microfiber towel.

I really like the looks of it, we'll see how long it lasts. I will try to remember to follow up in a few months with new pics.

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They look really good still, I added the kit to my cart after finishing the thread. Do you have any experience with the Tuff cleaner or just the sealant? Not sure how much more it's worth to buy it from them or just use soap and water.
 
Ron4543 said:
They look really good still, I added the kit to my cart after finishing the thread. Do you have any experience with the Tuff cleaner or just the sealant? Not sure how much more it's worth to buy it from them or just use soap and water.
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Buy the cleaner. Soap and water will not clean your tires.
 
Ron4543 said:
They look really good still, I added the kit to my cart after finishing the thread. Do you have any experience with the Tuff cleaner or just the sealant? Not sure how much more it's worth to buy it from them or just use soap and water.
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The whole kit is priced very reasonably if you ask me respectably for what you get. Getting the tires as clean as possible is key for the coating to properly bond to the tires. To do that you will need the tire cleaner as well. I've been lucky and have had new or next to new tires so cleaning has never been an issue, but I've heard people taking a lot of time to get the tires alone just clean. Worth it in the end though for sure
 
Been on the fence about this for a while, definitely going to be picking it up soon after reading this. Thanks!
 
The tires look great with only having one coat. :dblthumb2:
Very natural looking and dark.

Thanks for posting.
 
rjd598 said:
The whole kit is priced very reasonably if you ask me respectably for what you get. Getting the tires as clean as possible is key for the coating to properly bond to the tires. To do that you will need the tire cleaner as well. I've been lucky and have had new or next to new tires so cleaning has never been an issue, but I've heard people taking a lot of time to get the tires alone just clean. Worth it in the end though for sure
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Perfect, thanks for the info. By the way, do you know how many uses you can get out of the kit? I'd like to do my wife's car and my work trucks.
 
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