Will my tires ever come clean

Vegas1

Vegas1

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Decided to try out the Tuff Shine cleaner and clearcoat on my wife`s 2018 Nissan Murano. The only issue everyone talked about was make sure the tire is clean. No problem I thought since we purchased the vehicle in Oct. of last year the tires have only been washed. Never dressed or coated.

Well I`ve now scrubbed the tire ten times and the suds still are not white. I don`t want to take a chance and put on the clearcoat have it look like crap.

The tires are Continental Cross Sports.

Any help would be great as I`m about to call it quits and go another route.
 
I`ve stopped scrubbing *clean* for the last 8-9 years or so. I just clean them well with the pressure washer, before applying. In my mind, one is causing more harm than good, removing the tire blooming agents.

TS is soooooo easy to apply, if it doe not last that long, no big deal. Just another HP rise, and another ~swipe~ with the sponge when it drops off...
 
Vegas1 said:
Decided to try out the Tuff Shine cleaner and clearcoat on my wife`s 2018 Nissan Murano. The only issue everyone talked about was make sure the tire is clean. No problem I thought since we purchased the vehicle in Oct. of last year the tires have only been washed. Never dressed or coated.

Well I`ve now scrubbed the tire ten times and the suds still are not white. I don`t want to take a chance and put on the clearcoat have it look like crap.

The tires are Continental Cross Sports.

Any help would be great as I`m about to call it quits and go another route.
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You`re probably seeing the antiozonants coming to the surface. I limit deep cleaning tires to special occasions like full details, I don`t ever fully clean a tire for maintenance (APC @ 1:10 works well). With harsh chemicals we can start deteriorating the rubber and pull the antiozonants out of it, cutting the tires ability to not dry out, etc. Go ahead and apply the clearcocat. If they turn brown, they turn brown, it`s okay.
 
mobiledynamics said:
I`ve stopped scrubbing *clean* for the last 8-9 years or so. I just clean them well with the pressure washer, before applying. In my mind, one is causing more harm than good, removing the tire blooming agents.

TS is soooooo easy to apply, if it doe not last that long, no big deal. Just another HP rise, and another ~swipe~ with the sponge when it drops off...
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Interesting since I have the pressure washer out as I`m cleaning my deck. Thanks.
 
TheMeanGreen said:
You`re probably seeing the antiozonants coming to the surface. I limit deep cleaning tires to special occasions like full details, I don`t ever fully clean a tire for maintenance (APC @ 1:10 works well). With harsh chemicals we can start deteriorating the rubber and pull the antiozonants out of it, cutting the tires ability to not dry out, etc. Go ahead and apply the clearcocat. If they turn brown, they turn brown, it`s okay.
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Hope I didn`t damage the tire. I think I`ll just go ahead and coat them tomorrow. Thanks.
 
Just to be clear you were rinsing the brush well between cleanings right? (Not trying to offend you here, just need to know your process) If not you will never have clean suds. 10 cleanings does seem excessive. I`m normally around 5 +/- 1 to prep tires for tuff shine clear coat.
 
audicoupej said:
Just to be clear you were rinsing the brush well between cleanings right? (Not trying to offend you here, just need to know your process) If not you will never have clean suds. 10 cleanings does seem excessive. I`m normally around 5 +/- 1 to prep tires for tuff shine clear coat.
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Always rinsed well till the water coming through the brush was clear.

I was expecting maybe 5 at the most since the tires had never been dressed.


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Vegas1 said:
Always rinsed well till the water coming through the brush was clear.

I was expecting maybe 5 at the most since the tires had never been dressed.


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You should be good to coat then. Let us know how it works out.
 
I`ve never used the Tuff Shine cleaner, I`ve always used Mother`s, which is cheaper and works well enough for me. That said, the key is to get the sidewalls looking PERFECT. Tuff Shine does very little if ANYTHING to the appearance of the tire other than adding a bit of gloss. In fact it seems to make defects look worse. If there is a smidge of brown anywhere on the tire, Tuff Shine will make it more visible!
 
I`m all out on Mothers but TS tire cleaner is at least 2.5X more potent than the mothers IME. You may not even get *more brown* with mothers thinking pretty clean, grab the TS and spray and you will get ~brown~. I don`t merit the color of cleaning though like I mentioned in my OP....I just opt for clean enough. Tires ain`t cheap - $400+ a corner when you figure $3 and change for a tire plus another $30-$40 per M/B. I`m keeping my blooming agents
 
Dan said:
I`ve never used the Tuff Shine cleaner, I`ve always used Mother`s, which is cheaper and works well enough for me. That said, the key is to get the sidewalls looking PERFECT. Tuff Shine does very little if ANYTHING to the appearance of the tire other than adding a bit of gloss. In fact it seems to make defects look worse. If there is a smidge of brown anywhere on the tire, Tuff Shine will make it more visible!
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The only tire coating I`ve ever used is the famous TW Endura. Super easy to use. Just don`t have enough left to do the wife`s larger SUV tires. But I still have enough left to do mine one more time.B)
 
Dan said:
I`ve never used the Tuff Shine cleaner, I`ve always used Mother`s, which is cheaper and works well enough for me. That said, the key is to get the sidewalls looking PERFECT. Tuff Shine does very little if ANYTHING to the appearance of the tire other than adding a bit of gloss. In fact it seems to make defects look worse. If there is a smidge of brown anywhere on the tire, Tuff Shine will make it more visible!
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Now you tell me. (LOL)
 
mobiledynamics said:
I`m all out on Mothers but TS tire cleaner is at least 2.5X more potent than the mothers IME. You may not even get *more brown* with mothers thinking pretty clean, grab the TS and spray and you will get ~brown~. I don`t merit the color of cleaning though like I mentioned in my OP....I just opt for clean enough. Tires ain`t cheap - $400+ a corner when you figure $3 and change for a tire plus another $30-$40 per M/B. I`m keeping my blooming agents
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Thanks for all the info.
 
Another thing to remember is that if you like the results of Tuf-Shine Clearcoat, and keep using it perhaps, just 1 quick coat after the first time you wash the tires again, it will build up a little at a time, and eventually, you will perhaps find that place where you really like the way they look after the regular maintenance wash and use that awesome orange Tuf-shine applicator sponge to go over them all real quick..

Been using this product since it first came out around 10 years ago I believe, and it has never done anything but improve the looks of hundreds of tires that have gone through the shop and all my personal vehicle tires..

And I also vote for the Tuf-Shine Cleaner to be the best one I have ever used for cleaning and preparing the tires for the Clearcoat product..

Dan F
 
Vegas1....it`s hard to explain until you`ve used that orange sponge. But once you do, you might be like me, and buy a few extras to have as spare just in case they don`t make them anymore or switch production. It is really such a overlooked ~simple tool~ that is perfect is soooo many ways.
 
Try this
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It is kind of expensive- but it cleans tires better than anything out there
You have to get the can /foam-- the liquid concentrate just is not the same
This stuff gets the brown off
 
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