el naturale tire dressing

For a natural look, or just the best tire dressing in general, the (already) much acclaimed 253 is my go-to product. However, when using PERL at a 1:1 ratio you can adjust the level of sheen by how much you apply. I typically end up somewhere between a nice dark satin finish and a brand-new-out-of-the- tire shop finish.
 
Ron Ketcham said:
CWhat do sugar and water, Cocacola and brake fluid have in common?
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Oh, OK...I`ll bite! What *DO* they have in common besides being [crap] that generally needs kept/cleaned off of stuff PDQ?

I`ve been wondering about that Q for ages now. If you hit this thread again, Ketch, I`d like to know the answer.
 
Have been using this product since it first came out, and I get great results from it...

You HAVE to really clean the rubber first.. Their cleaner works really great for this step...

Then when the tires are completely DRY, using their perfect orange sponge applicator, shake the product, carefully get it on the applicator, apply, let it DRY, apply it again...

When dry, it looks fabulous to me, and it does not wash off the first time dark clouds appear in the sky...

I went through a lot of tire coatings over a couple decades, and am so happy to not have to do that anymore...

It IS true that some brand tires` rubber sidewalls react differently than others... The key for me since many Clients want this, is to really, really, scrub the tires clean and then clean again... Using their cleaning product, when the suds are now white, while cleaning, that tire is clean... Clean it again...

This product needs to adhere as best it can so it will look better, not sling, and last a long time...

Years of testing it on my own vehicles = 8 tires total and never had a bad reaction, or anything else but really clean, black, no sling, etc., tires...

The only product I use on my own vehicles...

TUF SHINE Appearance Products

Dan F
 
Accumulator said:
Oh, OK...I`ll bite! What *DO* they have in common besides being [crap] that generally needs kept/cleaned off of stuff PDQ?

I`ve been wondering about that Q for ages now. If you hit this thread again, Ketch, I`d like to know the answer.
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My guess would be that they could be used for removing rust.
 
Read my reply, note date, most here were not even borne back in those days, there were also other things used, from motor oil, trans fluid, anything to create a darkening of the tire, some lasted longer, some we know now actually damaged the sidewall over time. Was a different world of car care chemicals, not as today.
 
Stokdgs said:
Have been using this product since it first came out, and I get great results from it...

You HAVE to really clean the rubber first.. Their cleaner works really great for this step...

Then when the tires are completely DRY, using their perfect orange sponge applicator, shake the product, carefully get it on the applicator, apply, let it DRY, apply it again...

When dry, it looks fabulous to me, and it does not wash off the first time dark clouds appear in the sky...

I went through a lot of tire coatings over a couple decades, and am so happy to not have to do that anymore...

It IS true that some brand tires` rubber sidewalls react differently than others... The key for me since many Clients want this, is to really, really, scrub the tires clean and then clean again... Using their cleaning product, when the suds are now white, while cleaning, that tire is clean... Clean it again...

This product needs to adhere as best it can so it will look better, not sling, and last a long time...

Years of testing it on my own vehicles = 8 tires total and never had a bad reaction, or anything else but really clean, black, no sling, etc., tires...

The only product I use on my own vehicles...

TUF SHINE Appearance Products

Dan F
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I loved Tuff Shine till I got the dreaded brown on a set of tires. It really is awesome stuff. But TW tire coating is about half way there in durability with 1/10th the effort.
 
Dan said:
I loved Tuff Shine till I got the dreaded brown on a set of tires. It really is awesome stuff. But TW tire coating is about half way there in durability with 1/10th the effort.
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Ditto. Have been using TuffShine since 2016, never an issue. Doesn’t seem to like my Michelin Pilot Sport 4S though. 8-10 cleaning cycles, bright white foam after cleaning but just won’t apply evenly without brown areas. Carrand Tire Brush, orange TS sponge & a few other applicators made no difference

Stuff is great on all other tires I’ve used it on, other Michelins included.


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981 Cayman S said:
Ditto. Have been using TuffShine since 2016, never an issue. Doesn’t seem to like my Michelin Pilot Sport 4S though. 8-10 cleaning cycles, bright white foam after cleaning but just won’t apply evenly without brown areas. Carrand Tire Brush, orange TS sponge & a few other applicators made no difference

Stuff is great on all other tires I’ve used it on, other Michelins included.


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Drill brush. Makes cleaning so much ch easier.

I stopped using coating on personal rides as with low profile tires I have to almost apply like a dressing. Te sided seem to ware near the tread which doesn’t look so bad on a regular tire but on low pros the ware looks like a much larger portion needing a recoat.


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Dan said:
Man that stuff {Opti-Bond} is the most overhyped Optimum product there is. Regular Armor All from the dollar store lasts longer and looks about the same. Either disappear with just a cloud on the weather forecast.
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The thing I liked about Opti-Bond is it seemed to be completely non-greasy feeling on your hands, etc. I had bought a bottle a few years ago and tried it once and liked it, so I went back to trying to use up my other dressings first.

The Guz said:
It {Jescar Tire and Trim Protectant} is a good product to use on tires. It leaves a nice clean look just as you stated. Pretty good durability as well. I saw about 6 weeks from it.

Here is the video I made for application to help the op on it. It turned out to be a good purchase.
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Guz (or anyone else who has used this product) I didn`t have time to watch the whole video, is this something that feels greasy like a typical PDMS dressing? Or is it different?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
The thing I liked about Opti-Bond is it seemed to be completely non-greasy feeling on your hands, etc. I had bought a bottle a few years ago and tried it once and liked it, so I went back to trying to use up my other dressings first.
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It is less greasy than most but chemical guys VRP is similar, and it dries completely grease free, and outlasts optibond. It also adds more shine. Regardless both are over a decade old and total underperformers in a market of better and cheaper products.
 
Ron Swanson said:
I want a tire dressing that`s very flat with no sheen at all. Ideally I`d like it to leave the tire just looking like very fresh rubber. Problem is, everything the local car store carries gives a gloss.

Is there a tire dressing that`s specifically known to give the look I`m wanting? I`ll avoid any shipping charges so hopefully on Amazon.

Thanks.
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While not normally available locally I still find Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel to be one of the better natural looking tire dressings.

It`s not the current "flavor of the month" with Si02 or anything. But it works well and a nice added bonus I find that the browning that some tire dressings seem to make worse as tires age; Opti-Bond doesn`t really do. In fact it seems to help keep that browning down.

Another nice thing is that if you don`t like a gel tire dressing you can mix it with water to get a more liquid sprayable version. I usually mix mine at 50/50 to make a more liquid gel. It help me to spread it out better and have an even more natural finish. And if you do a mix it will make a bottle last that much longer.
 
TroyScherer said:
While not normally available locally I still find Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel to be one of the better natural looking tire dressings.
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Do you have problems with the durability of this product?

When I used it, I found it to the be the shortest lived of anything I`ve ever tried. Some times it only lasted hours on a set of tires.

Most disappointing was getting my car ready for a Cars and Coffee one evening. Over night, the car was subjected to a heavy dew and when I went out to leave, the tires were heavily streaked from where the moister rolled down the tire. It would run right off while sitting in a heavy mist too. Even in dry weather, I think I only got about a week out if.
PERL and 253 on the same tires didn`t have any issues.
 
Desertnate said:
Do you have problems with the durability of this product?

When I used it, I found it to the be the shortest lived of anything I`ve ever tried. Some times it only lasted hours on a set of tires.
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I haven`t necessarily run into this with Opti-Bond. When I mix it 50/50 with water the durability is cut down some. For the most part I still can wait and apply it ever other wash or more.

As a note I primarily have run Goodyear tires on our vehicles. But have also run factory Pirelli and Yokohama tires without issue.

I have heard of certain brands or specific types of tires having issues with tire dressings in the past. But I have been lucky enough to not run into those.

If you applied Opti-Bond and it basically disappeared in a few hours I would guess that the tire was absorbing the dressing and I would apply more until that stopped. I have seen this where older tires take multiple application to get them to look and hold correctly due to absorbing the dressing because of age or care. It`s not like the dressing fell off the tire and onto the floor in a puddle.

For long term durability (month +) I go with a tire coating. I have used Tuff-Shine and the Optimum version. Both work and last.
 
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