The Real Dealership Tire Shine
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guest2299 said:
Okay everyones laughing at this and you don't see why, thats fine. I wont make fun but I will tell you that you should do some searching on this site for the work that dealerships do. I'm not being an a$$ just letting you know. They in no way use "the best of the best".
SVR
Dream Machines
guest2299 said:
Actually there are some sensational tyre shine's out there
Permagard have a great one that lasts for a month and with the right prep product like carlack 68 VLRP, Sonus tire gel lasts for months on soft to medium compound tyres
Dealership tyre shine usually contains glycerol
imported_never gone
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I won't pretend to not know what you're talking about, not will I be condescending. For people that do like really shiny tires, dealerships seem to have gotten that one thing right. I too have often wondered what they use because it is pretty damn shiny and when it was on a couple of the new cars I bought, whatever the stuff was really had some staying power.
salty
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guest2299 my guess is it is a solvent based product. Which works on new, very clean and some tires. Some tires the solvent properties react with the carbon or whatever.
Solvent based products can last longer than water based and shine more but there might be some drawbacks. Such as sling, tire browning and dehydrating.
I used to work at an used car dealership and would see many auction vehicles that the tires would look good until a wash. Then they would be brown and to bring them back to black would be a real pain. Probably because they were not cleaned properly first.
Personally i like a cleaned, low shine with diluted 303 or Best Dressed. For me always lasts until next wash.
Solvent based products can last longer than water based and shine more but there might be some drawbacks. Such as sling, tire browning and dehydrating.
I used to work at an used car dealership and would see many auction vehicles that the tires would look good until a wash. Then they would be brown and to bring them back to black would be a real pain. Probably because they were not cleaned properly first.
Personally i like a cleaned, low shine with diluted 303 or Best Dressed. For me always lasts until next wash.
imported_steveo3002
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just walk in there and ask em...tell em it looked great and you'd really like some,they might even sell /give you if youre nice
Ask them what they spray on the rims too. They don't just spray it on the tires. They'll have overspray all over the freaking place.
If there are any quality detailers/dealerships out there, I feel bad for them. They sure are a minority. When I got my Pontiac from the dealer, there was tire shine..err cooking oil.. all over the place. All over the dash, windshield, tires, rims and fenders. I think they apply the product with a water balloon. Just fill it up and toss it in the direction of something you want to look shiny. I'll admit, it was shiny. A nice ghetto glow. I'm surprised there weren't any small animals stuck to the wheels.
If there are any quality detailers/dealerships out there, I feel bad for them. They sure are a minority. When I got my Pontiac from the dealer, there was tire shine..err cooking oil.. all over the place. All over the dash, windshield, tires, rims and fenders. I think they apply the product with a water balloon. Just fill it up and toss it in the direction of something you want to look shiny. I'll admit, it was shiny. A nice ghetto glow. I'm surprised there weren't any small animals stuck to the wheels.
Its not in a stealerships best interest to spend a lot of money or time prepping a car. They only need it to look good for 10 minutes, really. While the customer is doing the final walk around. The porters are told to put the tire dressing on as thick as possible without it dripping and looking too lousy. An old trick is to spray it in the wheel wells too, especially on used cars. Also the tire dressing is used to make the customers stand back away from the vehicle and look at it from 20 feet away, not up close so they notice the imperfections in the car itself. I believe the dealership I worked at used Zep tire dressing, I believe it was Blue Magic or Blue Thunder. This was 15 years ago, but I doubt things have changed much. The older porters that worked there full time (the detail "pros") would also spray the same tire dressing on a rag and wipe down every plastic or vinyl piece in the car. Nasty.
The best of the best, thats all they're concerned about! :xyxthumbs
The best of the best, thats all they're concerned about! :xyxthumbs
Deep Gloss Auto Salon
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guest2299 said:
Dealerships #1 variable when considering products like tire dressing is cost... quality is "not Job 1".... as a whole they do not use anything that could wven remotely be considered "the best".. keep in mind you are on a board speaking with people that have tried most every product (cumulatively speaking)
aboveclean
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Optimum Tire Shine is good.
BlueLibby04
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guest2299 said:
Do you realize that youre on one of the biggest detailing forums around?
Do you also realize that most of us know ALOT more than a dealership intern will ever know about detailing?
Lets step back and look at the big picture here... Most dealerships are all about getting cars in and out. Heck, the tire shine we used came in 5 gallon buckets and we sprayed it with a garden sprayer. Looked like crap and it got all over the place but it took 10sec to spray all four tires.
Dealerships do NOT use the best of the best. Any tireshine at walmart will give better results than a Ford dealer would use.
imported_Jakerooni
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I can tell you very specific what the dealerships I've worked for use (they all use the same stuff around here) But you'll actually have to go ask your specific dealership because they all use different suppliers. Most dealerships around here tend to use carbrite products made by vesco owned by valvaoline. Or they use tannyhill production products ( a product called super blue) I personally liked the tannyhill tire shine over the vesco/carbrite shine. However these are local suppliers. So your specific dealership used whatever you can get supplied locally. go ask. It's really the only way to know.
backwoods_lex
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Yeah, all dealerships won't be using the same product. There are thousands and thousands of dealers across the country. It would be like every restaurant using the same detergent to wash dishes.
Secondly, wow! I wish I had the difficult job of making a new car look new. :LOLOL New car lots have new cars, new cars have new tires, and new tires always shine up like-guess what-new!
For what it is worth, I work at a used car lot. We use armor all tire foam because it is cheap. I wash the car, spray on the shine, and it is usually gone after the first test drive, very light rain, or just days of sitting on the lot untouched. When doing side work, I use meguiar's endurance on a tire swipe. It really creates the professional look and last for weeks.
Secondly, wow! I wish I had the difficult job of making a new car look new. :LOLOL New car lots have new cars, new cars have new tires, and new tires always shine up like-guess what-new!
For what it is worth, I work at a used car lot. We use armor all tire foam because it is cheap. I wash the car, spray on the shine, and it is usually gone after the first test drive, very light rain, or just days of sitting on the lot untouched. When doing side work, I use meguiar's endurance on a tire swipe. It really creates the professional look and last for weeks.
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Jakerooni said:
Vesco Oil / Carbrite actually offers several (almost 20) different kinds of dressing, so there is still alot of variables to consider in respect to which one they use...
imported_Detailing Technology
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Try Bumper Kote from Car Brite, looks like Vaseline on the tires. By far the greasiest I have seen. People actually slip when they walk by a tire coated in it.
Some dealerships use Malco, there was a dressing in a gallon pail that we used which we applied with a 3" paint brush.
Some dealerships use Malco, there was a dressing in a gallon pail that we used which we applied with a 3" paint brush.
Like other's have been saying all dealers are different. One of my local Ford dealers uses Simoniz, the Ford dealer I deal with uses Vesco, my Subaru dealer uses Wizards, and so on and so on. A lot of it doesn;t even have to do with price because the cost gets passed on to the customer anyway. Most of the dealers I talk to use what they are using because 1) It's what they know and they have no reason to switch. 2) The truck comes to them daily/weekly and drops off products. They don't even have to think about getting low because the distributor just takes care of it and sends a bill.
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
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