TW Foaming Tire Cleaner and Graphene/Acrylic Tire Shine

[Don]

I used both for the first time today. My tires/wheels hadn`t been cleaned since October (I know, the horror), but because of life getting in the way and Ohio`s winter, it couldn`t be helped.

I sprayed the cleaner on the tires and just spritzed it on the wheels since I have powder coated stock steelies and not fancy rims and let it dwell for about a minute before scrubbing. I went over the tire twice with a stiff brush and the wheels with a soft bristled brush for a total "dwell time" of about 4 minutes before rinsing. It was late and getting dark when I was done with all 4, so I didn`t get to really see the results until the next morning.

By morning, the tires had dried and when it was light enough to see, I inspected the tires....NICE! They were clean and black - no blotching, streaking or anything else, almost good enough to leave it be without dressing them.

Now onto the tire shine. I thought it was a bit on the thicker side when spraying. I coated the tires liberally and let it set for the max recommended time (5 minutes) and wiped off the excess. (I wiped the car down with their 3 in 1 detailer while waiting). I have to say that this is the FIRST tire shine that did not get all splotchy when wiping off the excess. Once again I did this later in the evening, so I won`t be able to give an opinion on the final look until morning.

Pics to follow

 

[Setec Astronomy]

It will be interesting to hear/see your results with the tire shine, especially in the long term. Another thread about it with some difference of opinion as to whether this was a "dressing" or a "coating" here: https://www.autopia.org/forums/deta...tire-prep-graphene-tire-shine.html?highlight=

EDIT: I should rephrase that, the opinion in that thread was that it was more of a dressing, however the OP ultimately reported rather coating-like results. I guess I should ask for a followup.

 

[Dan]

Its been a little while Don, are you still using this stuff? I have mixed feelings about it. I like the look, but the durability for me is just not there. Its hardly better than a normal water based shine, but as you noted its is thick and for me more difficult to apply.

 

[Don]

Its been a little while Don, are you still using this stuff? I have mixed feelings about it. I like the look, but the durability for me is just not there. Its hardly better than a normal water based shine, but as you noted its is thick and for me more difficult to apply.

For right now, yes. But I'm going to be switching to DIY DETAIL tire shine and applicator brush.