swanicyouth's stellar tip for applying TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

swanicyouth's stellar tip for applying TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat


To apply the TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat to these low profile tires on our Mercedes-Benz, I borrowed a tip that Steve aka swanicyouth shared in his write-up.

New Tires Tuff Shined !


See post #11 the first sentence.

The only way to apply TS is with a brush IMO. I use the Carrand Applicator Brush.

After trying numerous methods to apply and work the TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat over tire sidewalls and into the grooves and such common on tires his idea gave me the idea to try a house paint type paint brush and I found this to work perfect for this product application.

Just want to give due credit where credit is due... :xyxthumbs:


Another tool I like to use is the Tornador Air Blow Out Gun with the optional Tornador Cone With Brush to really blast the TSTC into all the grooves on the sidewall of most tires and especially around the lugs of my Toyo 40" tall tires on my truck.


Tornador Air Blow Out Gun, TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat, 2" paint brush and clean empty lid.

Pour some TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat into a clean lid...

Dip end of paint brush bristles into TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat

Spread and work over and into tire the TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat using the paint brush...

Blast the sidewall of the tire
After allowing the TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat to penetrate for a few moments, take a clean microfiber towel and the Tornador Air Blow Out Gun and blow the TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat into all the grooves and intricate designs of your tire's sidewall.

Capture any excess splatter using the microfiber towel...

I use the brush bristles on the Air Blow Out Gun to also help work any excess product into tight areas as I'm blasting it...

Here's Frank trying this approach out to the passenger side front tire...

Here's Niki testing out this method...

Steven is one of my co-workers and here he is tacking his turn...

Clean and store brush
After treating all 4 tires I wiped any excess product out of the brush using the same microfiber towel used to capture excess product. Next I place it in a plastic bag and secure it with a rubber band till the next tire makeover.

Cleaned & Sealed
What I like about the TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat is after you do a good job of first cleaning the tires and then sealing them with the TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat as long as you don't use a strong wheel and tire cleaner on them or any type of APC the coating will last a l-o-n-g time and clean up with a normal car wash soap or even a quick wipe using a spray detailer and a microfiber towel.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Clean Tires Thoroughly Before using TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat

In my how-to book and in real life, I always start by washing the wheels and tires first and the reason why is explained in the book.


Some kind of slimy tire dressing already on the tires...

Machine Clean Tires
The key is to get the tires surgically clean. The previous owner used some type of greasy, slimy dressing so to REALLY get the tires clean then in my opinion the best, easiest and fastest way to remove all the slimy tire dressing is by MACHINE!

Cyclo Brush on a Griot's DA Polisher = Best Machine Tire Scrubber
These tires have a lot of very thin or fine lines raised lines in the sidewall so to get into these areas and agitate the tire dressing I'm use a Gray, Ultra Soft Upholstery Brush made for Cyclo Polishers on a Griot's Garage DA Polisher on about the 5.0 Speed Setting with the TUFF SHINE Tire Cleaner.

:xyxthumbs:

 

[JSou]

Thanks for the tip! Looks like a great way to apply this product.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Thanks for the tip! Looks like a great way to apply this product.

Just paying it forward...


I'll post pictures of the final results after I apply the second coat tomorrow.

If you notice the paint on the wheels has been eaten away by probably the use of the wrong types of wheel cleaners so stay tuned for an extreme do-it-yourself wheel makeover article.

 

[swanicyouth]

Thanks for the props. I bow to the master (Mike). I use this, it works well and is available from AG:

 

[Greg Nichols]

Interesting application, I'll have to try it.

I've been using tuf Shine for about 4years its fantastic for daily drivers. you are very correct the tires HAVE to be super clean, the tire cleaner by Tuf Shine is VERY good, but still takes 2 to 3 cleanings to get off all the old dressings.


Cheers,
GREG

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Thanks for chiming in Greg...

you are very correct the tires HAVE to be super clean, the tire cleaner by Tuf Shine is VERY good, but still takes 2 to 3 cleanings to get off all the old dressings.

Exactly. For these tires I scrubbed them three times by machine. So apply the tire cleaner, scrub then rinse, repeat two more times.

I also rolled the car back until the portion of the tire against the pavement became more easily assessable. This is the kind of job I like to do right the first time but only do it once.


Machine cleaning is the only way to go in my opinion and takes cleaning in and round the lugs of my truck tires about as easy, thorough and fast as possible compared to trying to scrub the tires by hand with a brush.


Here's a video I made showing a Porter Cable being used to scrub tires...

Machine Scrubbing Tires​

[video=youtube_share;cxO6u2xSbIo"]Video showing before and after[/video]

 

[beamerstrumpet]

Hey no swirls! LOLOLOL

 

[hernandez.art13]

Thanks for the props. I bow to the master (Mike). I use this, it works well and is available from AG:

I have been eyeballing this. I'll throw it in my cart :xyxthumbs:

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Thanks for sharing the tip. Will have to look into this route when I do my tires.

 

[KillaCam]

Awesome tip. I've heard people liking the use of a paint brush to apply regular tire dressings also.
Something I found to get tires surgically clean after a few cleanings with a tire cleaner is to use mineral spirits as a final wipedown to get EVERYTHING off the tire. You will be surprised what comes off when you wipe them down with the mineral spirits. I found that this increased the durability of my tire dressings as well.

 

[rjd598]

Looks like way too much product is being used but just my opinion

 

[swanicyouth]

If you apply TS with a brush you actually tend to use less, because TS is like water and the foam sucks it all up. The synthetic bristles don't absorb to product, so must of it is spread on the tire.

TS'ing a tire is kind of like painting a tire with white watery paint. It has no lube to it like dressing. Unlike a dressing, you can actually watch it dry. Kind of like using those water color paints.

 

[rjd598]

If you apply TS with a brush you actually tend to use less, because TS is like water and the foam sucks it all up. The synthetic bristles don't absorb to product, so must of it is spread on the tire.

TS'ing a tire is kind of like painting a tire with white watery paint. It has no lube to it like dressing. Unlike a dressing, you can actually watch it dry. Kind of like using those water color paints.

Makes sense. I agree the ts is very water like and when using a foam applicator it does suck up some of the product

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Put new Toyo tires on the rear of the car on Friday and last night I applied 2 coats of the TS Tire Clearcoat onto them after first cleaning them. Also used the Carrand Tire Dressing Brush and it works better than the paint brush on these smaller tires. I think the paint brush works better for the deep lugs on my truck tires though.

They came out dark black and dry to the touch. I'll share some more pictures tomorrow.

:xyxthumbs:

 

[EvolutionDetail]

Hey Mike, what color cyclo brush is the best for tire scrubbing.
I have seen you used the grey and green.
So which one is the better choice?
Maybe even black?

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Hey Mike, what color cyclo brush is the best for tire scrubbing.
I have seen you used the grey and green.
So which one is the better choice?
Maybe even black?

They all work. The softer gray brushes with the bristles that are flagged work very well and get into the sipes or thin grooves of the sidewall better than the stiffer bristle brushes.

Be sure to clean the brush right after using it as it's a lot easier to clean immediately than after all the gunk that builds up has dried. I just remove the brush from the polisher and then blast it with water or use any leftover car wash soap water to wash it and then blast it.

 

[EvolutionDetail]

Thanks Mike, i will pick up some gray brushes to try out

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Thanks Mike, i will pick up some gray brushes to try out

The stiffer brushes work to but if a person is going to use them, for some "pretty" tires with a flat sidewall, be careful the stiffer bristle bushes like the white, green and black don't scar the rubber.

I have NOT seen this happen with any tire I've used with these other brushes but just want to point out that you do want to pay attention.


I'll try to put some more in-depth information on this topic of machine scrubbing tires into the future.

 

[Klink10]

Great tips and I learned a few things. Might mention that I use PBBnB through the Optimum air gun. I do have the Tuff Shine but because I have a ton of PB I haven't gotten that far yet. That being the case....rather than air I use the AF Blaster to spread the product on the tires. It's warm air that aids in drying and it pushes the product the same as air but with alot less force. If you have any of those machines and no air or if you don't want to work with possible splatter...try them.