Tire shine

**PaulMys** · 05-22-2023, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by briarpatch

One dressing to consider is Griots Garage Black Satin aerosol. I'd never been a fan of aerosols, but this one is fairly controllable. It lists itself as a coating, which it isn't. It falls somewhere between a dressing and a coating...looking fairly fresh for 2-3 weeks...beads water for about 4-6 weeks.

Agreed 100%.

I first tried this back in 2018 when my wife had her Nitto Grappler tires installed on her Wrangler.

No way in hell I was going to try and hand-apply a dressing to those gnarly-ass things. Brush or no brush. Lol

I have been impressed with it, but I have noticed that the level of shine varies with each can I buy.

Some cans have WAY more shine than others. Which kind of sucks when you are going after the "Satin" look.

**DFB** · 05-23-2023, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Desertnate

Do you have a review posted anywhere? Curious what you think about it compared to 253.

I have one of these TRC brushes dedicated to tire dressings and it works brilliantly for larger truck and SUV tires. In my case, I'm using Perl at 3:1 but any runny dressing would be work just fine, 253 included.

**Desertnate** · 05-23-2023, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by DFB

I have one of these TRC brushes dedicated to tire dressings and it works brilliantly for larger truck and SUV tires. In my case, I'm using Perl at 3:1 but any runny dressing would be work just fine, 253 included.

Thanks! I actually messed up the quote.

What I was really after was your thoughts on the Griots ceramic tire dressing.

**PA DETAILER** · 05-23-2023, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Desertnate

Thanks! I actually messed up the quote.

What I was really after was your thoughts on the Griots ceramic tire dressing.

First use was Friday. Applied and looks great! Very even look. Just curious how long it's going to last.

**MisterSnoop** · 05-23-2023, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by PA DETAILER

First use was Friday. Applied and looks great! Very even look. Just curious how long it's going to last.

I got 3+ weeks. I replaced 2 tires after I put it on so I only had 1 front and 1 rear tire with it still on. The front tire still looked ok after 5 weeks. The dressing on the back tire was pretty gone. So call it about a month.

**Dadillac** · 06-01-2023, 04:13 PM

Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don

**Rsurfer** · 06-01-2023, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Dadillac

Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don

Can you fit the edge of the brush between the rim and tire?

**PaulMys** · 06-01-2023, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Dadillac

Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don

How about a small foam brush? Like those used for stain or varnishing? They have a "razor tip".

**opie** · 06-01-2023, 06:08 PM

I use a cheap 3 inch flag tipped paint brush. Can swipe right along that edge with precsion

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**MisterSnoop** · 06-01-2023, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Dadillac

Well I took your advice and bought some stuff. Purchased the Griot's Garage ceramic tire dressing and a flagged tipped brush. WOW. The brush was the ticket man. That went fast. But now I need a precision applicator for the area of the tire that meets the wheel. I used a round microfiber wax applicator but that wasn't the beans. What is recommended for precision application? Thanks for any advice that can be given. You guys are the best

Don

I use a CarPro Swipe applicator on my tires. The angled edge can go right in between the tire and wheel.