Tire shine

**Dadillac** · 05-20-2023, 01:31 PM

Hello all. Long time member but haven't been on here in a while. Have a question and searching really didn't help me much. Ten or so years ago, with regard to tire shine products, there was either easy to apply but short longevity, or harder to apply but longer longevity. I am crossing my fingers that times and products have changed. I currently have Falken Wildpeak tires that have sidewall lugs that make it incredibly time consuming to apply tire shine. I just did my tires yesterday and I used Wolfgang exterior trim sealant with a microfiber pad. Tires look great but it took a long time to get them right. Is there an easy to apply tire shine available that has great longevity similar to the gel products? Thanks for any help that you can provide

Don

**PA DETAILER** · 05-20-2023, 01:47 PM

Do yourself a big favor and get a FLAGGED TIPPED BRUSH. Best way to apply dressing to aggressive tires! Spray directly on brush then onto the tires. If you're looking for a product that will last longer, yes times have changed, look into TW Hybrid solutions graphene tire shine. Or Griots ceramic tire shine.

Short Handle Tire Wheel Brush - Cyber Buster Special

Griot'''s Garage Ceramic Tire Dressing

**Eldorado2k** · 05-20-2023, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by PA DETAILER

Do yourself a big favor and get a FLAGGED TIPPED BRUSH. Best way to apply dressing to aggressive tires! Spray directly on brush then onto the tires. If you're looking for a product that will last longer, yes times have changed, look into TW Hybrid solutions graphene tire shine. Or Griots ceramic tire shine.

Short Handle Tire Wheel Brush - Cyber Buster Special

Griot'''s Garage Ceramic Tire Dressing

You say you use a Carrand brush with blue bristles? I can’t help but think that Carrand brushes bristles are of a similar stiffness of the typical blue bristles that are found in most standard “wheel & tire” brushes such as this brush on the left. A “flag tipped” brush as I’ve always known it is most widely known to be made with slightly different bristles that are a bit softer to the touch, to the point where the brush is also advertised to be safe to use on painted body panels without scratching and most commonly looks like this grey brush on the right.

I’ve always wondered what your version of the brush actually feels like. It’s like an answer I’ll never know. Lol.

**PA DETAILER** · 05-21-2023, 09:18 AM

No. Green bristles. Like the one in the above link, I posted. Soft to the touch. Perfect for tire dressings.

**briarpatch** · 05-21-2023, 11:26 AM

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.

**Dadillac** · 05-21-2023, 03:20 PM

I bought a 5 piece detail brush set about a year ago. I only am using one so I have 4 laying around. Next time I use the gel maybe I will use one of the brushes and see how it goes. Thanks for the tips

Don

**PA DETAILER** · 05-22-2023, 11:54 AM

Another choice that would be a good brush good for tire dressings.

**Desertnate** · 05-22-2023, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

You say you use a Carrand brush with blue bristles? I can’t help but think that Carrand brushes bristles are of a similar stiffness of the typical blue bristles that are found in most standard “wheel & tire” brushes such as this brush on the left.

I used to think so too. Today, I have two wheel/tire brushes. One is this one from Mothers (Mothers Wheel Brush ) and one I bought from either WalMart or the BX. They look structurally identical with the only differences being the colors of the plastic/rubber/bristles. However, the bristles are very different in feel. The no-name brand brush is far softer than the Mother's version. I won't use the Mother's on my wheels and save it for things like tires, wheel wells, and engine bays.

Hopefully this won't push the original conversation too far off topic...