How do you top off a still dressed tire

[chefwong]

Other weaker tire dressings take top off a bit better

In my case, we're discussing Darkside.
Still very much on the tire, very hydrophobic....
Just has lost it's pop and looking a bit too satin.
I'm not the hugest fan on deep down tire cleanings when not redressing but a top off......as I look at bloom agents a bit differently....and my summers tars are like $2800 for 4 corners.

Tires were very very mildy scrubbed down to remove surface debris , blown dry, etc - re-topped with Darkside.
Knowing it was still fairly hydrophobic, I let it sit overnight before I buffed the extra off - hoping it will absorb in a bit more if left alone on the surface.

Seems like almost whatever I put on came off the towel...on buff off.
It did add some more gloss back to the surface so I acheived the goal intended.


How do you retop your tires

[Bill D]

I am thinking about getting Darkside but I don't want issues replenishing it when it starts to get dull. Can I do this effortlessly?

[chefwong]

Just short of full on cleaning, it rejects more than accepts on a topper....

[Bill D]

Who wants more work? Funny how they don't tell you about this. Maybe I'll reconsider choosing it as my next dressing

[chefwong]

Who wants more work? Funny how they don't tell you about this. Maybe I'll reconsider choosing it as my next dressing

I like it....it does last- although a bit too sateen .
Many may just opt fo the usual prep and apply
I - just am a different camp when it comes to scrubbing till the cows come home on rubber. Bloom agent's is always on the back burner of my mind.


Just figuring out the learning curve as a topper....
And yes, it is a drawback so I am re-thinking it, even though it does last.

I got a drip on my pants and even after multiple washings...it hasn't disappeared ....

[Bill D]

I don't know if I want to scrub til the cows come home. There's always a trade off to a seemingly very good product apparently

[chefwong]

There's always a trade off to a seemingly very good product apparently

Indeed. I still reminisce about old skool Z16

Other tires dressings top well but they don't last as long. So to your statement, tradeoffs indeed.

[Bill D]

I still have some Z16!

[Setec Astronomy]

I still have some Z16!

The old white lemony one? Or the newer blue one? I only had the white one, it seemed to be Duragloss 253.

Chef, I find that (rinseless) washing with Ech2O with a soft brush seems to refresh tire dressings, I haven't used Darkside though.

[Bill D]

I’m a fan of that white kind that I still have