hydrophobic /salt repelling tire detailer

[SixZee]

I am going to spend around $750 on new rubber for my 2015 Forester. I would like to take care of the side walls so that they do not gather as much salt during winter and prevent browning eventually. I understand that browning is nothing but antioxidants doing their job but it looks ugly.

I can not take care of tires as often during winter so I am trying to find something that will create hydrophobic coating to repel as much salt from sticking as possible.

After noticing here, I started using Mother's Wheels and Tire cleaner this summer. It does the job but I don't think it is hydrophobic to repel salt sticking to it during winter.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

[Coatingsarecrack]

Look into a tire coating. Autogeek sells Optimum, DP’s and Pinnacle Black Label. I bought Mckee’s from them but they no longer sell.

Keeps tire pretty easy to clean and works best on new tires that haven’t seen tire shine. Just give the tire a couple weeks to bloom (release mold agent)


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[The Guz]

That link you posted is a tire cleaner so of course it won't repel anything. You will want a tire coating as mentioned above. The tire coating I prefer is the one from McKee's 37. Tuf Shine is also another tire coating to look into.

[vobro]

My tires are always coated and in the snow/salt it’s not going to matter. My tires will get hammered and for me the coating on the tires isn’t the same as paint coating to where a power washer can rinse almost all the gunk.

I know different tire brands take a coating or dressing differently and that may be what I see, during spring - fall the Mckees really holds up. I’ll go thru the lengthy process of cleaning and coating around Thanksgiving and after a few drives in the salted roads it’s almost gone.

Also note there’s been quite a few threads on coating new tires that turns out failing, I believe the release agent or whatever they use during the manufacturing process interferes with bonding of the coating. The good thing about tires is even getting trashed/neglected during winter they always clean up nice in the spring