swanicyouth's stellar tip for applying TUFF SHINE Tire Clearcoat

[Mike Phillips]

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...


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 Phillips]

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.

[JSou]

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

[Mike Phillips]

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 Phillips]

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

[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

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

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