how to stop sling from happening and other tire shine related questions

[akimel]

Re: how to stop sling from happening and other tire shine related questions

what about wax for my factory painted rims? can i use the wax i use on my car?

Yes. I use NXT on my painted alloy rims.

[79elcamino]

Re: how to stop sling from happening and other tire shine related questions

what about wax for my factory painted rims? can i use the wax i use on my car?

[Poki]

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can you use supreme shine protectant on tires

Sure can! I have used it on my car and golf cart tires. Dries to a more natural shine, not a high gloss. "Dries" is the key word here. No greasy feel....just a smooth finish with a bit more shine than a new tire.

[79elcamino]

Re: how to stop sling from happening and other tire shine related questions

can you use supreme shine protectant on tires

[Michael Stoops]

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i have factory painted wheels,what is the best tire cleaner and rim cleaner

For factory painted wheels you want to choose our Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner - just make sure to follow the directions and only work on one wheel at a time. Clean the tires with a good all purpose cleaner such as Meguiar's D10101 APC and a tire cleaning brush.

[J. A. Michaels]

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Aside from the obvious cleaning & prepwork (I use APC 4:1 or Westleys Bleche-Wite of a tire before), the greatest asset to my tire dressing arsenal is a curved foam tire dressing applicator pad.

Something like this:

Doesn't matter if your tire dressing comes in a foam canister, or a spray bottle...or maybe even a gel. I love these things. Your local auto store should sell them 50% of the time you go to look for them, or else you can get yours off autodetailingsolutions online (ADS).

I drive my car like 5 minutes after I apply the dressings sometimes (because I usually wash my car before I head off to work in the afternoon), and no tire sling occurs.

These are the applicators I was talking about. These are the best I have ever found.

[79elcamino]

Re: how to stop sling from happening and other tire shine related questions

i have factory painted wheels,what is the best tire cleaner and rim cleaner

[akimel]

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5.does the matt black tire shine products create sling and can some upload a pic of a matt black tire, i would like to see what it looks like.

The matte black tire dressings are usually water-based and therefore do not typically sling. Here's a pic of one of my tires dressed in Mother's Reflections Tire Care. I think this would qualify as low-gloss matte look. I imagine that M40, HyperDressing, and Natural Shine would produce a similar look.

[Murr1525]

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Also check in the grooves of the tire like Mike mentioned. Sometimes an old paintbrush will work great to eliminate the puddles in these areas.

I sort of pat, more than wipe, with a terry cloth towel. Trying to push into the grooves.

[Andy M.]

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In a nutshell. What I do normally, is put my dressing on before a detail. In other words, wash, tire dressing, wax. That gives the tire dressing time to "set up". After I am finished I go back around making sure to wipe off excess which may sling. Also check in the grooves of the tire like Mike mentioned. Sometimes an old paintbrush will work great to eliminate the puddles in these areas.

Andy

[cardriver]

Re: how to stop sling from happening and other tire shine related questions

Aside from the obvious cleaning & prepwork (I use APC 4:1 or Westleys Bleche-Wite of a tire before), the greatest asset to my tire dressing arsenal is a curved foam tire dressing applicator pad.

Something like this:

Doesn't matter if your tire dressing comes in a foam canister, or a spray bottle...or maybe even a gel. I love these things. Your local auto store should sell them 50% of the time you go to look for them, or else you can get yours off autodetailingsolutions online (ADS).

I drive my car like 5 minutes after I apply the dressings sometimes (because I usually wash my car before I head off to work in the afternoon), and no tire sling occurs.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: how to stop sling from happening and other tire shine related questions

After cleaning the tires really well. It does not matter what product I use for the tires. The technique is always the same. After about 20 minutes I take a clean jumbo foam applicator and remove any excess product. Never had a issue with sling.

[chiquae07]

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i always let the tire sit when coated for about 10 minutes, buff the excess and do another coat, wait 10 minutes and buff again.

[john m.]

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I like hyperdressing and havent had any sling with it! I would wait a little while and then wipe off excess if using a gel. You will have less extra product when you really clean a tire good so it soaks up the product. And I usually let mine sit overnight since im not done until later also

[Michael Stoops]

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Time was when tire sidewalls were all nice and smooth. Many newer tires have a lot more lettering, grooves and graphics on the sidewall, and all of these textured areas hold onto tire dressings. You may find that applying a couple of thin applications of a product gives you better results than putting on a single, thick coat and really building it up in these grooves. On these tires especially it is important to wipe off any excess product before driving the vehicle. You should give the product several minutes to dry before wiping off the excess with an old terry cloth towel.

Products like M40, Natural Shine and HyperDressing tend to dry almost completely dry to the touch, even without having to wipe them down after application. They also tend to impart just a clean, black, matte finish without any real "shine" or "wet look". If you don't want a high shine to begin with, these products are excellent alternatives to traditional tire shine products.

The browning, or "blooming", that you see on sidewalls is the anti-ozonants leeching to the surface. These components are blended in with the raw ingredients used to manufacture the tire and are designed as the tires natural defense against UV radiation, etc. As these components leach to the surface and then mix with a tire dressing, the browning becomes more noticeable. Cleaning of the sidewall prior to application of a dressing is always recommended. In fact, even a tire that looks clean with very little dressing on it can suddenly exhibit this browning when a cleaner is applied that lifts the surface dirt. And the amount of blooming will vary between tire manufacturers - we used to have four cars at home, all with different brands of tire, all treated the same way as far as cleaning and dressing were concerned. One brand would exhibit a very small degree of blooming, most noticeable when cleaning, while another brand was blooming so badly it was a constant battle to keep the sidewalls looking clean. The other two were never an issue and always looked great. All were highly respected brands, too.