Tire dressing applicator
 

So I've used these stupid things that come with the tire gel, and they always break after a few uses. What are you guys using?

i use a 3 inch wide paintbrush

Paint brush or microfiber rag. Paint brush is fine but it can put too much on the tire causing an easy sling unless you let it sit for a while. Even "no sling" products will have this problem with using too much product.

Ive never had any luck with tire shine cause it always ends up slinging off. No matter how long i let it sit

When I had to detail vehicles I would use a 3" wide paintbrush too. I would dip the very tips of the bristles and then wipe the end of the brush on the side of the container and then dab/stab at the tire so I was applying as little product as possible. Once the brush was full of product you can go a looooong way on one tire without applying anything to the brush too.

The stuff the owner supplied was like jheri curl :rofl: so i tried not to use too much


or like "SoulGlo" :rofl:

MR RANDY WATSON!


I use a foam paint brush.

I was thinking Darryl Jenks, but that works

Well, he does drive a Trans Am

I leave my tires alone because most of that stuff is silicone based and it damages tires.

party pooper lol

Big ole sponge.

This, but mainly cause I am lazy, and the car doesn't move out of the driveway any more.

I forget what brand it was, but it was turning my tires yellow. I wanna say it was Meguires in the aresol can.

I use meguires natural shine on my tires. Only shine them up when i take pics or go to meets.

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can it up, forgot which ones maybe that black ice ****, my ride is in my garage till that one nice spring morning, she'll awaken again!!

I usually use 303 aerospace protectant. I don't like my tires to look shiny and I can't stand having to wipe excess stuff off the side of my car. My tires are about 6 years old and they look like new. I also use it on most of the interior.

these or the pad that came with the gel, i have had a problem with them deteriorating. i use Armour all tire gel. has worked well for me and doesn't sling as much as ive seen others. all other sprays dont last anywhere as long as the gel does

I agree. I think a clean and non-sheened tire looks the best!

I have these foam block applicators I think from Eagle One or Maguiars that I like....they are curved and last forever. I've been using the same 2 for like 5 years now. As for which brand tire shine....I'm a fan of Maguiars Endurance. I apply it and let it dry for a couple minutes then use an old microfiber to go over it and try any areas that got too wet. Never have any sling off of the tires with it.

The endurance gel is the best man.....plus the grape smell is awesome lol......8-)

5.94 a bottle at wal-mart pep boys is like 10.00 ouch.....:wink:

i also used teh curved applicators. i tried one type which was foam pad stuck in a plastic handle. that broke apart in use, so now i just use the pad. the other kind is a foam pad glued to a thicker foam handle. that one works best. i dotn remember the brand names, but they are the curved type. works well. meguiers product also

Here u go these I like the eagle one swipes they are the best I think.....

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and the gel......:nod:

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yes, those eagle ones are the second type i was talking about. they are good, but get greasy and slip out of your hand, but oh well

A lot of the higher quality tire shines have no silicone in them now. Here is what I use.

They are like the eagles but seem to hold up better and the small groove keeps the area you hold from getting tire dressing on it.

http://www.autogeek.net/tire-applicator.html

These are similar to a paint brush. I just got these at the end of last season and they seem to work awsome but no idea on the durability as I only used them 4-5 times. They really get the dressing in all the small grooves and letters.

http://www.autogeek.net/carrand-tire...FUXf4AodJlsADA