Best High Gloss Tire Shine.

I would use a coating, no worry about that turning brown if can get the prep to come out right. I don't think there is much difference between coatings, Tuf Shine, McKee's, Optimum, Armour Detail Supply, they should all give you pretty similar results. If you are looking for something local you may be able to find some Turtle Wax Mr. Cartoon tire coating. Those are all acrylic coatings, which are going to be a white liquid, will give a blue hue for a few minutes as the acrylic is cross-linking, and will be glossy, do an additional coat or two for more gloss.
 
AA Tire Foam given its driven on dirt roads. That stuff will make even brown nasty old tires look good and it last through weeks of driving in rain, it really trails off nicely leaving a matte black finish. Any other non water based solution will turn into a nasty mess after exposure to dirt roads and most water based solutions won't last past a rain or two and frankly won't be that glossy.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I would use a coating, no worry about that turning brown if can get the prep to come out right. I don't think there is much difference between coatings, Tuf Shine, McKee's, Optimum, Armour Detail Supply, they should all give you pretty similar results. If you are looking for something local you may be able to find some Turtle Wax Mr. Cartoon tire coating. Those are all acrylic coatings, which are going to be a white liquid, will give a blue hue for a few minutes as the acrylic is cross-linking, and will be glossy, do an additional coat or two for more gloss.
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Tks for your post !!! I have been using Tuf Shine since it first came out and it has absolutely been the best for my needs... You need to use Their Cleaner, and keep cleaning and rinsing, until the rinse water is clear.
Then, when they are dry, apply their Coating using a sponge that does not absorb the fluid too much, apply a coat, let it dry... Apply another coat, and I have a great looking tire that stays that way a long time... The Coating is white, and dries clear... It is not "sticky, etc., at all when dry... Be sure to shake it before and during application... Love this stuff !!! :)
 
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Setec Astronomy said:
I would use a coating, no worry about that turning brown if can get the prep to come out right. I don't think there is much difference between coatings, Tuf Shine, McKee's, Optimum, Armour Detail Supply, they should all give you pretty similar results. If you are looking for something local you may be able to find some Turtle Wax Mr. Cartoon tire coating. Those are all acrylic coatings, which are going to be a white liquid, will give a blue hue for a few minutes as the acrylic is cross-linking, and will be glossy, do an additional coat or two for more gloss.
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Have you used the Mr Cartoon stuff? I’m tempted.
 
No, the only tire coatings I've used are the old Turtle Wax Jet Black Endura Shine, and the Optimum Tire Protection & Coating (well, actually I use the Optimum Gelcoat Restorer that I bought for something else, but from what I can tell it's the same thing, or virtually so). I have the ADS Ghost but I haven't used it yet.

Our friend over at AGO had good things to say about the Mr. Cartoon. As I said above, I don't think there is much difference between any of these acrylic coatings, or for that matter between them and...what was that kitchen floor finish that people on here used to use in their wheel wells? I think any of them will be subject to locked-in browning like you experienced if you get the right tire...I had it on a set of snowflake-on-the-mountain tires that liked to brown--I scrubbed them like 10 times and I still got a couple that bloomed after the coating. I still haven't fixed them.

I am intrigued by the Cerakote stuff you mentioned in that other thread, particularly if it isn't "greasy" (containing PDMS), so it could be cleaned off easily.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
No, the only tire coatings I've used are the old Turtle Wax Jet Black Endura Shine, and the Optimum Tire Protection & Coating (well, actually I use the Optimum Gelcoat Restorer that I bought for something else, but from what I can tell it's the same thing, or virtually so). I have the ADS Ghost but I haven't used it yet.

Our friend over at AGO had good things to say about the Mr. Cartoon. As I said above, I don't think there is much difference between any of these acrylic coatings, or for that matter between them and...what was that kitchen floor finish that people on here used to use in their wheel wells? I think any of them will be subject to locked-in browning like you experienced if you get the right tire...I had it on a set of snowflake-on-the-mountain tires that liked to brown--I scrubbed them like 10 times and I still got a couple that bloomed after the coating. I still haven't fixed them.

I am intrigued by the Cerakote stuff you mentioned in that other thread, particularly if it isn't "greasy" (containing PDMS), so it could be cleaned off easily.
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The reminds me, I have the TW Graphene stuff still, it was ok, and IIRC it was maybe blue when it came out of the bottle?, I think I need to revisit that. I also recently got Jay Leno's tire shine on a whim, its actually doing ok, its really glossy which I like on some cars, goes on really easy, not super durable after a rain though. I also recently re-tried 303 (the OG 303, not tire). Surprisingly 303 lasts a good while but the biggest issue is it doesn't quite make tires black, its sort of a grey brown on the tires I'm using it on, not a great look. Cerakote is still the winner of the water based stuff for me.
 
The old Turtle Wax Endura Shine tire coating was an acrylic that got that blue tinge while it was curing, even though it was black out of the bottle. I never tried the graphene stuff. My Cerakote Rapid Ceramic Tire Coat is coming today.
 
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