Applying tire dressing with a paint brush

[jaybs02]

I watched my neighbor this morning (@ 6AM , so I'm not the only crazy one on the block it seems) applying his tire dressing with a paint brush :huh:
It was a little too early for me to be neighborly and ask about his trechnique, but I was curious if anyone else does it and what the advantage (other than clean hands) would be.

"J"

 

[GearHead_1]

I watched my neighbor this morning (@ 6AM , so I'm not the only crazy one on the block it seems) applying his tire dressing with a paint brush :huh:
It was a little too early for me to be neighborly and ask about his trechnique, but I was curious if anyone else does it and what the advantage (other than clean hands) would be.

"J"

Yeah Jay, I've done this with one of Meguiar's gels that I didn't like to get on me. It worked fine but ultimately just ends up being an extra tool to clean up when finished.

 

[Poorboy]

was it a regular paint brush? I often use a foam paint brush as it is cleaner and and for the most part disposable

ps I have seen detailers and car washes that use the cheap heavy silicone dressing with a regular bush but that stuff is like molasis(sp?)

 

[GearHead_1]

was it a regular paint brush? I often use a foam paint brush as it is cleaner and and for the most part disposable

ps I have seen detailers and car washes that use the cheap heavy silicone dressing with a regular bush but that stuff is like molasis(sp?)

Should have specified. It was a foam tipped 2 incher.

 

[Beemerboy]

I have used a foam brush but find that its a hassle and seems like more work...I use a masonry sea sponge now and its about the best applicator that I have used to date...The product that I use is a heavy almost gel based almost like syrup

 

[jaybs02]

Steve, it was a regular paint brush, and he was using a spray on dressing. He was just praying the dressing onto the brush and then applying it to the tire.

I thought it was rather odd.

"J"

 

[Troy@Protekt]

I use a paint brush to even out tire dressing. I like the 4" wooded handle (thin generic brush). If you use a regular paint brush it has too many bristles IMO.

I love the fact that it spreads even and no mess on your hands.

 

[Mr. Clean]

For tires, I use the typical EO style applicator or for larger tires I assigned some older Meg's yellow foam wax applicators.

For trim pieces I have tried using the foam paint brushes to apply PB's TR, but find it too much of a hassle for large areas, and it didn't yield any better results than a cellulose (think kitchen) sponge or a MF applicator. For smaller areas the foam paint brushes work OK.

...I use a masonry sea sponge now and its about the best applicator that I have used to date...

Interesting, I haven't ever seen or heard of this style sponge. I've seen the sea sponges for painting, and I've seen grout sponges. I'm assuming this is a HD or Lowes find?

 

[Scott P]

I've used those foam brushes when detailing my wheel wells. The thin ones fit right in the neck of a Trim Restorer bottle and are perfect for areas like door handles.

 

[JaredPointer]

I have used that technique before with some dressings. On some tires with very small ribs on the sidewall, it gets the dressing in there pretty evenly.

 

[Poorboy]

Steve, it was a regular paint brush, and he was using a spray on dressing. He was just praying the dressing onto the brush and then applying it to the tire.

I thought it was rather odd.

"J"

Sounds odd to me too :huh: you would think it would leave brush stoke marks ...at least with a foam brush it would spread it around

 

[blucpe]

i've been applying tire dressing with a paint brush forever. i even posted it on one of the sites. the advantage to me is you use less product, not alot less but less, and it evens out the dressing and viola no sling.:rockon

 

[awd330]

I often use a 2" or 3" foam paint brush for applying tire dressing. For raised white letters, I've been using the Lake Country 4" foam tire dressing applicators in conjunction with BnB (gives a little extra scrubbing action).