Best way to dry a tire after dressing

[Dan]

Hello, Dan, I hope this finds you and yours safe and well up there inn NoVA..

As you recall, I am also a Tuf-Shine Clearcoat fan for years, actually,since it first came out..

Have applied it to dozens of sets of tires and using their Tuf-Shine Tire Cleaner only, I have never had it fail.. Usually, only 2 coats, drying time in between, and it stuck on those tires; no drying issues, no running off, etc., and kept them really clean, non greasy, and they even shed dirt for awhile, even up there in the Pacific Northwest where it rains, rains, rains, and then snows, in a lot of places..

Not able to remember all the tire brands I saw but for sure most were Michelin and a lot of Bridgestone, some Yokohama, some American makes, etc.. There had to be some Continentals in there on the English marques, but I cannot be sure now..
Dan F

Used the same process on the continentals as I did the Michelin that held up fine. It lasted a long time on the wheels though (where I got some excess)!

 

[Stokdgs]

Dan, Dwaleke --
Thanks for your reply !! This is the first I have heard of this..

You good men did exactly what I have done, there is no other process that could beat what you both did..

Perhaps, the Continental people are now doing something else from a different tire maker? It says on the tire where it`s made, I believe..

Well, in the meantime, note to self - do not buy Continental tires..

I have new Pirelli PZero and Yokohama HTX tires on my vehicles and thank goodness, they play so well with Tuf-Shine Clearcoat..
Dan F

 

[Dan]

Dan F, this is a hobby of YMMV. I still love Tufshine. I’ll probably replace the Continentals with Michelin eventually.

 

[Accumulator]

I have two sets of winter tires that I really want to use it on. One is a set of Continentals so I don`t have much hope. I`ll decide when we get closer to winter.

That reminds me...my Blizzaks for the Tahoe don`t need *any* dressing on `em to look good. My other Blizzaks do benefit from it, some more than others, but not those.

I had some Goodyears on...what was it?...either the Yukon or the Blazer... that were make with a "you don`t need to dress it" compound and those did indeed stay nice with just regular cleaning. Wish all of `em were like that..