Tire dressings are used to make your car stand out from other cars and to gives your car tires a slick finish. But only decorating isn’t the purpose of this product. Tire dressings are even used to protect the tires from usual wear and tear due to driving. It even comes with an easy application in which it can be easily sprayed or wiped on the tires to give it shine. However there are various tire dressings available (they also separate between water based and silicone based) for customers but which one to use, what should be the type of product to be used to keep the tires in a good healthy condition are some common problems which are faced by my customers.

These questions have always remained unanswered to the customers, so don’t worry this is the right place to know about it all.

How Can Tire Dressings Help You?

The tire dressings are suitable in order to provide new look to the car. The benefits of using such products include:-

1. Tire dressings are used in order to maintain the new look of tire. Car enthusiasts use this product in order to give the tires and wheels a new look.
2. This product is applied so that it will give lustre and shine to the tire. The product isn’t used only for the look and finish.
3. It is also used in order to replenish the strength of the tires.
4. The tire due to wear and tear will have a limited life, but if the product is applied on regular intervals then it will help in delaying of such processes.
5. Even it helps in resisting from dirt, salt and water

Given below is the list of the best three different products with their pros and cons which will help you to choose the best product which fully matches with your requirements. So here we begin:-

Chemical Guys TVD_103 Blue Guard II Wet Look Premium Dressing has a number of applications over mouldings, bumper, window trims, skirts, seals, door handles, wiper arms and any exterior vinyl or plastic surfaces. It uses cross linking technology to last long.

Black Magic 800002220-6PK Tire Wet Foam is used to clean as well as to shine the tires. It has a special formula which dissolves and releases the dirt off the tires.

Tire Shine Spray – Dressing for Wet & Slick Finish – Keeps Tires Black – With Rubber Protector – Prevents Fading, Cracking & Yellowing – Repels Water, Salt & Dirt allows working in the corner of tires to give you a good finish. It gives tires a slick finish like that of a showroom and is resistant to dirt, dust and salts.

Detailed description of each product is explained below

Chemical Guys TVD_103 Blue Guard II Wet Look PremiumDressing

This product has a number of applications over mouldings, bumper, window trims, skirts, seals, door handles, wiper arms and any exterior vinyl or plastic surfaces.

It uses cross linking technology that combines highest quality solvents and silicone. Such combinations allow Blue guard to stay on the tires for a longer time.

It works great on interiors as well as exteriors.

Things we like

1. Easy application
2. Applicable over interiors made of plastic
3. Dust Resistant

Things we do not like

1. Costly
2. Less environmental friendly (Solvent Based)

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Black Magic 800002220-6PK Tire Wet Foam

This product is used to clean as well as used to shine the tires.

It has a special formula which dissolves the mud, road grimes and dirt off the tires. It has a self-healing formula which fills in small scuffs to maintain shine.

It doesn’t leave any powdered residue and gives a clean shiny surface. It is also weather resistant that lasts for weeks.

Things we like

1. Gives the tire a cleaner look
2. Easy application
3. No wiping or scrubbing is required usually, only spraying works

Things we do not like

1.  Less durable
2.  Costly

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Tire Shine Spray – Dressing for Wet & Slick Finish – Keeps Tires Black – With Rubber Protector – Prevents Fading, Cracking & Yellowing – Repels Water, Salt & Dirt

This product allows working in the corner of tires to give a good finish. It gives showroom type finishing to the tires and also protects the tires from aging too.

It offers added protection from dirt, salt and grime. It can give you different levels of shine, high low or medium, of your choice.

Things we like

1. Resists aging
2. Easy application
3. Long lasting
4. Good finish
5. Dirt resistant

Things we do not like

1. Shine don’t last for longer period

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Who Should Not Buy Tire Dressings?

Every product is not made for everyone. It is not necessary that everyone should buy tire dressings. Here are few reasons for this:-

1. If not comfortable in using the product by yourself and believe in giving it to garage or professional only.
2. If by any chance applied to the tread of the tires, it will result into damaging of the tread
3. If applied wrong, can result into costing way much then the cost of the dressing.
4. If you are planning to changes your tires after certain period of time.

Special considerations

1. Check the base of the tire dressing i.e. it can be either water based or solvent based.
2. Check how to apply the product to avoid damaging of tire treads.
3. Check the appropriate amount of quantity to be used.
4. Water based dressing are generally a mixture of natural oil with artificial polymers, which gives a non-greasy perfect finish to the tire which gives it a new look.
5. If the product is water based then it will be beneficial to the tires as some of it contains bonding agents which makes tires resistant from hardening and cracking.
6. Solvent based dressings are greasy, which often leaves a sticky film on the tire to give it a glossy look.
7. However solvent based products which may contain some petroleum products after some time can damage the tires instead of giving it the strength due to premature hardening of the tires.

Conclusion

By far, Tire Shine Spray – Dressing for Wet & Slick Finish – Keeps Tires Black – With Rubber Protector – Prevents Fading, Cracking & Yellowing – Repels Water, Salt & Dirt is the best choice on the basis of our review above.

The easy application of the product with reaching even the corners of tire helps in giving a perfect finish. It embeds well with the tire and gives it a lustre which will remain for certain time period.