WHAT IS THE BEST TIRE DRESSING?
As a professional, I am often asked what is the best tire dressing. Not only are there several choices of tire dressings, but we are also faced with determining what the pros and cons of tire dressings are in the first place.
Why Dress our Tires?
- Visual enhancement for the sidewall.
- Helps protect against premature aging.
The reality is that while most tire dressings are labeled as both shine creators and tire protectors, most tires will have to be replaced due to worn tread before the damages of weather would ever cause you to replace your tires. So in my professional opinion, most people including myself are more concerned with the visual enhancement of a quality tire dressing than the tire dressing's ability to actually prevent premature aging. If you have made the significant investment of that 'special' car or truck that only gets a few days of driving per year, your interest in expanding the tires lifespan will be a bit different!
Water-Base vs. Oil-Base Tire Dressings:
- Water base can be diluted with water.
- Silicone/solvent/oil base dressings are made to be water resistant and last longer than water base dressings.
It used to be that oil/silicone based tire dressings that are promoted as long-lasting tire shine, were a major problem when used over long periods of time as they would collect dirt and dust causing most people to add layer upon layer of this shiny stuff. After a period of time, what was being created was a thick, greasy build-up of tire dressing and dirt.
With advances in chemical engineering, now you can have the best of both worlds:
- Oil based dressings that stand up long term.
- Oil based dressings that dry to the touch eliminating the majority of the dirt build-up.
With these advances in chemical engineering, now the major decision in shopping a top rated tire dressing will comes down to other factors based on whether you are a professional doing many cars, or a driveway detailer working on your personal cars.
Retail Tire Dressings
- Professional Tire Dressings
As a rule, you need to understand that there really is a difference between retail products and commercial/professional grade products. Regardless of the industry you are dealing with, professional grade tools and products have not been “dumbed-down” like traditional retail, over-the-counter products have been in order to protect product manufacturers from liability.
At Auto Spa of Saskatoon, it is our goal to always do everything we are able to assist our clients. If you have anything of concern with your cars appearance, please do not hesitate to get in touch!
Please stop by our shop, check out our website (www.thedetailshop.ca) or give us a call anytime 306.664.8843 to talk about this or any other detailing needs you might have!
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