How to Clean Tires and Apply a Tire Shine Properly

How to clean and apply a tire shine. There are various tire shines available on the market, some are better than others. This particular version is a dye style that can last for easily a few months and doesn’t leave a greasy finish behind.

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Tools/Supplies Needed:
-tire shine
-hose and water
-brush
-tire cleaner
-air compressor
-rubber gloves
-q-tips
-isopropyl alcohol
-clean rags

Procedure:
First is cleaning the tires. This is needed so we have a good base for the tire shine to stick and provide a deep black look.

For this, I prefer using a pressure washer as it’ll wash away any dirt or grime easily.

Using a specific tire cleaner or some other form of multipurpose cleaner is applied to the tire and allowed to soak in for a moment.

Then, using a brush, scrub the sidewall of the tire. Working multiple directions at various angles, to ensure all the edges are clean and free of any debris.

Then using the pressure washer, wash away the soap residue and any debris.

Do the same for the other wheels as well. First is rinsing them with the pressure washer.

Then is applying the cleaner.

Scrub the tire down with a brush.

Finally finish up with rinsing the tire.

Unfortunately, with the truck parked on the ground, The part of the sidewall closest to the ground can sometimes be hard to wash so it’s best to either drive the vehicle forward or backward, rotating this part up.

Continue the same process as previously with washing the tire.

The tires may take a little time to dry, but to speed this process up you can use compressed air to blow off any excess water. Even consider taking the vehicle for a drive to help dry the rubber.

Now is using the tire product. As mentioned previously, there are various types of products on the market. The one I am using, I believe is a die that does last for a few months. This particular product I don’t believe this is available on the market anymore.

Typically it is good to wear rubber gloves, so no product gets on your head. They will come with a foam applicator, the solution will need to be applied to this, and then it rubbed onto the tire.

Considering that I have raised white lettering, this can be hard to work around. I used a razor knife to cut down the applicator, so it’s smaller, to get into those narrower areas.

Working multiple directions, you may even need to dab the applicator in certain areas to help apply the product on textured portions. If you do get any product on the raised white lettering, you can use a cloth with isopropyl alcohol to help clean it off.

Around the raised white lettering, I would recommend using a Q-tip saturated with the tire shine product. This is a time consuming task, which does require patience.

Some tire shines such as this one may require a second coat to achieve a different type of shine. You’ll need to wait for the first coat to dry, this could take anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. Then apply that second coat in the same way as the first coat.

Just like washing the tires, there will be a hidden area that is an easily accessible. So the vehicle will need to be moved to rotate this area upward and then apply tire shine to the surface.

Depending on the tire shine, dry times may vary. Once dry here you can see what I’m left with.

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