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How Is Tyre Shine Made?
Tyre shine is prepared not for cleaning but for the look of a washed tyre. Where this product must not be applied matters as much as its shine. This guide outlines the process and gives no recipes or ratios. For the general production flow, see how is detergent made.
How is tyre shine made?
Tyre shine is generally made by mixing shine-giving ingredients with auxiliary ingredients in a carrier liquid, checking the mixture, filling it into packaging and labelling it. What the product is and what it does not do is covered in what is tyre shine.
What is tyre shine made of?
- Carrier liquid: helps the product spread on the tyre; the market has water-based and solvent-based products.
- Shine-giving ingredients: give the tyre a dark, glossy, well-kept look.
- Auxiliary ingredients: depending on the product, may be used for consistency, appearance and shelf life.
- Ratios are the manufacturer's recipe and are not given in this guide.
General steps in tyre shine production
- Raw material intake: the packaging and label of incoming material are generally checked and recorded.
- Weighing: raw materials are weighed for the batch size.
- Mixing: the ingredients go into the tank in the order of the recipe, and the batch is mixed until uniform.
- Check: appearance and consistency are checked before filling; a non-conforming batch should not go to the filling line.
- Filling: the product is filled into canisters under weight or volume control.
- Closing and labelling: the cap is tightened, the label is applied and the canisters go into cases.
What does the water-based and solvent-based distinction mean?
Tyre shines on the market are generally divided into water-based and solvent-based. Water-based products generally give a satin or natural shine, solvent-based products generally a higher shine. This is general market information. If you need technical information on START Tyre Shine, you can ask by product name when requesting a quote.
Quality control points specific to tyre shine
- Appearance: the mixture should contain no sediment or foreign matter.
- Stability: the product should not separate in the canister.
- Consistency: the START Tyre Shine label states application by spraying onto the tyre and the sponge; the product should be fluid enough for this.
- Leak tightness: there should be no leaks in transport, because spilled product can make the surface it touches slippery.
- Records: the date and batch number are generally recorded for each batch.
- Points to check when choosing a manufacturer are in what to look for when choosing a cleaning products manufacturer.
Filling and packaging
- START Tyre Shine: 5 KG canister (product code 072K), 4 per case.
- Product spilled in the filling area is wiped up at once; it can leave the floor slippery.
- Transferring from canister to spray bottle and planning bulk purchases are covered in wholesale tyre shine.
Which warnings should be observed?
- Definition: the START Tyre Shine label defines it as a car care tyre shine.
- Storage: according to the label, do not leave the product in sunlight and keep it out of reach of children.
- Where not to apply: not on the tyre surface in contact with the road, brake discs or pedals.
- Motorcycles: not used on motorcycle tyres.
- Mixing: not mixed with other cleaning products: can cleaning products be mixed.
- Application steps are in how to use tyre shine.
Can tyre shine be made at home?
It is not recommended. You cannot control how a home mixture behaves on the tyre. A slippery mixture on a brake disc or pedal also affects driving safety. Use a labelled product and follow the label instructions.
Production site and supply
Tetikoğlu Kimya is a tyre shine manufacturer. We make START Tyre Shine at our plant in İstanbul İkitelli OSB; we present the plant on the production page.
Other vehicle products are on the car care products page. For bulk purchases, you can request a quote stating the product and packaging.
