Tire shine, dressing?

[PolarWhite]

The only thing to watch out for is the ones that will attract dirt after application. We live in the dirt storm capital of the Texas and you can really have some ugly tires if you use the wrong product. I do not care for the Armor All line of products myself.

[jamal1984]

ok anyway i got myself 4 different kind i will use it on 4 different tire and take pictures later if ya interested.

[natethegreat38]

I know I'm all late on this one, but I had to share my thoughts: 3M recently came out with a product called Tire Restorer. Working for a tire manufacturer, we don't recommend the use of tire shine/dressing products that are petroleum based because they draw out the natural oils in the tire and eventually cause them to turn a brownish color (or otherwise discolor) and can eventually lead to premature ozone cracking. The 3M Tire Restorer is supposed to contain NO petroleum products. It works great on my tires and makes them look nice- not all greasy, but not dull either. I used to have a detailing company and used many tire dressings. This is the best one I've found so far...

[eht13]

This thread raises some interesting points I've noticed elsewhere too. I've heard that some of these products can actually turn tires brown and cause premature sidewall cracks. This seems ironic because a lot of these products claim to protect the tires from sidewall cracking and UV damage. Do they only protect against cracking caused by UV but not by other factors, and then actually promote cracking from those other factors? And do they create a situation where the only way to prevent the tires from looking brown is to use more of the product to get them black and shiny again? I can see using more when the shine fades, but having to do so to prevent brown that was caused by it in the first place would kind of suck.

I have used a little bit of these products a pretty long time ago and was looking into doing so again for the Yaris, but was doing a little research. I don't remember what did or didn't work well before. I also don't really know whether spray or foam (or even gel) is preferable, since I don't want to cause the issues above but I also don't really want the tires to be as absolutely glossy as possible. Thanks.

[Klink10]

I have since changed from 303 on the tires to Stoners. Does not leave a wet residue and has lasted way longer. Still use the 303 on other stuff.

[floydisrock]

I don't like protectants of any kind.
I'll use pledge for dusting the interior plastic,thats about it.
Tires look fine,especially when smoking.

[my little snow ball]

i use shinning monkey tire shine it is the best i have ever used it cost alot though

[Shroomster]

if the car is a trailer queen the absolute BEST wet dressing is used oil (or fresh if you're stingy about dirty oil)


I say trailer queen as the oil can 'seep' into the tire and potentially create a driving hazard

[k2vitz]

F1 Tire Foam for wet shiny look

[blktiger60]

I like Meguiar's Hot Shine.

http://www.autobarn.net/mehotshhiglt.html

[YAR1S]

The best is: Turtle Wax : Wet N' Black


It makes your tires shiny and black for at least a week.... also water proof..... does spray onto body work on windy days... just wipe off....

I have also used Eagle one.... but I found that the sprayer is cheep and doesnt spray in a big enough circumference..... I like to spray the turtle wet n' black then wait a few mins to set it in then re-do....


looks amazing!