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Originally Posted by 6spd
Just did a little google search and it seems like only the shittiest quality shines *may* damage tires. I suppose if the tire is used for many years, say 5-6, rather than the average 2-3 years, tire shine *might* have enough time to do damage. In my first hand experience, Ive yet to see any car tire damaged by a tire shine product. But.. this is just in MY experience, others may differ.
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Any poor quality product, *MAY* cause damage to your car. Let's be straight forward here. There are a 1000 things that can damage your paint. Tree sap, asphalt, bird crap, heat, low quality wax, etc... Botom line is this use a decent product, don't use TOO much, let it dry thoroughly, and you lessen the possiblity of excess flying off onto your paint. Also, be aware and check if there has been any fly off and wipe it off with a quick shine and remove it so it does not sit on the paint and cause any damage. About tires coming apart, I have yet to hear of ANY tire damage from tire dressings. I have heard about old tires, I'm talking older than 9 years old being installed on cars and those coming apart like a wet paper bag. It was on 60 mins or Dateline. I guess as years pass and even though a tire may sit on a shelf it dries out and over time (6 years or more) it can be a very dangerous hazzard. There is a 4 digit number on the tire that represents the week and the year it was made, and anything over 6 years old is NOT reccommeded to be installed on your car. Looks like this (4009) this means it was made in the 40th week of 2009. Just my 2 cents...