Tire Shine

NXTAZEE · 03-14-2010, 01:22 PM

With my detailing business I actually see a fair bit of premature fading and cracking due to solvent/silicon base tire dressings. If the dressings are used regularly then it tends to hide the damage. If the car is garaged it makes a difference for sure. I agree, Tires that are replaced every couple of years won't show as much damage. I feel if I'm going to use a tire dressing I may as well use one that is good for the tire.

SoCal 370Z · 03-14-2010, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NXTAZEE

With my detailing business I actually see a fair bit of premature fading and cracking due to solvent/silicon base tire dressings. If the dressings are used regularly then it tends to hide the damage. If the car is garaged it makes a difference for sure. I agree, Tires that are replaced every couple of years won't show as much damage. I feel if I'm going to use a tire dressing I may as well use one that is good for the tire.

Another issue is that owners rarely clean off the old dressing when washing their vehicle and then apply a fresh coat of tire shine versus simply layering good onto contaminated (bad).

NXTAZEE · 03-14-2010, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z

Another issue is that owners rarely clean off the old dressing when washing their vehicle and then apply a fresh coat of tire shine versus simply layering good onto contaminated (bad).

If people are going to use that junk then yes they should wash the old dressing off before applying a new coat, thats if it hasn't flung off all over their car first. Sorry I couldn't resist

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6spd · 03-14-2010, 01:43 PM

dad · 03-14-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Auston

Which brand? Is there a trick to avoid?

After putting Eagle One tire dressing on this afternoon and letting it dry for an hour I took a 15 minute
drive. After the drive I checked the fenders around the tires and found there was some residue from the
tire dressing slung onto my paint (front and rear fenders). I wiped the tire dressing residue off the
painted areas, but the question is would it have stained the paint if I missed it? The stuff looked like
chewing tobacco

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Originally Posted by chuckd05

Black Magic Ti, Def the best imo

gel is a touch better than the spray but spray is easier.

I've never used either one of those brands. I use Meguiar's.
But, I don't spray it on! I spray some into an empty (clean) coffee can, and use a soft car wash brush to apply. That way the wind, or poor judgement won't get any on the paint!

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