Tire Dressing
 

What do you guys use on your tires? I'm not looking for extreme shine, just nice and clean and as black as possible.

AutoGlym Instant Tyre Dressing Leaves a Matte finish with NO fling :tup

Yes Auto Glym....they actually make a lot of good products. I use their wax too.:tup

I have used everything from baby oil (crazy I know) to ArmourAll, Meguires, BlackMagic etc etc etc etc and the best by far is the AutoGlym tyre dressing.

Armour All Tire shine is junk. It attracts dust like crazy. I might have to try AutoGlym, I've tried all the different Armour All shines, Turtle Wax and some others and they are all the same, super shiny and greasy.

For the guys that do not have lots of experience with tire dressing, to cut the shine and chances of fling let it set up as long as possible and wipe it off before driving and voila

I use Meguires right now.But i'm not to picky.

Thanks for the input guys. I'll pick some Auto Glym up tomorrow.

Great tip :tup

With black the fling is easy to spot and a pain in the ass to wipe off. If you can apply once you get to the show and the best is to stay for several hours before wiping. With my black rims I find that after wiping, the tires are very black with no shine. Oh remember you do not need to use tons of the stuff re spray a light coat and if you find you need more apply again. For the ultimate in neatness spray the product on a rag and apply this way as it will save you having to wipe off the rims or body panels.

Good Tip, Snake Bite!
My Pirelli's are a major pain to apply the shiny products due to the design of the tire's sidewall, it also seems to trap all of the road grime and dust, I'm using the Matt finishes for general meets and cruises and shiny plastic look for show and shines :tup Clean Wheels and Tires are a must :wink:

Good tips again. I have some small sponges I use and they work great. Spray it on the sponge and wipe it on. The sponge is small enough that the dressing doesn't go anywhere other than on the tire.

^^^perfect. I forget what product I was using ( I have used many) but the instructions were to apply the product with a sponge (supplied) and blot when finished for the extra shine.

just bought some Meguires..much better than the Armourall stuff I used to buy
I've never seen the ones you guys are talki9ng about Autoglym..but if I do I'll grab some

Canadian Tire sells it

Yeah after I logged off here last night, I went to CTC site and found it.
I'll try it next and see how it goes.
PS I DO NOT reccomend the Armoral wheel cleaner...ate the finsih off the wife's Subaru rims grrrrr!

what do you guys reccomend for chromed rims?? I just a got a real nice set off American Muscle

what do you guys reccomend for chromed rims?? I just a got a real nice set off American Muscle[/QUOTE]

I just got a product called Wheel Wax from G2USA.com. Haven't tried it yet but it is supposed to be good for ALL wheels. Supposed to "seal and protect wheel surface, resist brake dust buildup and make wheels easier to clean ".
I report my assessment when I use it. And it's $15 for 8 oz

I tend to go overboard go figure but my rims get wiped down after a max of 25 k's unless it's a infrequent short highway trip. If they are dirty/dusty I will use a damp small microfiber towel. For chrome I would use strictly a chrome polish and not a hybrid product. There's nothing worse than dirty/pitted chrome rims.

I had authentic Roush chrome rims on my 05gt and they were absolutely minty mint the day I traded the car in for the latest ride. I found that the Roush rims without a doubt were the easiest rims to clean/polish since I started driving.

Snakebite..you got too much time on your hands LOL

I'm fussy myself, and do spend a fair bit of time trying to keep the "Beauty" lookin' good
I do use mircofibre towels so maybe I'll hunt at CTC for some chrome polish.
the rims have been on 4 days so still look like they just came out of the box.

You can't go wrong, I am telling you lol

This stuff is great for chrome,stainless steel,paint,plastic,& glass. Check out the site at, www.fw1canada.com and watch the video.

Thanks, Whitelion.

I'll check it out. thanks.

Upon further review I will say what I always say and that is to buy part specific products and not an all in one item