Well in the past anytime ive used tire shine over time the tires have turned brown. I do not want that to happen as it looks like ass when not using the tire shine. If anybody has used a tire shine which has not done this please let me know what the brand is.

I use Meguiars Tire Shine never had a problem yet, even used it on tires that were so brown from dirt and the end result was like the tires were brand new

Sweet

Is the one I use. I don't find I like the spray on ones as much. This one lets you actually scrub the tire.

Gold Class Endurance is the product name.

I find the best thing to use on tires are S-O-S pads. They clean the tire to a nice deep black, it doesn't have the glossy 'tire shine' finish, but i love how they look so clean, and looks like time was spent cleaning them. I usually use 2 SOS pads for all 4 tires.

Here is my procedure:
Wet tires
Scrub tire with S-O-S pad
sponge wash with soap the tires
rinse

i use armor all bleech white tire spray... something along those lines!!!
wet the tire, spray this one, scrub tire, hose off.... repeat! i usually do it two time per tire. look great, i think.

this is what i use....



spray that on and then hose it off. its a very very good degreaser. the water that comes off the tire usually ends up being brown because of all the dirt. i have tested this stuff and it doesnt seem to dry out the rubber.

after that i use this....



the michelin stuff leaves a nice long lasting shine. it is the only product michelin will warrant their tires on if you use it.

just dont use anything that contains alot or any silicon bases. the silcon (from what i have heard), causes the oils to be drawn out of your tires. the drawing of the oils out of the tires is what causes them to get all dry and brown out.



1997 RedR - ZedR

I use the turtlewax tire gel and love it. little weird when your putting it on but it lasts for a while.


-Chris

whitegoose( RedR-ZedR) wrote:just dont use anything that contains alot or any silicon bases. the silcon (from what i have heard), causes the oils to be drawn out of your tires. the drawing of the oils out of the tires is what causes them to get all dry and brown out.

Acutally, the silicone does not do that. Some of the ones that have silicone also have detergents in them. That is what draws the oils out. Any of the ones that you are supposed to spray on and leave are bad for the tire. The ones that you have to wipe down are the best. The thing is, make sure that you do wipe them down very well, and don't drive the car right away, otherwise you get the crap spattered on the car. Give it about a half hour before driving it.

Quicklilcav- is it just me or are your directional tires (at least the one on the left front) mounted backwards in your sig?



1997 RedR - ZedR

whitegoose( RedR-ZedR) wrote:Quicklilcav- is it just me or are your directional tires (at least the one on the left front) mounted backwards in your sig?

LMAO. That's a pic I took the day I got my new rims and tires (like a year and a half ago). Yes, the left front is backwards. I got shipped to me with three in one direction, and 1 in the other direction. They told me if I sent it back, they'd swap it to the right direction and all for me, but the shipping to get it back to them was more than taking it to the place down the street and having it remounted and balanced. I think I get asked that question every couple of months. LOL

oh i remeber this story now... ya that was pretty funny.



1997 RedR - ZedR

The main thing thats probably turing your tires brown is that the shine is on there too long. If youre jsut spraying more and more on then its not going to come out nice. Try cleaning them inbetween shine applications. Definatly don't need to scrub them with an S.O.S. pad like mentioned above, but it sounds like a good idea to do the first time just to get em really clean. But jsut car soap and water is fine.




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that makes you a pedafile, and I'm not gonna stand here and argue
with a pervert" -- Peter Griffin

heres what i use. the shine last a few days, but of course my car never stays parked for more than one day. just went over 83,*** miles.

i use meguiars hot shine tire spray, works good and the tires look great..


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Try some whitewall cleaner... spray it on theiere with a bottle, let it set for a little bit then hose blast it off and put on your shiner

U use regular old Armorall. I hate all these oily tire dressings that make dirt stick to your tires.


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