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tire treatment recommendations

Cornpatch MO

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There are dozens of tire treatments. Seems that there is a competition for the " shiniest"
Personally, I do not like that look. I am looking for something that will make my tires look clean and new tire like black and give some protection so it lasts more than a couple of days . Just a little bit of shine would be OK. What do you use that works well? .........................MO
 
I used to really like the gloss look. The old formula of Armor All would do the trick. I'd spray it on and let it sit.
People used to say that It made tires crack. I never had tires long enough to see that!
I have used all sorts of products. It seems that most I see now are water based and leave almost no gloss to them. I will often spray onto a towel and wipe the sidewalls with whatever product I have. This leaves a low gloss sheen but still a nice look.
"Wet and Black" was an oil based product. It worked GREAT but that must have pissed off the enviro-crowd because one time when I bought some, it looked like water with some crud floating in it . I never bought it after that.
Sorry I don't have better advice for you.
 
I used to really like the gloss look. The old formula of Armor All would do the trick. I'd spray it on and let it sit.
People used to say that It made tires crack. I never had tires long enough to see that!
I have used all sorts of products. It seems that most I see now are water based and leave almost no gloss to them. I will often spray onto a towel and wipe the sidewalls with whatever product I have. This leaves a low gloss sheen but still a nice look.
"Wet and Black" was an oil based product. It worked GREAT but that must have pissed off the enviro-crowd because one time when I bought some, it looked like water with some crud floating in it . I never bought it after that.
Sorry I don't have better advice for you.
I like to apply it with a small sponge. Keeps from getting it on the wheels and on the tread............................MO
 
I use a product that completely destroys everything known in the industry. Ive used everything available. I get asked constantly what I use. Its made by Armor-All. Its Detailers advantage. Use to be able to buy local but now I order online. Its worth it. Last through rain & lasts for months on my daily drivers & a season on my intermittents. Best tire dressing I've EVER used & if anyone here can say they found anything better I call BS, bottom line.
Find it & try it.
https://www.rvautoparts.com/78107-Armor-All-STP-Tire-Dressing-Use-for-Deep-Black-Look_p_294144.html
 
Thing I don't like about tire dressing is that they tend to attract and then discolor and look dirty from dust and grime off the road. Personally I use a SOS pad to scrub the white letters or white wall, then spray down with simple green and use a stiff nylon brissel brush to scrub the sidwalls clean. The tires come out spotless and clean with just a fresh clean rubber look to them, and because they have no tire dressing on them they do not attract any dirt.
 
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Spray Nine has been around for decades. I was very happy when WallyWorld started
carrying it in recent years.
It was originally developed as a cleaner for sanitary environments (hospitals, et al) and
kills about any germ/mold/virus known to man, but the cool part for cars is how easily
it cleans whitewalls and white lettering on tires (among anything else you use it on).
The owner of the old school garage I worked in way back in college days turned me on
to it, using it to easily get that blue protective crap off new whitewall tires.
It literally takes a few seconds after spraying on; you can watch it work.
Safe for hands, too. I even kind of dig the smell of it.

We use it everywhere - in the house, for the cars, anywhere.
Brown crud from smokers on ceilings and walls? Hit it with this stuff and watch it
dissolve the tar.
Skanky old vinyl car interior parts or carpets? No problem.

For dressing tires, I use one of the name brand foaming type that is specifically NOT
marketed as high gloss and apply it with a regular old sponge dedicated to that use.
 
I don't like the high gloss shine on my tires, so I use LUCAS Slick Mist. I spray it on an Eagle One tire sponge and spread it on the tires. It gives a more natural look to the rubber.
 
Thanks so much folks, several products listed that looks like what I am looking for. I can get my tires clean , but drive to a show , and they get dulled. I really don't like the look of super shiney, and white letters that have turned greenish from junk like the old Armor All ....YUCK !!!
I have a friend that has a real nice 57 Olds --show worthy, but he has cheap aluminum wheels on it with no polish on them and dirty tires.. I snuck over at a show one time , and cleaned just ONE of his tires . I tried to shame him into cleaning the rest, but it didn't work :icon_fU:.............................MO
 
Like others have mentioned too...
I still use ArmorAll & wipe off most of any shine
so it doesn't sling crap up on the paint or collect dust as bad
my cars/trucks are garaged most all the time,
unless it's being driven
so it's not subject to a bunch of elements
seems to last pretty well

I got a case of ArmorAll some time ago from an ol' GF
still have a couple of the bigger bottles, I still use

I use to use a Maguire's label tire treatment
can't remember the exact name, it was a dull treatment, not shinny
it was sort of pricey & didn't do any better of a job

now their Maguire's spray on wheel cleaner worked great
just don't leave it on for any period of time after scrubbing & rinse well
doesn't seem to effect the polish as long as you are quick
if you leave it for any period of time it spots it "sort of"
so you end up having to re-polish them

I have polished Alum. Slots on my RR
my Dakota has a factory clear coating on the wheels
I still do it the same way, just in case, so I spray the tire treatment

I will spray on a rag/sponge or even a brush
& spread it around that way
sort of scrubs it in too, not much shine is left on the tires
after wiped down
 
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