Tyre Shine!!?

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Tyre Shine!!?

Post by tom-polo53 »

Whats the best tyre shine out there do you reckon?

Dont mind how much £. Just want one that makes my tyres look like it has come out of the factory again!

got one that messes up my alloys :(

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Post by inder »

I used some spray-on type once, it was crappy, did a nice job of making the wheels black, but first bit of water and the stuff went everywhere over the alloy... crap

I now use "Meguiars Endurance High Gloss Tyre Protection Gel", applied using one of their application pads, looks great and does not go anywhere else and lasts for weeks too

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"Endurance High Gloss Tyre Protection Gel

Never has a tyre looked so good for so long. The unique chemistry of Endurance stops tyres from turning brown and keeps them black for weeks, through snow, rain or shine.

473ml - £6.99" :D great stuff, lasts long (wont run out quick) and smells good too lol
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Post by Si_GTi »

Meguiars is pretty damn good stuff aye. I use Autoglym myself, a liquid tyre dressing the name of which I don't know - I get it via a reseller so its in a trade bottle not a retail one :oops:

I put it on with Meguiars application pads too, they're really good and highly recommended IMO :wink:

I'd get the Meguiars if I were you Tom, top stuff.

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cheers lads. trip to halfords tomorrow then!
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Post by inder »

good good :)
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Post by tom-polo53 »

bought some on saturday- BRILLIANT STUFF!

Cheers for that
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Post by inder »

Excellent 8)
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Post by Besian »

Hey just use a bottle with water and 3 tablespoon with sugar dissolved in the water. And then using a spray just spray all the tyre. Leave for 10 minutes and the wheels are black again.

Nice trick.
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Post by Tim_GTi »

Wow old thread.

how long does the sugar and water trick last then? Is it durable?
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Post by davieo_04 »

some advice, don't use autoglym instant tyre dressing. It stain's the wall of your tyre a brown colour, don't know why this is but it is cack looking. Have a feelin its because of the tyre stretching or heating when driving hard.
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The stuff I use also does this. It's from Turtle Wax. My thoery is that they use some sort of stain which oxidises quickly which turns into that brown mess.
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Post by davieo_04 »

i found that mag's hot shine and their tyre gel don't seem to do this, them men have her sussed out!...lol but the hot shine stains your drive!
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Post by 92 rocks »

just go to main dealer with your empty bottle and ask them for some, they will normally fill the bottle for a fiver
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92 rocks wrote:just go to main dealer with your empty bottle and ask them for some, they will normally fill the bottle for a fiver
Main Dealers for what now?
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Tim_GTi wrote:
92 rocks wrote:just go to main dealer with your empty bottle and ask them for some, they will normally fill the bottle for a fiver
Main Dealers for what now?

any main dealer has a valet bay normally just butter them up offer a fiver or so they will gladly sell you some tyre shine from their bay normally bearin in mind they prob buy in 25L capacities like me :)
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