Proper way to shine your tires

[SioXie101]

Meguiars and Stoner tire spray works well for me.

[Exhaust]

Sub'd for future reference, if you try any of these methods can you upload some pics?

[Turbowned]

I admit I'm one of the ninnies that uses spray-on tire shine. I usually have a sheet of cardboard that I put in the wheelwell and move as I'm spraying to avoid getting overspray on the paint. Then I let the car sit long enough that it has a chance to dry and not sling everywhere. I won't be doing this when the BRZ comes along; I plan to buy a lot of dedicated cleaning sponges, cloths, rags, etc. and several individual cleaning products.

[SioXie101]

You should also consider that some old tire shine gel or spray turns brownish after constant reapplication, that's why i usually use the Stoner brand as it doesnt turn into that brownish tar like substance after months of reuse.
Also its advisable to clean your tires every once in a while with a tire brush and a tire cleaner, For that i use the Meguiars foaming tire cleaner.

im a fan of these subtle clean looking tires, not the oversprayed wet look ones....

[viper_driver]

this is the stuff.

http://tufshine.com/products/

It's extremely expensive and doesn't seem it could possibly be worth the cost until you buy and use it. I sort of wanted it for years before finally buying some last Christmas for myself. It's just outstanding. Takes a while to put on the first time, but that's it as I haven't put it on again on any of my cars (going on 6 months now). It makes your tires just about like paint, don't even leave your fingers dirty when you touch them. There's nothing there to sling off and you just wash the tires like you wash the paint. The shine is adjustable for however shiny you desire. Google this stuff and you'll find tons of praise--it's all deserved and I totally recommend it. If you think it's too expensive, it totally is. Just don't even wash your car at all and enjoy the drive if you can and consider yourself lucky that you don't care about cleaning your car, it's a disease!

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by SioXie101

You should also consider that some old tire shine gel or spray turns brownish after constant reapplication, that's why i usually use the Stoner brand as it doesnt turn into that brownish tar like substance after months of reuse.
Also its advisable to clean your tires every once in a while with a tire brush and a tire cleaner, For that i use the Meguiars foaming tire cleaner.

im a fan of these subtle clean looking tires, not the oversprayed wet look ones....

That brown you see is the natural process of the tire aging, not tire shine getting old. Tires contain antiozonant and the brown is blooming, or the antiozonant coming to the surface and reacting with the air. Or course the silicone can brown as well, so I suppose that you're right if someone's been using a silicone-based product...

Anyway, I used to use some Eagle One stuff that came in a tiny bottle and applied with a tire swipe. Worked great, didn't sling. I haven't seen it in a while, so I have some Meguiar's Endurance tire gel. Still use the tire applicators though. I love 'em, and it makes it easy to not apply too much which in turn results in slinging it everywhere.

Originally Posted by viper_driver

this is the stuff.

http://tufshine.com/products/

It's extremely expensive and doesn't seem it could possibly be worth the cost until you buy and use it. I sort of wanted it for years before finally buying some last Christmas for myself. It's just outstanding. Takes a while to put on the first time, but that's it as I haven't put it on again on any of my cars (going on 6 months now). It makes your tires just about like paint, don't even leave your fingers dirty when you touch them. There's nothing there to sling off and you just wash the tires like you wash the paint. The shine is adjustable for however shiny you desire. Google this stuff and you'll find tons of praise--it's all deserved and I totally recommend it. If you think it's too expensive, it totally is. Just don't even wash your car at all and enjoy the drive if you can and consider yourself lucky that you don't care about cleaning your car, it's a disease!

Haha, when you said extremely expensive I was thinking hundreds of dollars.. and in my head going "dammit, I already spent too much on detailing stuff already.."

[Brett]

I just ordered some tire gel from Wolfgang. I'll let y'all know how it works after it gets here and I put it on.

[SioXie101]

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

That brown you see is the natural process of the tire aging, not tire shine getting old. Tires contain antiozonant and the brown is blooming, or the antiozonant coming to the surface and reacting with the air. Or course the silicone can brown as well, so I suppose that you're right if someone's been using a silicone-based product...

Anyway, I used to use some Eagle One stuff that came in a tiny bottle and applied with a tire swipe. Worked great, didn't sling. I haven't seen it in a while, so I have some Meguiar's Endurance tire gel. Still use the tire applicators though. I love 'em, and it makes it easy to not apply too much which in turn results in slinging it everywhere.



Haha, when you said extremely expensive I was thinking hundreds of dollars.. and in my head going "dammit, I already spent too much on detailing stuff already.."

thats what i was trying to say, old tire spray or gel were mostly silicon based wherein nowadays most companies have changed the formulation to avoid the brownish discoloration that results from those types of tire shine products.

[civicdrivr]

Originally Posted by viper_driver

this is the stuff.

http://tufshine.com/products/

It's extremely expensive and doesn't seem it could possibly be worth the cost until you buy and use it. I sort of wanted it for years before finally buying some last Christmas for myself. It's just outstanding. Takes a while to put on the first time, but that's it as I haven't put it on again on any of my cars (going on 6 months now). It makes your tires just about like paint, don't even leave your fingers dirty when you touch them. There's nothing there to sling off and you just wash the tires like you wash the paint. The shine is adjustable for however shiny you desire. Google this stuff and you'll find tons of praise--it's all deserved and I totally recommend it. If you think it's too expensive, it totally is. Just don't even wash your car at all and enjoy the drive if you can and consider yourself lucky that you don't care about cleaning your car, it's a disease!

Keep in mind that Tuf Shine doesnt stick well to all tires. It even says so on their website, tires with silicone in them are a no-go.