Tyre Shine

In message , Richard Jones writes

I use Turtle Wax "Wet N' Black" which lasts a few weeks. I don't spray it on though for reasons you describe. I spray it into a container and then brush it onto the tyres. I only use it in the summer as its a waste of time applying it when the roads are grotty.

Why would you want shiny tyres? - they're there to transfer power / grip to the road, not look pretty.

I agree entirely, and I get pretty fanatical about polishing during the warmer months. Tyre shine is s**te. The only reason tyres look shiney when you first get them is that they're covered in release agent and that's also why they don't grip as well.

what about making some kind of mask and place it over the alloys while spraying your tyres?

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I use neglect. Got buckets of it here.

You're kidding, right?

Shiny tyres look tacky, better just natural imho.

Mark S.

ISTR my local Auto / paint factors have some stuff you slap on with a brush or cloth, rather than coming in an aerosol it's in a gallon bottle like screenwash.

I only apply it to the wall of the tyre and so it doesnt detract from the grip of the tyre. A car in my oppinion looks alot better when polished and the tyres are shiny.

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I just wash them at the same time as the car. A clean car with muddy tyres doesn't exactly look right. They get muddy, as when at work I park on waste ground. When they're really bad, brushing them with neat traffic film remover works a treat. Cleans the mud off and leaves them looking very clean, black, and dull. The way tyres should look IMO. Mike.

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The majority disagree with you, so stop doing this.

Rob Graham

In message , Robin Graham writes

Or risk a visit from the tyre shine police?

The "majority" seem to be a bunch of uncaring slobs. Do we all have to stoop to their level?

Shoe polish, the stuff that comes in tins. Round our way it's three tins for a quid.

It's good on black bumpers as well.

sPoNiX

There is some tinted tyre polish just come out that gives your tyres a subtle colour.

A friend of mine bought some green coloured and it makes his tyres look really spiv!

I'll ask him next time I see him and get the brand name.

Shokka

You don't spray the tread-Duh! You only spray the inner and outer walls.

IMHO, cars with dirty tyres look a bit 'council estate' if you get my drift.

Apart from making the tyres look spiv, done regulart the wax also helps condition the side walls which makes them more flexible and less prone to cracking. They also run cooler.

Shokka

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