Tire Shine Compounds

i use armorall frequently on all of my tires.
i am a car guy born in 1946
i use another product called Black Magic Tire Wet for plastics such as black plastic truck bumpers , etc.
i spray the amorall onto a square of the blue cloth/paper disposable shop towels available at costco / everywhere .
i keep my tires shiny
i have several dedicated styles of tire brush .
i use palmolive to get the tires clean .
i use the tire products to make em shiny .
i keep my paint finish shiny, also .
i belong to a car club. i am a car geek .
i go to the meetings , but have not been cured .

GMT830 wrote:
Soap and water, use a tire brush. Sometimes the automatic car wash will apply the tire shine even though I didn't pay for it. I hate that crap. One gravel parking lot and now the tires are brown from the dust sticking to them.

Isn't that the truth. They put that******on tires down here in a car wash and they look like a rolling sand sculpture before you're out of the driveway....:M

GMT830 wrote:
Soap and water, use a tire brush. Sometimes the automatic car wash will apply the tire shine even though I didn't pay for it. I hate that crap. One gravel parking lot and now the tires are brown from the dust sticking to them.

X2 if you tel them not to they won't. If they do make them rewash the vehicle.

Don

303 is all I use.

Dave H M wrote:
does the 303 give them a nice appearance also?

It's not a "shiney" black like the spray on's will leave on the tire, but it does dress the tire up nicely....

Soap and water, use a tire brush. Sometimes the automatic car wash will apply the tire shine even though I didn't pay for it. I hate that crap. One gravel parking lot and now the tires are brown from the dust sticking to them.

does the 303 give them a nice appearance also?

If you use tire shine products and you end up with cracks the tire companies will not replace your tires. One of the first questions Michelin asked was if I had ever used these products on my tires. I don't know how they could determine if you did use them or not. Me I don't and won't.

I do use Bleach White and then fallow that up with shop and water.
Don

DJF wrote:
I clean em with soap and water and if you want them to look pretty use Brake fluid, designed to enhance rubber.
You can thank Mr Smith my auto shop teacher from 1966.

Haha... :C

I remember the 'ole brake fluid trick.
When were teens in the 70's tires always had to shine.

45Ricochet wrote:

Dick_B wrote:
I think this Forum gives 303 Protectant high marks.

X2. But I usually just clean em with soap and water and a brush.

X3, after washing with soap and water, dry them and on occasion, apply the 303...