Tire Shine Compounds

[Bob_Landry]

After reading a couple of threads on this, my curiosity is up. Does anyone know of a comprehensive lists of tire shine products that are known to cause or not cause sidewall cracking?

[Lowsuv]

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 .

[thomasmnile]

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

[Perrysburg_Dodg]

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

[cpaulsen]

303 is all I use.

[NC_Hauler]

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....

[GMT830]

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.

[Dave_H_M]

does the 303 give them a nice appearance also?

[Perrysburg_Dodg]

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

[deleted-2]

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.

[NC_Hauler]

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...

[The_Texan]

travelnutz wrote:
Many years ago there was a product made called Ru-glide that was a non-petroleum non-silicone based rubber lubricant. Lots of hotrod dudes used it to make their tires shine and also as a lube to help mounting tire beads. Never used to see cracked tires using it.

I asked the tire store I deal with about Ru-Glyde recently and nobody, including the store manager had ever heard of it. As you said, all tire stores used to use it when mounting tires, but I guess it is now history at least in Discount Tire store, as it is still available and the recommenced product by many sources.

[travelnutz]

Many years ago there was a product made called Ru-glide that was a non-petroleum non-silicone based rubber lubricant. Lots of hotrod dudes used it to make their tires shine and also as a lube to help mounting tire beads. Never used to see cracked tires using it.

[travelnutz]

Tires leak from the inside as that's where all the air prussure is. Reasonable sized cracks or weather checks on the outside of a tire has very little to do with actual tire failures. Tire sellers push the even tiny cracks issue to get you to think it's going to BLOW any second to get you to buy new ones! Scare you beyond the reality of the actual situation! They don't sell, they don't eat! Simple economics 101!

The rubber coating inside of the tire backed by the cord/belt structure is the bladder and what keeps the air inside as long as the bead seals properly. Ever notice that when an 18 wheeler throws it's outside tread cap, seldom does the tire instantly go BOOM! Pieces of OTR truck tire are all over our hughways. However, continuing to ride in the tire cords/belts wears them away quickly and then you get to hear the BOOM!

Damaged or broken tire cords are another story and do mean the tire must be replaced and very soon.

Years ago, tires all had tubes inside and all the actual tire itself did was to create support for the inflated tube inside and on the road on the outside.

[DJF]

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.