High gloss water based tire shine that can be used on trim?

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Placing an order here in a few hours and noticed im out of tire shine. I wasnt a fan of the pinicle black onyx tire shine it wasnt glossy enough and i dont like how its a spray. Im looking for a gel that i can apply to a brush or sponge or a thick spray would be fine. But im looking for one that has a very high shine. What are some recommendations? If you have pics that would be very helpful.

Thanks guys.
 
Megs Hyper Dressing is good for both tires and trim and you can adjust the gloss by how much you dilute it. Im not sure about the durability of it on trim though.
 
I use Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel. Great gloss on tires and works awesome on trim. You can apply a little for matte, or a bit more for super glossy look. It has treated me well on faded trim as well.
 
Meg's Water Based Dressing will blind you at full strength trust me. I used it on a dull faded interior and the gloss lasted for months
 
Nice to see someone else who likes glossy tires.

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Yeah, if you want super shiny, Megs Hyper Dressing.... that is some SERIOUSLY shiny stuff. I can't stand it on tires at anything more than 3:1, but some like it.

Megs Endurance has a lot of shine and isn't the worst stuff out there.

Opti-Bond you don't want because while it is AWESOME, looks great, and LASTS FOR-EVER it isn't uber shiny.

PERL has been mentioned. I keep it mixed at 1:1, 3:1 and 5:1. It'll actually form a hard shell to rubber. But it needs to be put on totally dry rubber and allowed to totally dry. It'll sling something fierce! But if allowed to dry overnight (and kept dry) it will form a noticeable hard coating to soft rubber.

The first time I tested it I mixed it as above. I took the little micro spare from the trunk of my Caddy to test it on, didn't wash anything, just sprayed it "as is". Left if overnight then checked out how it worked.

At 5:1 it didn't change the rubber much at all, but you could tell that it had a 'coating' on it that was obviously different than the virgin rubber.

At 3:1 it had a noticeable satin sheen, subtle, but not unattractive and with an even thicker 'coating' on it.

At 1:1 it had a decent gloss to it with a noticeable 'crust' that had a decent resistance to pressure from your thumbnail. My concern with this as a tire coating is because it seems to be more of a silica based product, and a visible hard shell coating, that it may end up developing cracks when used on tires. :dunno: I have no idea if it actually does, (because I don't use it on tires) but it's a big enough concern that that is one of the reasons I never even tried to use it on tires. Now on rubber that doesn't flex so much, like hoses and such under the hood.... that is where I think it's more in it's element.
 
I've used PERL on my tires one time so far. Didn't form a crust that I experienced, no cracking of said coating or anything like that. Actually in 20 minutes, you could rub your finger on the tire and it was dry. Pretty cool since I used to use gel products. It made it through one rainy/snowy day. It took about half the shine away in that one day, but it has been a week and still nice looking. But I am not a fan of really glossy tires.

BTW, I used it undiluted.

But I like what you mention about the hard coating on non-flex parts...I need to try that for some added protection!
 
You can "adjust" Lexol Vinylex (and others) to produce as much:
Gleam, glint, glimmer, glitter, glistening,
from reflected light, as your heart desires.

But please, for Heaven's Sake:
Don't make that "glaring-mistake"!!

:D

Bob
 
CarPro PERL full strength will do the trick on your tires. Dilute to preference for exterior trim.
 
Does the megs hyper dressing dry to the touch or is it greasy?
 
I love Meguiar's Hyper dressing. I use that stuff for everything from tires to trim. I usually have one bottle full strength and one bottle at 50/50. it's da bomb diggity!
 
I just purchased chemical guys new trim gel... I've seen a video of them using it on tires and it looked promising. I have yet to use it, it just came in the mail today.
 
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