Long story short.
Saw a Detailer cleaning cars at work. He
had all the equipment. One car was done
so I stopped to talk to him. Super nice guy.
Anyway, the tires looked awesome. Looked
dripping wet but were dry to the touch. I
asked him what he used. He said Meguiars
endurance tire gel cut with isopropyl alcohol.
50:50
Anyone ever done this before?
I personally have never diluted any
petroleum-based tire dressings, or
known of anyone else to do so.
But that’s not to say it can’t be
effectively done.
•However:
1.) I would think that if IPA was the dilutant it
would have to be @100% grade—contains no
water. [Petroleum (ie: Oil)/Water don’t mix.]
-Anyway: IPA is a very fast-to-evaporate solvent.
With that in mind:
2.) If I was going to attempt to dilute
Endurance Gel, I would use one of the
same petroleum distillates that comprise
the makeup of the Endurance Gel.
-(BTW: IPA doesn’t appear to be one of
those petroleum distillates)
IMO:
-The easiest Endurance Gel petroleum distillate
to source would be hydrotreated (de-sulferized)
kerosene.
-In other words: Low/No-odor Kerosene, available
at many brick & mortar and/or big box stores.
Ace Hardware, for example.
•Mixing ratio?
-I’d start out with a just a few drops of the afore-
mentioned kerosene, stirred into a small bowl,
(or similar vessel), containing a measured amount
of tire gel. Adjust mixture to your specifications.
-Later, if so desired, you could extrapolate your
new-found diluting ratio onto an entire container
of Endurance Gel.
Bob
