What tire dressing do you use?

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What tire dressing do you recommend??? I have a few extra dollars burning a hole in my pocket and want to find a "go to" tire product.

I'm trying to find something that isn't ridiculously $$$$$. I've tried numerous 'OTC' products and after a friends recommendation I recently bought ArmorAll tire gel which casts off and looks horrible. I'm trying to find something that's a good quality dressing with a high shine/possible wet look that doesn't have that nasty cast off.

I was contemplating trying the new WG or the Optimum tire shine?? Any thoughts or recommendations?


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High-gloss dressings are typically solvent-based, which means that they will always have a problem with sling. But there are a couple of water-based dressings that are water-based: Optimum's Opti-Bond is highly regarded here on AutoGeek; another high-gloss dressing, which one doesn't here much about here on AG, is Mother's FX Tire Shine. I recently ordered it and am hoping to use it in the next week or so.

After you applied the Armor All Extreme, did you use a towel afterwards to remove any excess? I've read many positive reviews of the product and am a bit surprised by your negative assessment of it.

For non-slinging low-gloss dressings, see my review.
 
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I tried out the DP tire gel at the autogeek open garage and it went on pretty smooth. The shine though is kind of satin like though and not wet/high shine. I didn't notice any cast off though and today (5 days later) the tire still looks great. As for the other products, I haven't tried them yet but I'll stay tuned to your thread for more info...
 
I like Opti Bond, new DP and 4 Star Spray with Polycharger. OB and DP are less glossy than 4 Star. None of these sling IME. 303 AS is also great on tires and is more matte than all others IMO.
 
akimel said:
High-gloss dressings are typically solvent-based, which means that they will always have a problem with sling. But there are a couple of water-based dressings that are water-based: Optimum's Opti-Bond is highly regarded here on AutoGeek; another high-gloss dressing, which one doesn't here much about here on AG, is Mother's FX Tire Shine. I recently ordered it and am hoping to use it in the next week or so.

After you applied the Armor All Extreme, did you use a towel afterwards to remove any excess? I've read many positive reviews of the product and am a bit surprised by your negative assessment of it.

For non-slinging low-gloss dressings, see my review.
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I have only used the applicator to remove the excess. I will try using an old towel to wipe off excess product. I like the fact I can use the armorall & even after scrubbing it with tire cleaner it still looks good. If it stops slinging product I'd finish the bottle. I think I will look into the Optibond and mothers fx.:dblthumb2:
 
akimel said:
High-gloss dressings are typically solvent-based, which means that they will always have a problem with sling. But there are a couple of water-based dressings that are water-based: Optimum's Opti-Bond is highly regarded here on AutoGeek; another high-gloss dressing, which one doesn't here much about here on AG, is Mother's FX Tire Shine. I recently ordered it and am hoping to use it in the next week or so.

After you applied the Armor All Extreme, did you use a towel afterwards to remove any excess? I've read many positive reviews of the product and am a bit surprised by your negative assessment of it.

For non-slinging low-gloss dressings, see my review.
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+1 for mothers fx, I wouldn't consider it high gloss though...
 
I use Meguiar’s High Gloss Hot Shine Tire Spray. It's a spray and goes on evenly. It looks wet initially then dries to a rich black shine.
 
i tryed d/p the new version and was very happy with it.. i also use optimum tire dressing. the origanal.its great leaves a nice new look. not greasy..
 
If you want high shine use the wolfgang. I picked up 2 gallons when it was on bogo and I love it because it has a high shine and as time goes on and miles are put on the car it still looks black even if the shine goes away. I applied it and I still had a slight shine over a month after. By far my new favorite tire dressing.
 
I use a Blue solvent base dressing, Gives a nice dark shine and great durability with no sling.
 
I love Pinnacle Black Onyx tire gel...it's a joy to use, easy on, and no slinging. You WILL fall in love with the smell :)
 
My favorite for now is the Meguiars Hot Shine for that "Ghetto Shine" we like in the hood.

I wanted to try the Simoniz because of the "NO MESS" applicator that came with it. Its pretty good & NO Sling!

I'll be trying some more products soon though!

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getto shine!!!!! love that term. i forgot who i heard that from first . when i first read someone posting about it i laughed my ass off ...
 
cobalt9123 said:
I love Pinnacle Black Onyx tire gel...it's a joy to use, easy on, and no slinging. You WILL fall in love with the smell :)
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:whs: Black Onyx is only the best tire dressing ever! A little goes a long way. I got the sample first, after that I just bit the bullet and paid the $25 for the 16 ounce. Worth every penny, IMHO. :dblthumb2:
 
Sorry to other posters in here... but I have to say I recommend PB's Bold n Bright ;). Just like the OP, I too have been in the hunt for a glossy tire dressing that's easy to apply with absolutely NO sling off. I've tried the Meguiar's stuff mentioned in this thread, even the WG Onxy and Pinnacle dressings... all look fantastic, don't get me wrong... but the SLING OFF was horrid. After I spend hours detailing my car, only to find it ruined within seconds of driving my car, I wanted ZERO sling off.

In comes PB's Bold n Bright... recommended by a few folks here on AG, so I tried it, loved it, and am sticking with it. To be honest, I heard good things about Optimum Optibond as well, but am waiting to finish my PB first.

Here's links to discussions on PB and others:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...g-roll-off-pb-s-bold-n-bright.html#post310251

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/24987-best-tire-shine-w-o-sling-off.html
 
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