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Lexol Auto Care Premium Tire Shine
From Autopia Car Care product page:
The tire shine comes in a simple bottle without much flair. The good news is that the narrow shape means it’s not uncomfortable to hold. However, I’m not a fan of the sprayer on the bottle and the overall appearance makes me think it belongs with my wife’s hair care products more than my detailing cabinet. The stiff sprayer and thin, slick bottle do make it pretty uncomfortable to use. The labels, almost unfortunately, are on rather well and I don’t think you’ll ever have to worry about them peeling off. I say it’s almost a bad thing because they cover the entire bottle except the top ¼-½” of the bottle and they are slick. Since my bottle came leaking there was already product on the labels and they were pretty difficult to hold onto. The only texture on the bottle is the pattern around the Lexol logo.
The slick labels do hold quite a bit of information. A pretty short yet informative product description along with your typical tire dressing instructions are crammed on to the label but not difficult to read.
The liquid atomizes out of the sprayer very well. It probably helps that it is extremely thin - I’m talking almost water type of thin. It is pretty slick and the smell isn’t too strong. I can’t quite place what it smells like but it’s tolerable and has a very weak odor.
I can’t speak to durability as of now, but I was actually very impressed with how well the dressing worked. I tested it on my brother’s Silverado and left one tire alone to test for average Joe application method - you can’t tell a difference (though I’m sure in a week or two we will.) I misted the product on and used a CG Durafoam Contoured Large Tire Dressing Applicator Pad to spread. I was afraid the finish would be streaky once dried because I could not get it very even appearing. However, it dried even. Note that I said dried. It dried to the touch with no sticky feel or sling. I was actually very impressed with the look it gave the tires after one coat (directions say you can apply two), and my brother said it was perfect. All in all, very easy to use and yields excellent results.
The dirty tires after the wash.
All the gunk breaking loose moments after the first spray.
Slowly getting clean. Really dirty for newer tires that had never been dressed.
Surprisingly it only took two scrubs to get them clean. These are the white suds on scrub number three.
The cleaned, dressed rubber.
I received the Tire Shine free of charge so I would definitely say that it’s an excellent value. I don’t know where the 10 oz bottles come from, but Autopia carries Lexol Tire Shine a 16 oz size. If the dressing lasts an acceptable time I will definitely considering purchasing it for future use. I’m not sure how much I used to do the four tires, but they’re good size and I’d guess it was about an ounce a tire. The 16 oz bottle - at that rate - would be about $2.50 every time you use it. Obviously would be cheaper for a lower profile and/or small tire.
As a footnote: This is my first review so please provide any and all criticisms. I hope there will be more (actually another in the works now) and would like to know how to make them better. I know my pictures are pretty bad, part of it is me and part is the camera. Also, after uploading the after photo I realize that it does the product no justice, it looks a lot better in person. I really need to work on my picture skills.
From Autopia Car Care product page:
The tire shine comes in a simple bottle without much flair. The good news is that the narrow shape means it’s not uncomfortable to hold. However, I’m not a fan of the sprayer on the bottle and the overall appearance makes me think it belongs with my wife’s hair care products more than my detailing cabinet. The stiff sprayer and thin, slick bottle do make it pretty uncomfortable to use. The labels, almost unfortunately, are on rather well and I don’t think you’ll ever have to worry about them peeling off. I say it’s almost a bad thing because they cover the entire bottle except the top ¼-½” of the bottle and they are slick. Since my bottle came leaking there was already product on the labels and they were pretty difficult to hold onto. The only texture on the bottle is the pattern around the Lexol logo.
The slick labels do hold quite a bit of information. A pretty short yet informative product description along with your typical tire dressing instructions are crammed on to the label but not difficult to read.
The liquid atomizes out of the sprayer very well. It probably helps that it is extremely thin - I’m talking almost water type of thin. It is pretty slick and the smell isn’t too strong. I can’t quite place what it smells like but it’s tolerable and has a very weak odor.
I can’t speak to durability as of now, but I was actually very impressed with how well the dressing worked. I tested it on my brother’s Silverado and left one tire alone to test for average Joe application method - you can’t tell a difference (though I’m sure in a week or two we will.) I misted the product on and used a CG Durafoam Contoured Large Tire Dressing Applicator Pad to spread. I was afraid the finish would be streaky once dried because I could not get it very even appearing. However, it dried even. Note that I said dried. It dried to the touch with no sticky feel or sling. I was actually very impressed with the look it gave the tires after one coat (directions say you can apply two), and my brother said it was perfect. All in all, very easy to use and yields excellent results.
The dirty tires after the wash.
All the gunk breaking loose moments after the first spray.
Slowly getting clean. Really dirty for newer tires that had never been dressed.
Surprisingly it only took two scrubs to get them clean. These are the white suds on scrub number three.
The cleaned, dressed rubber.
I received the Tire Shine free of charge so I would definitely say that it’s an excellent value. I don’t know where the 10 oz bottles come from, but Autopia carries Lexol Tire Shine a 16 oz size. If the dressing lasts an acceptable time I will definitely considering purchasing it for future use. I’m not sure how much I used to do the four tires, but they’re good size and I’d guess it was about an ounce a tire. The 16 oz bottle - at that rate - would be about $2.50 every time you use it. Obviously would be cheaper for a lower profile and/or small tire.
As a footnote: This is my first review so please provide any and all criticisms. I hope there will be more (actually another in the works now) and would like to know how to make them better. I know my pictures are pretty bad, part of it is me and part is the camera. Also, after uploading the after photo I realize that it does the product no justice, it looks a lot better in person. I really need to work on my picture skills.
