Medium Gloss Tire Dressings

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rednckdetailr

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Hi Fellow Autopians,





I'm looking for some recommendations of medium gloss tire gels & sprays that i can order online,along with photos of your tires wearing the product,and a website to follow where you ordered it from.



I'm interested in gel or water base dressings,as i clean & dress my tires everytime i wash the vehicle,which is about once a week. Brr i wish summer would roll around.



I'm interested in poorboy's bold & bright tire dressing,as i've looked at a few photos of that on this forum, i think poorboy's natural look may fit the bill as well.



Anyway,thank you very much for the suggestions,i'll be watching this thread closely.



Thanks again fellow autopians,your fellow autopian in the making,

Pete
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I don't think I have any pics, but Optimum Tire dressing is very nice, and very economical in the gallon size.
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I just picked up a gallon today from a local distributor. $20 for a gallon. At this price, it's as cheap as the Armor All I've been using, and it's supposed to be a lot better for the tires.



I haven't tried it yet, since I just did AA yesterday.
 
Some might disagree, but I find Meg's High Endurance "high gloss" to be a nice, medium shine. I don't find it over the top or "greasy"/"bling" looking at all.
 
it says "high-gloss finish", but i consider it more of a medium matte gloss. in anycase, good stuff...



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Pete, I also live in MA and if there is one tire dressing I have seen many pictures of and would love to try it is the one that "RickRack" uses all the time on his high end details. I called this place in Melrose and they will bring it to your door for $28.50 per gallon. I'm not sure if they will offer the same delivery to the Cape but you could call and ask. It is called Super Blue Tire Dressing by Kar Kraft. The number is 800-662-0321. Kar Kraft is going out of business so I don't think this stuff will be available for long. Check out the hundreds of pictures by checking out "RickRack" postings. I really don't need any more tire dressings but his photos make me want to try this product. Let me know what you think.



Patrick
 
paul34 said:
Some might disagree, but I find Meg's High Endurance "high gloss" to be a nice, medium shine. I don't find it over the top or "greasy"/"bling" looking at all.
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I haven't tried the High Gloss, but I think the Original Formula looks very nice and gives me a few weeks.
 
Hey, what happened to the price on the Optimum Tire Shine? Looks like it went way up; a gallon seems to be $28-30 now, I thought it was $20-ish.
 
It depends on the tire... some tires will produce a more matte finish than another tire and vise versa. I bought about a dozen dressings last year and settled on Meg's #38 as my dressing of choice for my tires.
 
n2_space said:
It depends on the tire... some tires will produce a more matte finish than another tire and vise versa. I bought about a dozen dressings last year and settled on Meg's #38 as my dressing of choice for my tires.
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So true, different tires behave differently. BTW, #38 has been discontinued.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
So true, different tires behave differently. BTW, #38 has been discontinued.
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:eek: When did they do that? I hadn't noticed they had since I bought some last year. Why Meguiar's, Why!?!?! :grrr :cry:
 
I like McGuiare's Hot Shine spray. You just spray and walk away. About 5 seconds for each tire. It holds up excellant.
 
I have yet to find a tire dressing that i really like or is very consistent. i like optimum, but on half the tires i use it on, it is half and half, spots of the tire are really nicely dressed and the other parts are dull. it has been driving me crazy!
 
dgoff07 said:
I have yet to find a tire dressing that i really like or is very consistent. i like optimum, but on half the tires i use it on, it is half and half, spots of the tire are really nicely dressed and the other parts are dull. it has been driving me crazy!
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I find that most water based dressings are like this. Also, I find Optimum very tire dependant, meaning it can look *very* glossy on some tires, but on others there is a lot less sheen.



I found that once the tire is clean(as in, scrubbed 2-3 times with a tire cleaner clean), you have to apply Optimum generously to the tire, and *work it in* till the tire has an even gloss. Go back 5 minutes later and repeat this process to smooth out any uneven spots. Do this until you have the desired shine, and there will be no uneven or dull spots.
 
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