Tire Dressing comparison

Hello all,



My local auto department store has quite a bit of Eagle One's Satin Finish Concours Tire Shine. This is the old bottle. Not the new bottle that says "Protectant" on it but the real mccoy. I should pick-up a case or two of that stuff. I love that stuff. Not to greasy, not to shiny but just right.



With Aloha,

Ranney
 
I just grabbed a jug (gallon I think) of EO Concours as well in our local shop... they have 4 gallons of it and I don't think anyone will be grabbing that anytime soon... Love those things.
 
That is an interesting test you did for comparison reasons.



I have been using the Endurance by Meguiar's for a few years now.

I switched to the Hi-Gloss formula when it first came out as it goes on a lot easier than the satin stuff.



I can get about a whole month of shine out of one application if I don't drive through any water, and as long as I don't take my vehicle off road.



Once off road though, the finish on it makes the dirt stick to it all the more.



Just washed the rig a little over two weeks ago, and the tires still look like I just put the Endurance on.

In the old days when I used Armor All, it would have been gone a few days later, and even faster from driving in the rain.



I have driven it this week too in the rain, but it still looks the same as when I applied it.

I am very impressed with the Endurance.



Here is a picture from May after a wax job and you can see how the gel makes the tires look on mine.



During each wash job I scrub the heck out of the tires with a brush & Ajax to get off the old gel and dirt.
 
The Meg's Endurance gave me problems with my white lettered tires...

It probably has to do with my method of application (EO tire swipes), but I would always end up with some Endurance left in the letters, and it would sling off onto the paint and my cladding whenever I would drive. To try and prevent this from happening, I would make sure to scrub the letters off thoroughly with a terry towel after every application. It also would make more dirt and brake dust stick to the letters, making them turn greyish brown. So even though the black on my tires stayed nice, I still had to scrub the tires every week to get the scum off of the letters.



My Zaino distributor convinced me to try Z-16, and I've been using it ever since. It requires a lot less maintenance on my part, and looks great. I still use the Endurance on my wife's car, as she doesn't have lettering.



Endurance does smell great, but it has petroleum distillates in it, doesn't it? Isn't that a no-no?
 
ShadowMan said:


Endurance does smell great, but it has petroleum distillates in it, doesn't it? Isn't that a no-no?
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That's what I thought because it implies "bad silicones" versus PDMS stuff which is water-based. For this reason I've been intentionally avoiding stuff with pet. distillates... :nixweiss
 
Max Rebo said:
Anyone have any experience with the Stoner tire dressing (spray)?
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I use Stoner's More Shine Less Time and love it! I used to use Meguiar's Endurance, but it's so messy to put on.



IMHO, Stoner does a great job. One spray coat looks great, but if you want more shine, just repeat on all the tires. And it doesn't sling off on the fenders like some other products. And I haven't ever had it contribute to the brown discoloration after it wears off.



Cheers!
 
Aurorav8 said:
Isn't Wesley's Tire Bleach a big :nono



:nixweiss
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It is the best cleaner for really nasty tires. It doesn't contain chlorine bleach. They changed the formula a few years back and took it out. It'll cut through blooming and take that old dressing off easily. You spray it on and it turns brown right away. Pretty good stuff.



It does contains Sodium Metasilicate, which can streak paint and wheels so keep it off them.
 
I actually use the Bleach White every rig wash.

Before I wash the rig I Ajax the tires with my brush, then rince.



Then I spray the tires with the Wesley's, and also the mud flaps, and let it soak in for a few mintues, then rince it off.

It gets the "4WD" white lettering on the rear flaps real clean.



So the newer formula then is not that harsh on the enviroment?

Corey
 
Hi Corey



I personally think the Wesley's tire cleaner is too harsh on the tires. It's almost like putting straight bleach on your tires. Which will cause premature wear meaning your tires will dryout and crack sooner than the expected life of the tire. It also could be dangerous. Say if you were driving the highway and came across some bumpy road or hit a pothole. With the tires being so dried out they would have lost it's flexibility and you could have a blow out. Not only that your wheels/rims could get etched by the bleach.



Say that I learned from experience...:mad:



With Aloha,

Ranney
 
Thanks for the tip PakShak.

I think I'll just stick with the Bleach White for the mud flaps, and only use it on the tires after an excursion to the woods.



They get pretty dirty up where I go.

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That's also the Endurance I'm sure making the dirt stick to the tires.

They are a PITA to clean when I get back from the trails.



Most of the time they look like

this.

But I now have the black side out.

It's a heck of a lot easier to apply the gel when there are no white letters to deal with.
 
Hi Corey,



If you really want to use something that will take the dirt off your tires, I would recommend trying out the tire cleaner from the brand Pro. Living in Hawaii we have abundance of red dirt so Pro had engineered a product for specifically to handle the "Hawaiian Red Dirt". And I got to say it really works like a charm. Right after you spray it on your tires, you can see the red dirt just melting off. The product is called "Frank's Cleaner". It is the best tire cleaner I have used yet. I have already tried EF but I prefer Pro's Frank Cleaner. I don't know if you have a local Pro Distributor in your area but a gallon of this stuff goes about $20.00-$25.00. I'll post some pics of my tires off of my Honda CR-V.



With Aloha,

Ranney
 
PakShak said:
Hi Corey



I personally think the Wesley's tire cleaner is too harsh on the tires. It's almost like putting straight bleach on your tires. Which will cause premature wear meaning your tires will dryout and crack sooner than the expected life of the tire. It also could be dangerous. Say if you were driving the highway and came across some bumpy road or hit a pothole. With the tires being so dried out they would have lost it's flexibility and you could have a blow out. Not only that your wheels/rims could get etched by the bleach.



Say that I learned from experience...:mad:



With Aloha,

Ranney
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There is a NEW formula w/o the chlorine bleach! Just incase you didn't read my previous post.
 
By the way, it's Westley's not Wesley's. ;)



Does their new tire cleaner still contain or call itself Bleche-Wite? Canadian Tire up here sells this Simoniz Tire Cleaner that says it contains Bleche-Wite, but I've shyed away from it because I also heard bad things about Bleche-Wite.... :confused:
 
4DSC said:
By the way, it's Westley's not Wesley's. ;)



Does their new tire cleaner still contain or call itself Bleche-Wite? Canadian Tire up here sells this Simoniz Tire Cleaner that says it contains Bleche-Wite, but I've shyed away from it because I also heard bad things about Bleche-Wite.... :confused:
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yhea, it is still called bleche-white
 
ive tried almost every cleaner, solvent, mineral spirits, everything i could get my hands on for my vogue whitewalls.. but nothing cleans them better than westleys... i love the stuff



i all suggest you try the new westleys product, its a foam in a can, it seems a lot less harsh and still does the job... (the regular lidquid and the foam do the same thing)



As much as I love the meguairs, it makes my tires dirty after a day or 2.... i just use EO spray and try to avoid getting it on the whitewalls so nothing sticks.



Megauirs also seemed to make the dirt REALLY stick to my whitewalls so i had to scrub at least 10 minutes each wheel to get it like new white.
 
eldawg4100 said:
Megauirs also seemed to make the dirt REALLY stick to my whitewalls so i had to scrub at least 10 minutes each wheel to get it like new white.
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Scrub 10 mins even when using Westley's? That stuff cleans fast. Hits the tires and turns brown. What were you scrubbing with?
 
lol you dont understand the whitewalls on my car... they get so dirty and i totally need to scrub with a stiffish nylon brush... the black usually doesnt need it but to get the white brite white....
 
I Tried the Blue Dressing from Coats Products and found it to be a good product.Might be a little to shinny,but I have heard you can water it down some to tone it down.Has anyone else used this product?
 
Im wil get a pic of my white walls tomarrow, but the main thing is to RUB on the dressing, dont spray, and dont apply it to the whiewall, this way all i really need is some fresh soapy water to clen them, along with a nice brush.



I have found BM TW GEL to be most shiney, next to solvent tire dressings, then meg's high gloss endurance fro longevitity.
 
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