Shine tires with motor oil?
#1
Shine tires with motor oil?
I heard last night on tv that using motor oil on your tires gives it the showroom shine and is not harmful at all for your tires. Except for getting some on your rims this seems like it's an ok idea. Anyone ever tried or any thoughts on this?
-james
-james
#3
Sounds ghetto and I (also) thought oil makes non-neoprene rubber like that in tires swell up and disintegrate.
It's not massively shiny, but one bottle of tire gel has lasted me much longer than I had expected it to. I don't apply it very heavily though.
It's not massively shiny, but one bottle of tire gel has lasted me much longer than I had expected it to. I don't apply it very heavily though.
#4
Originally Posted by 00SEinMA
I heard last night on tv that using motor oil on your tires gives it the showroom shine and is not harmful at all for your tires. Except for getting some on your rims this seems like it's an ok idea. Anyone ever tried or any thoughts on this?
-james
-james
- Motor oil does not possess any sort of UV protection
- Motor oil, as Bman said, will cause the eventual breakdown of the tire
- Motor oil is not designed for protecting parts that will be exposed to the elements in general
#5
It also won't dry, which will cause it to attract dust.
3M Rubber Treatment & Tire Dressing is all you need. Get a new spray bottle for it (the one it comes with sucks and leaks) and apply it lightly and spread with an old paint brush. This is the only tire treatment you need. Not ultra-glossy, but looks real nice.
http://www.carcareonline.com/detail....oduct_id=10171
3M Rubber Treatment & Tire Dressing is all you need. Get a new spray bottle for it (the one it comes with sucks and leaks) and apply it lightly and spread with an old paint brush. This is the only tire treatment you need. Not ultra-glossy, but looks real nice.
http://www.carcareonline.com/detail....oduct_id=10171
#7
Originally Posted by 00SEinMA
I heard last night on tv that using motor oil on your tires gives it the showroom shine and is not harmful at all for your tires. Except for getting some on your rims this seems like it's an ok idea. Anyone ever tried or any thoughts on this?
-james
-james
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