What's the Best Tire Shine Product To Use?
 

I was wondering because currently I use that Eagle One Tire Shine Spray bottle with that foam applicator. But now that I have a white car, the kickup from the tire shine really shows on the paint around the wheel well. I wanna switch to a product that doesn't produce all that kickup. Any thoughts/suggestions?

Eimann Fabrik black opal

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I use the Meguiars High Endurance gel and really like it. It goes on very easily (I hate sprays) and lasts longer than any other product I have ever used.

I use 303. Best I've ever used.

I've heard that Vinylex is very good, too. I plan on trying it soon.

Meguiars Gel without question. Finally found something that really holds up a long time.

My selections

BnB
EO tire shine
Stoners More Shine less time - pending
Dupont tire shine - pending

Poorboy's BnB looks great and is more of a natural matte finish. EO is way shiney.

whatever it is make sure it's not silicone based

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Vinylx is great, also use it on the interior, leaves a nice clean no greasy finish.

Can you explain that more Dave? Thanks.

Yes, please explain...

Meguiers NXT, Nice shine, lasts forever. Downside is that it is close to 6 bucks a can.

Used to use Meguiars gel but even after wiping down the tire it would still spray black flecks behind the wheels. Stoners More Shine Less Time goes on super fast, no wiping needed, lasts for a long time and the most important thing to me, no black flecks the next day!

tire shine? they're rough black rubber guys.. they're not supposed to shine!

some simple green and a scrub brush is all I use.. :)

Oh, come on, you cant deny that a newly detailed car looks that much better with some shiny black tires. Please tell me you were just joking :)

nope... I hate the look of glossy plastic tires.. natural clean, black rubber is what I like to see. :)

Silicone will deteriorate the rubber and turn it brown. I've seen plenty of that brown on tires. It's not good for vinyl either.

The original Armor All was silicone based and although it was popular it actually did more damage than good. They have supposedly reformulated it and removed the silicone.

Water based tire and vinyl dressings should be the only ones used. 303 and Vinylex are water based, but there are others.

I have Armor All tire shine and now I see a light brown coat on my tires :( Think it's time to get rid of Armor All. Will buy Meguair's Hot Shine or NXT this time.

Thanks for all the replies. They've been helpful. I was wondering if that Meguair's Hot Shine or NXT produces a lot of kickup? (all on the fender, etc).
I tried this Advance Auto Tire Shine Spray (in a aersol can) and looks pretty good. Hardly any kickup at all. It's cheap but the only thing is that I'm not sure how many applications I can get out of that can. Guess I'll have to wait and see.
btw, the shine from that advance auto tire shine is just at good as the eagle one tire shine bottle.

Thanks for the response. I think I've been using silicone based shine since I have brown marks on my tires. Is there a way to rid of it?

Poor Boy's Bold and brite tire shine. They also have some other sweet products. i think their site is www.poorboysworld.com Great customer service as well

Sorry to sound like teh n00b, but is Eagle One the tire shine you are referrring to?

Yes, EO = Eagle One. I'm going to finish that sample up and move on, not to my taste, but others may be looking for that.


check here for shorthand info;
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=223912

what 303 product to buy and where ?!? thanks

303 aerospace protectant. R&S strauss should have it thats where i get mine

It can be ordered over the internet from many places.

Locally, none of the auto places had it, but a local marine supply place (West Marine) carried it. Very popular with boaters, cause of it's high UV protection.

just found this. Interesting.....

APPLIED VEHICLES: All 2000 and later Nissan

SERVICE INFORMATION

An aftermarket chemical product called “tire dressing” is sometimes used on tires. When the tire dressing is applied, it may combine with an anti-ozonant compound (applied by tire manufacturers) to form a new compound that could stain vehicle paint. The paint stains occur if the wet tire dressing/anti-ozonant compound slings onto the vehicle paint when the vehicle is driven.

Paint damage stains caused by application of the tire dressing are NOT covered by Nissan warranty. Therefore, Nissan does not recommend the application of tire dressing to vehicle tires.

If a customer requests application of tire dressing to his/her vehicle, they should be informed that the vehicle
paint may be stained if the tire dressing is applied to the tires and that Nissan warranty does not cover the
repair of these stains. If the customer still requests the tire dressing be applied, consider the following:

Water based tire dressing may reduce the amount of anti-ozonant that will be mixed/dissolved in the tire dressing compared with oil based dressings.
A light coat of the tire dressing may reduce the amount of dressing that could enter the tires grooves/treads.
To reduce the amount of dressing that could stain the paint: Use a dry towel to wipe off excess tire dressing from the tire, including grooves and treads. Then allow the dressing to dry completely.

I like the McGuires spray can thing w/ adjustable knob, it dosent make it sling everywhere when im driving

What Tom said about the rubber. I was watching 2 guys garage or something and that's what a guy from tirerack.com said.

Anyone have access to a list of products that DO have silicone so I can avoid them? I've used a lot of different things and they all basically work and last the same. 303 is good stuff as is the Turtle Wax tire wax I mentioned above.

Any body ever use Shining Monkey's No Spitting Tire Shine? I've seen in ads in the magazines and I looked on their site. It looks pretty good and they had great feedback from customers. I'm thinking about getting that but I'm trying to find the cheapest place to buy right now.

is eagle one wet tire shine silicone based or will it cause any damage?

baby oil! haha j/k... i use wet tire, works really good