What's the best tire dressing

[freeradical]

Is this the side with or without whitewalls?

[eustacetilley]

What kind of tires? How old are they? To they sit somewhere out in the sun most of the time, or are they garaged? Is there any fine cracking on the sidewall surfaces?
I'm of the anti-snakeoil school; thus all tire "dressings" are scams, and anything by Armorall is destructive to the surfaces that it is applied on.
Soap, water, a good rinse, a thorough towelling, and you're done, unless you want to apply that one product that historically _does_ protect rubber, and some synthetic rubber, sidewall surfaces- Talc. But it _does_ tend to make the surface grayer initially...


Eustace

[SteveG]

eustacetilley wrote:
Soap, water, a good rinse, a thorough towelling, and you're done.
Eustace

A "what's good for the dog is good for the car" philosophy at work here?

[GGD]

Steve G. wrote:
[quote=eustacetilley]
Soap, water, a good rinse, a thorough towelling, and you're done.
Eustace

A "what's good for the dog is good for the car" philosophy at work here?
So, let the dog lift a leg and spray on some "dressing"?

[eustacetilley]

Steve G. wrote:
[quote=eustacetilley]
Soap, water, a good rinse, a thorough towelling, and you're done.
Eustace

A "what's good for the dog is good for the car" philosophy at work here?
Actually, that is quite astute and succinct. Yes, "what's good for the dog is good for the car".
The question of those who treat their cars with more care than they treat their dogs may be better addressed elsewhere...

Eustace

[mrbigstuff]

RAMd®d wrote:
I dislike Armorall and any other tire dressing that gives a glossy, wet look.

A deep flat black look is my preference but I don't know what brand(s) to use. Shiny, glossy, wet all look wrong to me.

very true. I like clean tires but not like they're going to the disco.

[macphanatic]

Griot's.

[pqrst]

Mother's

[space-time]

Father's. Moms don't take care of cars like Dads.

[Speedy]

Brake fluid.