What do you use on your tires?

[Timmy]

i use adams VRT. it's good stuff. smells good too.

 

[kickitandholdit]

i use adams VRT. it's good stuff. smells good too.

haha nothing like being able to smell the goodness of your car when walking up lol

and i try not to use tire shine... too many dirt roads. id rather just have really clean tires and no sticky slimy stuff lol

 

[acainindy]

How do you like the Eagle one wheel and tire cleaner on your rims? What kind of rims do you have and does it leave a lot of spots?

I like it, have been using it for years. I have the stock 20 in polished 5 spoke wheels on a 2008 LTZ. Don't get spots, I spray it on, let it foam up and set for a few mins. Then rinse with the hose, then go back and wash with soap during the wash process. Then dry with a microfiber towel. Their new tire dressing gel works great too, especially with their foam applicator.

 

[Spencer2009]

I use Armor All Tire Wet and the Tire Gel with the sponge applicator. The gel works great for smooth tires but no for the tires i got now so thats why i went to the tire wet spray.

 

[Fauxnali]

A while back some one posted that they use WD-40 on their inner fenderwells to keep them clean and shiny and the dust off.
I did this and ended up getting some on my tire, i figured what the hell lets try it on the tire and see how it works. It's been three weeks now and other than blowing a little dust off with the airt compressor the tire that i used it on is still nice and black but not to shiny.
This may sound strange but i plan to use this from now on.

 

[2 E L O]

A while back some one posted that they use WD-40 on their inner fenderwells to keep them clean and shiny and the dust off.
I did this and ended up getting some on my tire, i figured what the hell lets try it on the tire and see how it works. It's been three weeks now and other than blowing a little dust off with the airt compressor the tire that i used it on is still nice and black but not to shiny.
This may sound strange but i plan to use this from now on.

Hmmm...I wonder if there are any long term effects of using WD-40 on the tires...like weather cracking or something like that....???

Kind of funny, I just discovered that using WD-40 to clean the white rubber on my Chuck T's works really well....

 

[LuSe4]

You should never use wd on your tires. It will rot your tires and make the rubber crack. Just use some non-petroleum based tire shine and you will be alright.

 

[Fauxnali]

So the petroleum reacts with the rubber and rots it?
Shit that would suck considering how much the 24's cost.
Thanks for the heads up.
I knew it had to be to good to be true.

 

[jomulk56]

I use Meguiars Gold Class Endurance high gloss gel with a foam applicator, or Griots Garage vinyl & rubber dressing in a pinch. I have noticed the Griots Garage spray collects more dust, but has a more natural shine.

 

[Eagle]

I scrub them with simple green to remove the browning antiozonic wax.

I don;t like shiny/glossy tires so i just use my normal meguiar's interior cleaner on the tires whenever i feel like it. a second scrubbing sponge really works it into the rubber.

Usually lasts about a month or two on relatively new tires, and about 2-4 weeks on 3+ year old tires before you have to clean them again.