Tyre dress question
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Dave3166

Original Poster:

1,846 posts

150 months

Sunday 27th October 2019
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Hi.
Could someone please tell me, what tyre dress do car dealers use. It looks like it sort of oil based.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards.

Dave.

Summit_Detailing

2,362 posts

217 months

Sunday 27th October 2019
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There are of course many trade dressings, one of the more popular ones is Autosmart Highstyle.

Cheers,

Chris

Dave3166

Original Poster:

1,846 posts

150 months

Monday 28th October 2019
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Thank you for the reply.

Blanco92

206 posts

95 months

Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Depends what finish you’re after... high gloss or a more satin finish?

My current go to product is Armor All Extreme tyre dressing. It’s more satin than the likes of Meguiars Endurance.

RobXjcoupe

3,390 posts

115 months

Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Some of the tyre dressing stuff can age the tyre walls prematurely. Every now and then is ok but if used for a permanent shine the side walls will deteriorate quicker than if not applied.

irocfan

46,772 posts

214 months

Wednesday 30th October 2019
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RobXjcoupe said:
Some of the tyre dressing stuff can age the tyre walls prematurely. Every now and then is ok but if used for a permanent shine the side walls will deteriorate quicker than if not applied.
that was what I thought - mind you this memory was hearsay in the late 80's/early 90's

RobXjcoupe

3,390 posts

115 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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irocfan said:
RobXjcoupe said:
Someeelins of the tyre dressing stuff can age the tyre walls prematurely. Every now and then is ok but if used for a permanent shine the side walls will deteriorate quicker than if not applied.
I had a set of good treaded tyres sent back to a manufacturer because of premature sidewall cracking. I’m sure they were Michelin and yes middle to late 90’s. Prognosis was the tyre shine had prematurely aged the sidewall rubber. Since then I’ve used the stuff sparingly


that was what I thought - mind you this memory was hearsay in the late 80's/early 90's

beanoir

1,327 posts

219 months

Sunday 3rd November 2019
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I used to use Sonax but I’ve recently been using the Stjarnagloss Gummi and it’s really nice to use and gives a lovely natural finish to the tyre rubber.

https://www.thepistonworks.com/collections/tyre-dr...