you all got a favorit? Me, being the lazy guy that i am, prefer the kind that foams up and you leave it. the only kind that i have found that really works though is the STP brand its call son of a gun or somethin. ushually two coats of that stuff does the job.

 

I use Black Magic Tire Wet. It sprays on and doesn't need to be wiped off. Leaves a nice shine on the tires for a couple of weeks.

 

Ya'll will think I'm nuts but I use this cheap stuff from the Dollar store. It is an areosal (safe, I'm sure) and doesn't get too shiny. I prefer a less "wet" look. 1 can will do all my tires and wheel wells on my truck and last through normally 2 rainstorms. Which by then, I'm washin' the whole thing anyway...

For a buck, it's a great deal! Been using it for two years and haven't experienced a problem.

For the interior I use Armour All low gloss. In case you wanted to know. Probably didn't though since this is a tire shine topic...

 

i've heard the dollar store stuff works great but never tried it. as for the black Magjic, i used it once and it looked good but black rubbed off on my jeans when i rubbed up agenst it. drove me crazy

 

blACK MAGIC IS THE BEST THEY MAKE. BUT ITS LIKE 4$ MORE

 

I use the Formula 2001 it does a good job on the tires as well as the dash. I do avoid Armor-all, from some of the stories I've heard at any rate. Bob

 

Here is a tip. Simple Green......concentrate(do not dillute)spray it on like the foam stuff, then lightly buff it off. This is alot cheaper than aerosol cans of foamy armor-all type stuff. It seems to repel the brake dust and salts and things that make tires look nasty. Since it's a soap, it rinses off of course, but your tires are nice and clean, you won't have to scrub them. Then Repeat. I'll post a picture some tires I've done this way. I know it sounds strange, but it's cool.

 

I don't have any pictures of my pickup, but this will give an idea of how the simple green treatment works.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=1425&.jpg

 

Man those look good! I think I might just try that Simple green trick!

BTW, do you think those wheels and tires will fit on my Excursion?

 

nice looking tires, AND wheels Bigdeezel. What do you use on your aluminum wheels?

 

I use turtle wax chrome cleaner, makes em' shine

1-ton, just out of curiosity, where u at in Indiana?

 

>nice looking tires, AND wheels Bigdeezel. What do you use on
>your aluminum wheels?
>
Thanks for noticing. It seems futile sometimes to try to keep things clean, but that's how I am. Neurotic about all my vehicles. Anyway to answer your question about the aluminum; I usually always treat the aluminum with brightening acid. This turns them almost white. It removes the salt and(mag chloride)that they put on the roads in winter as well as any oxidation. Then nothin' but elbow grease after that. I use Magic-Mix sometimes, but I go through so much of it, I've started melting down Jeweler's rouge and mixing it with mineral spirits.--It's all about the same I've found when it comes to polishes. If the aluminum gets really beat up and pitted, I wet-sand it. No rocket science really. I just like stuff to look right. The aluminum wheels for cars and pickups are usually clear coated, so polishing won't work as well.

 

>>The aluminum wheels for cars and pickups are usually clear
>coated, so polishing won't work as well.

You made me tired just listening to you explaining how you kept those wheels so darn nice looking! Can't you just get them clear coated??

 

>>>The aluminum wheels for cars and pickups are usually clear
>>coated, so polishing won't work as well.
>
>You made me tired just listening to you explaining how you
>kept those wheels so darn nice looking! Can't you just get
>them clear coated??

I wish. Those wheels have 320K on them. Clear coated wheels after that kind of mileage would be pretty gnarly. Raw aluminum is easier to maintain in this application. There is a place down in abendx's neck of the woods that actually chrome plates aluminum wheels. Again, I wouldn't do it to big rig wheels, but a friend of mine did it to his lightning wheels. I have never seen such a cool shine on a wheel. The meaty look of aluminum with the shine of chrome.....pinch me!

 

Well, sounds goofy, but try baby oil. Whenever I get a new set of rubber, I bath them for the first month with it on a wash cloth. The oil will soak into the rubber and make them have a semi-gloss to them. Then it takes less to make them shine after washing.

It is also good to put on your dash, door panels, etc. Soaks in and keeps it soft. Anything good for your skin is good for those parts. Some products will just coat your dash and not let the vinyl and plastic breath. That is what makes it crack...

Just a thought for you to ponder...