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Tyre Dressing

Post by Jeremy » Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:49 pm

Would anyone care to recommend me a tyre dressing?

Longevity and ease of application being the main criteria. I must be going soft in my old age, applying tyre dressing to a lease car, but that's how deep the love for my Golf R runs :lol: I have been putting Meguiars stuff on but it doesn't seem to last too long.

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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by campbell » Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:52 pm

Mr Sheen. Sainsburys own furniture polish. Turtle Wax wet look dressing. VO5 wet look gel. Take your pick!
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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by BigD » Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:58 pm

I like all the Autosmart stuff as it's cheap. Tyre dandy and is easy to apply. Not sure on the longevity thought.

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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Jeremy » Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:38 pm

BigD wrote:I like all the Autosmart stuff as it's cheap. Tyre dandy and is easy to apply. Not sure on the longevity thought.
Me too, I'm generally a big fan of Autosmart stuff, this is what I mostly use. I haven't tried tyre dandy but I did read that it washed off almost immediately if you used the car in the wet.

Have tried Highstyle, it was OK but not that great on the tyres and didn't seem to last too long.

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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Stevoraith » Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:27 pm

CarPro PERL is by far my favourite.

Used Zaino Z16 for years, love the natural look it gives but it does wash off too easily in the rain.

PERL lasts a lot longer in the wet and looks great too. The first couple of times you apply it to a tyre make sure you give it two coats but after that one is fine. I've heard of people diluting it too.
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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Jeremy » Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:19 pm

Thank you, I have just read some feedback on the Perl and it sounds ideal. Ordered a 500ml bottle.

Carpro seem to have a lot of good stuff out there at the moment.

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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Stevoraith » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:06 pm

Hope you like it!

I haven't tried a bad carpro product yet.

The CQuartz paint sealant, reload spray sealant and Perl rubber/tyre dressing are all really good.

The HyrdO2 spray on touchless sealant is absolutely different class. Best cleaning product I've discovered for years.
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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Stephen » Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:26 pm

A very quick wipe with paint thinner gives a fantastic matt finish.
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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Jeremy » Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:53 pm

Well a big thank you to Stevo for the PERL recommendation. Applied some to the tyres today and it looks great. Can't comment on longevity yet but it wiped on very easily.

As a bonus, I seen on the bottle that you can dilute it 1:5 to use on leather, so my tatty old sofa now looks like new ! What a transformation with the leather, brilliant.

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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Stevoraith » Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:00 pm

Excellent mate.

Very impressed at your dedication managing to wash the car in the disgusting weather we had today!
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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by T6 KFR » Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:37 pm

Im a fan of all auto finesse products, you cant go wrong with them!

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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by rossybee » Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:48 pm

campbell wrote:
Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:52 pm
Mr Sheen. Sainsburys own furniture polish. Turtle Wax wet look dressing. VO5 wet look gel. Take your pick!
Bit of a thread resurrection, and it's truly shocking me asking such a question, but does plain old furniture polish do ok here?

Not a fan of super-shiny sidewalls, more the nice satin-black effect :blackeye
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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by ScottJ-PS » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:39 pm

Autoglym have a gel that rubs and lasts, rather than their sprays which look good but don't last. But a Golf R, ffs.... :roll:

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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by campbell » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:40 am

I have that gel. Good effort
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Re: Tyre Dressing

Post by Ferg » Mon May 14, 2018 4:49 pm

rossybee wrote:
Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:48 pm
campbell wrote:
Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:52 pm
Mr Sheen. Sainsburys own furniture polish. Turtle Wax wet look dressing. VO5 wet look gel. Take your pick!
Bit of a thread resurrection, and it's truly shocking me asking such a question, but does plain old furniture polish do ok here?

Not a fan of super-shiny sidewalls, more the nice satin-black effect :blackeye
IMO it doesn't... it leaves a silicone layer that shines but also doesn't do the surface of your tyre much good.
Much better with a silicone free tyre dressing like Autoglym or even better the gels that leave a longer satin finish that stuff doesn't stick to

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