What is a good tire wax that makes tires shine and penetrate deep in the tire?

 

Turtle Wax tire wax is my weapon of choice (once you go wax, you never go back to spay on garbage)

 

I have to agree turtle wax tire wax is the stuff to use.

 

Never heard of using wax on the tires to make them shine. I'll have to try that, love my Endurance though.

- Chris

 

I've been told by a detailer that the Eagle One tire shine is the best, so I'll probably try that next time. I'm happy with their car wash. He did give me another tip, however. Stay away from Armor All. Over time it tends to react with the rubber, giving the tires a redish hue. I've been using the stuff for years and attributed the color to the tires getting old. Anybody else heard of this?

 

Try Meguiars Endurance, it lasts weeks instead of days.

- Chris

 

Decent product but, yields LOTS of sling.

The only place I use this stuff on my vehicle or on a client's vehicle is in the wheel wells.

 

I'm already sold on the Meguires stuff, so maybe I'll try that instead.
I assume "sling" means the Eagle One product will run and be thrown outward as the tire rotates. Is that because it doesn't get absorbed into the tire and sits on the surface?

 

For about a year, I've been using Autoglym's Plastic Conditioner. It goes on thick, and stays put. Very good stuff...

 

Not exactly sure why the sling occurs because I certainly remove excess product after application...

I suppose it could be an absorbtion thing... not sure on that one. I just know that I've never used the product when I didn't experience massive sling.

Keep in mind though, nearly every product out there will yield a little bit of sling regardless of how well you apply it. There are just too many nooks and crannies on a tire (white wall, side tred, etc) that will hold some of the product and spin off in transit.

I'll almost always drive a customer's vehicle around my neighborhood before I do my final touch-ups in an effort to curb this problem. It's almost always minimal but, almost always existant.

RP