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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 09:06 AM
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What do you guys to keep your tires shiney? I've found Armor All to be pretty worthless. Does anyone know what the dealerships and/or professional deatiling shops use?
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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gels usually last longer than sprays

i usually use:
http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguia...l.cfm?sku=G-74

take a look at other options of meguiars here:
http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguia...&subcatagory=1


i also had pretty good luck with armor all extreme tire shine HERE:
http://www.armorall.com/prodcat/page...hine_2.20.html
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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Meguiars all the way, Gels or spray!
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 10:20 AM
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Whatever that puple stuff is in the bottle that you use the tire sponge to apply! That is ALL I ever use anymore!
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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I like and use Zaino Z-16. Not all that glossy but it does give the tires the new deep black look.





Here is a link to the 1mb pic.

http://home.comcast.net/~twsykes/wsb...D-1761645.html
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 10:36 PM
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can i borrow your car for a few years...

nevermind you pulled the pic
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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I use No Touch Tire Foam, works pretty good.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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The Meguiars Hot shine spray SUCKS. It leave so much junk on your tires, and it doesn't spray wide enough for stocks.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 01:32 AM
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Armour all tire foam, doesnt last long though (2 weeks), works great under the hood too
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 04:57 AM
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harofreak00
The pic was too big, sorry I did not want to have the admins come down on me. I did put in a smaller pic this morning and provided a link to the larger pic.

PDad:
I have found that two weeks is about as long as any tire protectant will last. Are you using one that last longer?
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