amartin

Here's another tip:

Go buy some "Simple Green"...

Spray on the tires, wipe of with paper towerls... repeat this 2x for each tire...

Now, you have a nice clean, oil/dirt free surface to apply your favorite goop onto-- it'll stick better, and be shiner longer.

-- Aaron

OhioRacer

Eimann Fabrik Black Opal. Here is a link http://properautocare.com/bl-32.html

rortiz

That's for all the feedback.

To answer the question concerning Zaino.
I'm not into the glossy look either but I like my tires to stay with a clean black look longer. Zaino seems to fade in a couple days and dirt stich to it like glue.

Ramon

OhioRacer

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rortiz
[B]That's for all the feedback.

boiler

I like to use Armor All's Extreme Tire Shine and apply it with the Eagle One foam applicators. With this silicone based product, you can make the tire shiny or just black, that's your choice. If it is too shiny, just wipe some off with a paper towel. It also smells very good and I just love the way that I put it on once every 6 weeks or so. I must tell you that I wash the car at least once a week, sometimes more and the tires get washed every time. When I hose the car down, before washing, the water just beads up on the sidewalls.

I do not have any slinging problems, because I don't put it on with a putty knife.

It works great, lasts a long time, looks good, smells good, is inexpensive, available at WalMart ... what more could you ask for?

Incubus

I am satisfied with the Meguier's Endurance stuff.
But...I saw a coworker's new Saturn Vue, and the tires were unbelievable. I am going to Saturn to ask what tehy use and if I can buy some. That's the dealership... not the planet.

GundamZ

You all are talking about the tires, what about the factory rim? What can we use and not damage the surface?

OhioRacer

[QUOTE]Originally posted by GundamZ
[B]You all are talking about the tires, what about the factory rim?

MarkS2K

For the rims, I just wash them with the same soap I'm washing the car with. Then I follow up with a coat of wax on the rims.

junkyard dawg

I have been using a product called No Touch. A spray that is ultra easy to apply. The more you use the glossier the shine. You have to be sure it drys before you drive off or the "overspray" will fly off of the tires onto the fenders. It just wipes off very easily if you do get some. Not sure if the same is true on some of the other products mentioned, but every product I have tried (and I have tried many of them) has the same trait of the product coming off the tire if it isn't perfectly dry or not on too heavily before you drive off. You can buy this stuff at Sam's for a 3 pack for about $8.00. As good and easy as any I have used.