[Carn]

As the thread's name implies, what are your favourite tire shine products ?

I find the Meguiars Endurance Gloss gel works really well leaving a nice shiny finish without any spray when driving afterwards

[pirex]

Optimum tire shine and swissvax Phnu

[togwt]

Zaino Z-16 Perfect Tire Gloss™, also contains UV Radiation protection

Tyre Dressings:
For any tyre protect ant to work well on rubber it must be applied to a clean surface. A rubber cleaner (Menzerna Wheel Surface and Tire Cleaner pH 7.5 or 3M Tire & Wheel Cleaner -39036) will remove old dressing, any dead rubber and properly prepare your tyre for the application of a protectant. The porous nature of rubber and polymers attracts dirt, dust, and brake dust and road grime.

Water-based silicone dressings - usually a milky-white liquid, (Polydimethylsiloxane (PDS) that doesn’t contain petroleum distillate; silicone oils, waxes, or solvents that can harm rubber and/or vinyl over time Water-based dressings use a combination of natural oils and polymers to offer a non-greasy, satin finish. Some of these products also contain ultra violet radiation (UVR) blocking agents to help keep tires from cracking, fading and hardening. Most, if not all water-based dressings are biodegradable whereas solvent- based silicone is not.

Solvent-based silicone dressings - usually a clear greasy liquid, (Dimethal (DMS) that contain petroleum distillate solvents as a cleaning agent, they remove the elasticity from vinyl, rubber and paint; causing them to evaporate out of the substrate, leaving behind a dry inflexible surface. The difference between water and solvent based is in the carrier system used. Solvent based products use a hydrocarbon silicone to suspend the product. When you apply it, the solvent evaporates leaving the dressing's active ingredients (silicone oil) behind; this type of silicone is also not biodegradable. Most high gloss products are based upon DMS silicone oil.

[richy]

DP Tire gel..Love the stuff.

[supercharged]

DP tire gel, Optimum tire shine are my favorite. Pinnacle and Wolfgang are very nice also.
Meguiar's is not bad either, but I prefer DP.

[gmblack3]

Zaino Z-16

[littlemissGTO]

Zaino Z-16.

[eShine]

For quick/easy especially on large tires Stoners More Shine. For all others, Optimum Tire Shine looks best FOR ME.

[trhland]

pinmicle black onyx tire gel!!! awesome 2 coats leave a nice shine. water based!

[P1et]

That would be AA Tire Gel topped with PB Natural Look...