Tyre shine

PapaLazaru · 5 Jul 2016 at 20:07

Just picked up a new car, Honda Civic Sport in pearlescent black with black alloys (chavvy I know) and the tyres are really looking out of place.

What's a decent but value tyre shine liquid / spray / kit?

*edit* should have posted this in the car cleaning thread, mods please move if you deem it necessary!

paradigm · 5 Jul 2016 at 20:09

Meguiars endurance tyre gel.

dacads · 5 Jul 2016 at 20:15

What I'm using:

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/ca...ng/turtle-wax-wet-n-black-tyre-dressing-500ml

chroniclard · 5 Jul 2016 at 20:20

paradigm said:
Meguiars endurance tyre gel.

This works pretty well given a few coats with a sponge.

scaza · 5 Jul 2016 at 20:21

Had his bought for me as a present recently. For something so cheap It's really impressed me. Gives a clean matte/satin finish, lasts good and is cheap as chips.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...goryId=318438&productId=1031179&storeId=10001

mcalladine · 5 Jul 2016 at 20:26

Another vote for meguiers tyre gel great stuff ! Smells great too lol !

JanM · 5 Jul 2016 at 20:59

mcalladine said:
Another vote for meguiers tyre gel great stuff ! Smells great too lol !

Whatever floats your boat I suppose

Si105 · 5 Jul 2016 at 22:30

Obsession Wax Nero is my favourite so far. Good durability and matt looks.

Conscript · 5 Jul 2016 at 22:32

I use Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel. Nice and thick and can be used on all black trim as well as tyres.

peterattheboro · 5 Jul 2016 at 22:45

Conscript said:
I use Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel. Nice and thick and can be used on all black trim as well as tyres.

This.

danza · 5 Jul 2016 at 22:49

Another vote for Meguiar's Endurance.

Iamzod · 5 Jul 2016 at 22:51

Meguiars as above, lasts well but I still use it once a week

Amos91 · 5 Jul 2016 at 22:59

Endurance is great and lasts

Havana_UK · 5 Jul 2016 at 23:07

I use Chemical Guy VRP dressing, gives a nice satin finish that you can dull down if you like and lasts pretty well.

PapaLazaru · 5 Jul 2016 at 23:08

Looks like a bottle of Meguiars Endurance shall be purchased this weekend. £10 from Halfords.

Thanks for all the advice.

ADT · 5 Jul 2016 at 23:08

I bought one from ASDA made by carplan. It's a spray, takes 2 mins to do all 4 wheels and surprisingly the stuff leaves a nice matt finish. Lasted about a month on mine

Rainmaker · 6 Jul 2016 at 00:09

As a few have already said, Meguiar's Endurance is the best I've tried so far. Easy to apply (just put a thin zig-zag along a washing up sponge, which will do about half an 18" tyre), it looks very good and lasts through rain and shine for weeks. Yes it's almost £12, but I've done four wheels half a dozen times so far and have barely even moved the gel down the bottle yet!

ADT said:
I bought one from ASDA made by carplan. It's a spray, takes 2 mins to do all 4 wheels and surprisingly the stuff leaves a nice matt finish. Lasted about a month on mine

As an alternative, this stuff is pretty good. It's a spray (obviously) so that means it's faster and easier on, but it also means it's going to overspray, and choke you a bit in the wind. It leaves a good deep black, and can be left as is for gloss or rubbed in with an MF or rag for a matt finish. It's about £2 a can and lasts a good few goes with decent enough endurance (but nothing like Megs), so it's my second choice.

Philtor · 6 Jul 2016 at 00:39

I use Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing on my Civic and works a treat. Less than a fiver as well.

GeForce · 6 Jul 2016 at 07:20

Philtor said:
I use Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing on my Civic and works a treat. Less than a fiver as well.

This for me too.

RSR · 6 Jul 2016 at 09:03

I use Meguiars Endurance at the moment but I've got some Auto Finesse Satin on order for a replacement.