Tyre slick

cyclopopcicle · 2 Feb 2018 at 12:00

Tyre slick What do you recommend?

Scania · 2 Feb 2018 at 12:10

Burnouts.

I’ve got some Autoglym stuff at home which is pretty good (ie doesn’t wash off at the first hint of rain) but forget what it’s called.

grudas · 2 Feb 2018 at 12:16

megs tyre gel, the purple bottle.

seems to be best.

Philtor · 2 Feb 2018 at 12:38

Meguiars Endurance is hard to beat.

Jumper118 · 2 Feb 2018 at 12:48

why do you need shiny tyres, so pointless

cyclopopcicle · 2 Feb 2018 at 13:24

Thanks for replies.

Is the stuff they use at car washes ready available to buy? If so where from?

acemastr · 2 Feb 2018 at 13:29

Smart Gel

Akagi · 2 Feb 2018 at 13:30

+1 for Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel.

It lasts a good while, it doesn't look too glossy (which I like, it just makes it look a nice deep satin black) and its really easy to apply.

Dav4 · 2 Feb 2018 at 13:37

Another for Meguiars that’s been the best I’ve used. Readily available in Halfrauds for about £12.
Car washes tend to use that stuff u paint on with a brush that looks like a tin of black paint u can get big cans of it on ebay. Only problem with that is it can crack like paint which looks crap after a few days and if you drive off while it’s wet it can flick off the wheels onto the car

Dav4 · 2 Feb 2018 at 13:40

Jumper118 said:
why do you need shiny tyres, so pointless

It’s the finishing touch when you have cleaned your car and wheels just sets it off having nice shiny black tyres.
There’s nothing worse than faded pale looking scabby tyres on a car

Howard · 2 Feb 2018 at 13:44

Another vote for Meguiars Endurance. It lasts longer than any other I've tried.

Havana_UK · 2 Feb 2018 at 14:05

cyclopopcicle said:
Thanks for replies.

Is the stuff they use at car washes ready available to buy? If so where from?

It's horrid stuff, because it's paint on you get spatter all up the side of your car once you get moving. Get some decent stuff like Megs as suggested numerous times above.

adolf hamster · 2 Feb 2018 at 14:06

Dav4 said:
It’s the finishing touch when you have cleaned your car and wheels just sets it off having nice shiny black tyres.
There’s nothing worse than faded pale looking scabby tyres on a car

But even brand new tyres arent that shiny, this is the fake tan of the car world

peterwalkley · 2 Feb 2018 at 14:46

Dav4 said:
It’s the finishing touch when you have cleaned your car and wheels just sets it off having nice shiny black tyres.
There’s nothing worse than faded pale looking scabby tyres on a car

For years I was in the "come on its pointless camp" but switched sides recently. The megs stuff is really quick to apply and does just set it off nicely.

FlapR · 2 Feb 2018 at 15:51

How long does the megs stuff last for out of interest? We talking weeks or months?

Rainmaker · 2 Feb 2018 at 15:57

Megs is good, as said above. If you apply with a yellow dish sponge and then wipe around with a mf when done, it comes out rich but satin. Even better in many ways is CarPlan Tyre Slik. It looks cheap and nasty and is usually only a couple of quid on permanent offer in supermarkets. It consistently wins AutoExpress awards and I have to say it's great. Applies in seconds, overspray doesn't seem to hit the paint and it lasts a fair while especially for the price. As with Megs a quick wipe over takes it back to a satin finish and it lasts aaaggesss.

Rainmaker · 2 Feb 2018 at 15:58

FlapR said:
How long does the megs stuff last for out of interest? We talking weeks or months?

Drive conditions depending obviously but it's lasted months for me before quite easily.

Dav4 · 2 Feb 2018 at 17:54

FlapR said:
How long does the megs stuff last for out of interest? We talking weeks or months?

i do mine either every week or 2 weeks and it lasted about 4 months. not bad for £12-14

BinnsY · 2 Feb 2018 at 18:00

Rainmaker said:
Megs is good, as said above. If you apply with a yellow dish sponge and then wipe around with a mf when done, it comes out rich but satin. Even better in many ways is CarPlan Tyre Slik. It looks cheap and nasty and is usually only a couple of quid on permanent offer in supermarkets. It consistently wins AutoExpress awards and I have to say it's great. Applies in seconds, overspray doesn't seem to hit the paint and it lasts a fair while especially for the price. As with Megs a quick wipe over takes it back to a satin finish and it lasts aaaggesss.

I had the opposite experience with this. I completely agree that the price makes it appealing, and the overspray seems to disappear easily, but I found it barely lasted a week. It was even worse than the autoglym spray on stuff I was using before it.

I bought it based on the strength of reviews and wondered if I got a bad can, but mine certainly didn't live up to my expectations.

Dav4 · 2 Feb 2018 at 18:08

BinnsY said:
I had the opposite experience with this. I completely agree that the price makes it appealing, and the overspray seems to disappear easily, but I found it barely lasted a week. It was even worse than the autoglym spray on stuff I was using before it.

I bought it based on the strength of reviews and wondered if I got a bad can, but mine certainly didn't live up to my expectations.

I thought the same thing about car plan tyre silk read all the great reviews and to be honest it was good but the amount you have to spray on the tyre to get a satisfactory shine it literally lasts about 3 applications before running out which makes it very expensive in the long run