Recently, I washed my car and had the luxury to have an autozone gift card. At the store, after alot of deliberation(sp?), I decided to try out some Eagle one tire gel. I get my car washed, then put on this gel with a rag. I was VERY skeptical, when I first applied it. I usually use the spray on tire sheen, and have never used anything else. I like the Meguair's the best. News Flash! This tire gel stuff works great! I will take some pics. Then, I began to wonder, what do people from the CSS.net community use?? Well, here is your time to input what you use. I know certain folks (Hattrickstu, etc.) do detailing for a living and I WOULD LOVE to hear their input as well. So...what do you use?

 

black magic titanium gel...best i've ever used hands down.

 

whenever i use tire gel it slings everywhere and gets all over your door and fenders, so now i use the foam stuff

 

turtle wax tire shine spray works wonders

 

Foam ftw

 

When I use the gel, I go over it about 4-5 times with the tire sponge. I also do it at night, and then the car sits all night letting it soak in.

 

I used to use Armor All tire gell, but now I use Black Magic Titanium spray, I just let it soak in. The biggest pain about tire shine is all the dirt it grabs from the road I need a good cleaner lol

 

some eagle1 foam ****.

the gel doesn't stick to the tires and ends up on the side of your body.

 

i use the spray foam stuff i hate tire gel used it once never again.

 

Right now Im using up the Black Magic tire shine I have but its crap...I hate the stuff that makes your tires look like plastic....Foam FTW

 

scrub with soapy water, and the dry, then armor all, and then...tire spray lol


maybe over doing it, but they look really good when im done

 

My gel is holding up fine....though it does kinda give ur tires a "plastic" look...it is great to me though !

 

Megs Gold Class Endurance High Gloss Gel
http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/produc...p?T1=MEG+G7516
applied with a tire swipe

 

I like the STP tire spray. I used to use the No Touch spray in the purple can (goes on clear) but that **** ruins your tires.

 

that means your puting on too much gel...

 

I use Hotpurple/Purple power. Mean green works. Spray nine does wonders. Any sort of degreaser. I detail cars for a job right now, been doing it for almost 2 years. Just my 2 cents.

 

i like the results i get from armor all tire foam. it'll come off when wet though.

one of the detailers i've worked with would use gloss black spray paint.

 

This is it right here, as i detailing hobbyiest, my best results thus far have been attained with this!

 

I dont put stuff on my tires 99.998796% of the time. I clean them with Spray Nine.

 

I may try that Spray-nine, that is the first time i have heard of that stuff...

 

let it dry?

 

um soap and water to get loose grit off then flitz with a power rag gets the job done and buffs your rims till you can see your self in them

 

um soap and water to get loose grit off then flitz with a power rag gets the job done and buffs your rims till you can see your self in them

 

Spray Nine is great stuff cleans everything, it also disinfects which is good for inside car.

Just dont let it soak on bare aluminum for a long time, it will eat it. I clean my engine(and customers) with it everytime. Get engine warm, spray on til everything is wet with a coat then just rinse well. I even use it on my polished Centerlines with no damage. Rinsing well is key.

Same with tires, I usually dont even scrub, spray on, rinse off.


Purple Power works just as well, but eats aluminum even quicker. Youll see it start foaming all by itself.