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Originally Posted by 72BlckButy
Anyone else got some ideas on what to use?
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Here's the skinny on "tire dressing" there are only 2 types of dressing; water based and solvent based. Both contain silicone .....but how do u get the silicone to mix with water? it's called "emulsification" ....most all department store and parts stores carry water based. Solvent based is a professional product which should be used only on exterior surfaces only; do to the odor and compatibility with some interior materials.
I use "Grape" dressing which can be found online at detail supply sites...many solvent dressings have had to change their formula to meet low VOC rules especially in Ca. But I've used others and they all preform about the same ...comes down to price and what odor u prefer...some really stink.
Bottom line solvent dressings are much easier to apply especially on tires they go on very thin and spread easily until the solvent evaporates and leaves the silicone. They also penetrate rubber instead of just sitting on the surface like Armor All which is water based. This allows you to reapply many times without having to strip clean the previous application. Each time u apply the solvent based product it penetrates and thins the previous application and allows easily spread the new coat. This can be done several times before a good tire cleaning.
Water based products do not thin the previous coat so they just keep building up if u apply several coats ....this just captures more and more dirt and is what causes the brown-- shine look.....your eventually just shining the dirt. The product left behind is essentially the same as the solvent dressing; silicone.
Durability is simply the environment and miles your tires are exposed to.
Ok upon doing some last minute browsing there is a non silicone dressing "body shop safe" used primarily for delivery purposes after collision repairs......