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General => Detailing => Topic started by: s-l-i-x on 10 June 2011, 14:59
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Hey guys,
Fed up of paying £5-6 a can of tyre shine, and a mate told me that using vegetable oil on your tyres does the same thing and lasts longer.
Anyone else done this, or is he crazy? :smiley:
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It will stink like F**K!! :sick:
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Slowly eats through your tyre as well.
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Heard of baby oil on brushed steel or aluminium and its awsome, but not veg oil. :undecided:
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Stinky wheels don't bother me, but don't want anything that would eat through tyres :undecided:
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where u paying 5/6 quid :undecided:
local discount £1 a tin :wink:
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where u paying 5/6 quid :undecided:
local discount £1 a tin :wink:
Halfords and car shops usually..
Didn't think discount/poundland shops did it, but ill give them a try :smiley:
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the £1 stuff doesnt stay on for long though, ive always used simoniz back to black, never had a problem with it, except despite my tyres stay black, they are quick greasy if you touch them
was told engine oil works, cant say ive tried it though
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megs tyre shine.. last 3-4 weeks..
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megs is better but youre paying for the duration of life (sp?) of the product imo
thats also now available as the orginal gel form were you need the pad to apply it, or a spray or an aerosol, but still quite pricey
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Autosmart rubber and plastic dressing.
apply with a paintbrush and leave it on over night. so far the tyres have been nice and black for about 2 months unouched
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Autosmart rubber and plastic dressing.
apply with a paintbrush and leave it on over night. so far the tyres have been nice and black for about 2 months unouched
From where and how much?
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Try ebay or one of the autosmart vans that visit local hand wash place. Get a tub of it. approx £20 :smiley:
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a tyre shine should last you atleast 6mnths if your just using it for your own car. how many times do you shine your tyres then?
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a tyre shine should last you atleast 6mnths if your just using it for your own car. how many times do you shine your tyres then?
Well the spray on foam stuff lasts about 10 days max, so might give the gel stuff a go..
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just ordered some of that autosmart stuff see how it goes.. i like with autosmart you can buy 5l of each :smiley: