After using
Meguiars Insane Shine for two weeks now, i'll post up what I think:
The first application I did, was truly "insane" as the name suggests. This is the first time this particular set of tires has seen a mass-produced tire shine from an aerosol can!! I normally use a water-based dressing, bought in gallon jugs at my local wholesale auto detail supply.
I now remember why I didn't like these dressings in an aerosol can. After two weeks (and only one light rain), the shine is gone but there is a residue stuck to the tire. Like if you wipe a finger on the sidewall, your finger will look as if you just wiped a greasy black paint.
I just applied it for the second time and it doesn't look nearly as good as the first. I think I have to wipe the black sludge off the tires before reapplying!
After thinly covering a set of four tires, twice now, the can seems half empty already. I anticipate maybe three or four more car washes and the can will be empty.
Keep in mind that this is on 31" mud terrain tires on my SUV, which is a larger sidewall surface than the average passenger car. Also the car is driven daily, but we only had one light rain during the initial two weeks.
Ill probably go back to water based dressing because I like how clean it is after just spraying water on the tires. I think that i'm going to have to take a rag and wipe the black Megiars sludge off to get a good coverage now!!!