Examining Tire Dressings

Any list of recommended or 'safe' tyre dressings then?



Personally I use Poorboy's bold'n'bright on my tyres which is water-based, that should ok shouldn't it?
 
Bill D said:
Clear are silicone based.
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Bill, from my understanding, whether clear or milky, they're all silicone-based. Just some are PDMS silicone and some not. Correct me if I'm wrong. :)



As far as safe water-based (PDMS or similar) dressings go, I know that all of Mother's spray and gel dressings are - even the long-haul Duration, which is now discontinued :( , 303 is, the newer Armor All, some of Megs dressings, all Autoglym (spray and gel).
 
Glad you brought it up, my understanding is there are differences between "silicone chains" and "siloxane chains".



Siloxane chains are in surfaces such as clear coat paint, they are different from silicone oil or fluid. At least, this is according to Ketch/Auto Int.
 
Sure would be nice to have a list of them with a PDMS indicator.



I use the following in my aresnal;

303

BnB

Dupont Tire shine

Stoners More Shine...

Vrroom

AA



think that's enough?!? lol
 
When Stoner's MSLT was introduced, I was given a can at an event. I used it on my Bronco's tires and inner fender for quite a while. The sidewalls split and rotted. Yet my trailer, that sees less road use (which should be worse for tires) had none of the same effects...and both had Goodyears.



I beleive that the solvent based Stoner products were the cause of the early demise of my Bronco's tires. I have since used either Zaino's Tire Dressing or 303 and have not had the same problem since.
 
I used to buy the stuff by the case. Again, certainly not life or death, I just prefer to err on the side of caution.
 
Bill D said:
Glad you brought it up, my understanding is there are differences between "silicone chains" and "siloxane chains".



Siloxane chains are in surfaces such as clear coat paint, they are different from silicone oil or fluid. At least, this is according to Ketch/Auto Int.
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I see your point. :xyxthumbs



But to me that seems like marketing semantics manufacturers may use to imply their product is better. For example, isn't a siloxane chain a type of silicone chain? Someone saying their product doesn't contain 'silicone oils' may mean it doesn't contain silicone in an oil form, not that it doesn't contain 'silicone'. Its like an advert saying: "Buy Duff beer - our beer has no added water!" Technically may be true that they don't add water to the end product, but doesn't mean it doesn't contain water. Know what I mean?



I'm not trying to be argumentative, and I may be totally wrong...just trying to cut through all the ad-speak. :)
 
With certainty, this can be spun into hype but apparently the part of the make up of the silicone based dressing,the hydrocarbon solvents--remove waxes; waxes are in tires is the area of somewhat concern. PDMS is chemically different than dimethyl silicone and so this is mentioned to differentiate the two kinds of dressings. It seems to me this is done so more than to merely attempt to make more "ad-speak". I think it gets into the specifics of the two "flavors" in the more technical links I provided.



What I've always wondered after pouring through all of this stuff is if a PDMS , rather than a dimethyl silicone based dressing, can use hydrocarbon solvent as its carrier in the same way that the traditional dimethyl silicone ones do. I assume, it might be a "no go" chemically as there are none in existence to the best of my knowledge.



The solvent removing wax issue aside, I'd just be curious what this sort of dressing would be like: Would it be ultra glossy? Would it attract dust and dirt? Would it have similar "life expectancy" on the tires to other dressings? :think:
 
accordmaniac said:
How about the Eagle One Wet Tire Shine? (the clear bottle) Is it safe?
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I have been using EO Wet for awhile with no residual effects. Its one of my fav tire dressings. :2thumbs:
 
Does anybody know what kind of dressing the NXT Protectant is? It's not milky and white it's clear and greasy. Megs claims it's not bad for your vinyl and rubber.
 
Pats300zx said:
I have been using EO Wet for awhile with no residual effects. Its one of my fav tire dressings. :2thumbs:
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It's one of my favorites too.



I am going to stick with it until this bottle runs out. Haven't seen any negative effects yet.
 
atticdog said:
black magic tire wet is solvent based right?

the aerosol can?
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Any aerosol can dressing is going to be solvent based because the solvent essentially carrys the silicone, uv stabilizers, etc. onto the surface and then it will evaporate.



Spray pump (non-aerosol) bottles probably aren't using any solvents to carry the protection onto the surface. Although, they could possibly contain a solvent to help with cleaning the surface.
 
I was wondering this, too... After reading a rather lengthy thread somewhere about different dressings. I've been using 303 on my own tires simply because I like the way it looks. Many clients prefer a glossy look, so I use Meguiar's Endurance gel on their tires...



Any idea on the Meg's Endurance Gel? Sure doesn't SEEM to be solvent-based. Just really greasy :)
 
merci said:
Even if Duration is discontinued, I still see it being sold online. :D
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I know! I bought a couple of bottles the other day. :clap:



Its the longest lasting gel-type tyre dressing I've used...and it doesn't sling...and its PDMS. What else does one need? :woot:
 
Is this Mother's Duration you're talking about?



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