Here is my review comparing: Dr. Beasleys Tire Conditioner, Meguiars Tire Gel, Optimum Tire Gel and Autoglym Tyre Dressing.
To prep the tires, I used Meguiars APC diluted 10:1 and a scrub brush.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Posted Sep 17, 2015, 7:24 PM UTC
This should include Meg's hyper dressing. 10:1 or 4:1 and it looks great. It will last two months during the summer, possibly longer.
Months??? As in it'll be shiney for months???
It beaded water and had reasonable (new tire appearance) gloss for almost two months. I was impressed. You can also use it straight on an applicator, with one light mist from a mixed bottle and it will leave an insane gloss.
I've been wanting to order some for awhile now but I have like 5 different dressings right now, gotta use some to get some more
I was just to post about this topic specifically though I have 2 As :
1- what do you think about the debate between solvent silicon dressing and water based ?
2- for the most important thing is endurance pleaseeeeeeeee post an update on a week or two pleassssssseeeee
I think that solvent based dressings, while way wet looking will damage your tires over time. I used to work in a tire shop and saw a lot of tires wrecked by solvent based dressings. I have had my tires for over a year and have only used water based dressings and the tires are hardly showing any wear other than normal cracking, as what rubber does with time (I live in AZ where our summers hit over 110F pretty commonly)
Larry from AmmoNYC did an excellent video a few years back that covers the key differences:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnq2OtSZnNA
I'll be sure to update here in a week or so with the results
Second the update!
Yes. They're all shiney. All we care about is which lasts longest!
I like Dr. Beasley's a lot. Smells lot menthol/minty to me. I used up my bottle so fast I got from DetailBox. If wasn't so expensive I'd use nothing else.... but PERL is just so cheap at 1:1 and looks great.
I ordered Dr. Beasleys sample kit so I got a bit of everything. I am thinking of ordering a bigger bottle of the Tire Conditioner and save it for tires that are smooth sided, like the Michelin's on my moms truck, which by the way, are super easy to dress and makes me jealous that my Hancooks are ribbed.
I apply my Optimum 1:1 just like you do with the Auto Glym and come back later to wipe the rims and sometimes the tires. I love the stuff and it goes on every piece of trim.
I actually have a old folex bottle that I started using a 1:1 ratio of optimium. I really wish I would have started doing this a long time ago, this is a winning combination to me
Only one I've used is Meguiars Endurance Tire Gel. It looks great and shininess lasts about a week.
I have a question: what products are the best for cleaning the tire? Bonus points for being able to use the same product for the wheels as well.
I use Meguiars all purpose cleaner to clean my tires. I dilute mine 10:1 for general cleaning. You can also dilute 4:1 for heavy cleaning. I use the 10:1 formula and a brush to clean my rims every now and then need be.
Wow I really like Dr. Beasleys. Like someone said, how they hold up after time would be something to add to the review. Looking forward to it.
That AutoGlym looks a bit like the old Castrol tire shine you could find some years ago. Loved that stuff, but it disappeared from the market
I think a review like this should include what they look like after a week of driving.
I agree.
I'll post update pictures after a week in this wonderfully crazy AZ weather we're having right now, thanks for the suggestion
AZ weather will be good, a lot of sun and heat!
It was actually below 100°, today was a good day to spend a few hours with my Fiesta
I also thought reviews include some sort of opinion on quality, which is better/worse, and value? This would be like doing a car review and just saying this is a car and it has a motor.