Cleaning day

[Clean Your Ride]

A good wax. Looks well my friend

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[Chris_Blue]

Are certain wheel shiners not good for tyres. Was told at a car parts place that those with forms of mild acid and caustic soda can actually make your tyres go brownish over time?

[DS3WPR]

No idea ......Andy?

[Chris_Blue]

I use that cheap £4.99 tyre dressing from Halfords- brings the tyres up fab. Its a bit oily tho.
Just wondering, with a new set of PS3 tyres going on in 2 weeks, whether i should use a named product or not

FAB DS3 WPR BTW LOL

[DS3WPR]

I use Autoglym ;-)

[Chris_Blue]

Think i will convert to some sort of sponge applied dressing- the overspray is a pain

[DS3WPR]

Yes I find the overspray very annoying ....you have to re clean panels - alloys etc

[Clean Your Ride]

Good Silicone / Not so good Silicone:

a) Water - based silicone dressings, usually a milky-white liquid, (Polydimethylsiloxane (PDS)that doesn’t contain petroleum distillate; silicone oils, waxes, or solvents that can harm rubber and/or vinyl over time. Water-based dressings use a combination of natural oils and polymers to offer a non-greasy, satin finish. Some of these products also contain ultra violet radiation (UVR) blocking agents to help keep tires from cracking, fading and hardening. Most, if not all water-based dressings are environmentally friendly / biodegradable, whereas solvent-based silicone is not.



b) Solvent-based silicone dressings, usually a clear greasy liquid, (Dimethal (DMS) that contain petroleum solvents as a cleaning agent, they remove the elasticity from vinyl, rubber and paint; causing them to evaporate out of the substrate, leaving behind a dry inflexible surface. Most high gloss products are based upon DMS silicone oil, the difference between water and solvent based is in the carrier system used. Solvent based products use a hydrocarbon silicone to suspend the product. When you apply it, the solvent evaporates leaving the dressing's active ingredients (Silicone oil) behind; solvent-based silicone is not biodegradable.



Best bet is to go for a dressing that is not a solvent based silicone applied with a sponge applicator. (A cut up 40p yellow car sponge is perfect)


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[Chris_Blue]

Thing is Andy- you look at the ingredients on these products and half of them say next to nothing
Water based the way to go then

[Gazski66]

Good Silicone / Not so good Silicone:

a) Water - based silicone dressings, usually a milky-white liquid, (Polydimethylsiloxane (PDS)that doesn’t contain petroleum distillate; silicone oils, waxes, or solvents that can harm rubber and/or vinyl over time. Water-based dressings use a combination of natural oils and polymers to offer a non-greasy, satin finish. Some of these products also contain ultra violet radiation (UVR) blocking agents to help keep tires from cracking, fading and hardening. Most, if not all water-based dressings are environmentally friendly / biodegradable, whereas solvent-based silicone is not.



b) Solvent-based silicone dressings, usually a clear greasy liquid, (Dimethal (DMS) that contain petroleum solvents as a cleaning agent, they remove the elasticity from vinyl, rubber and paint; causing them to evaporate out of the substrate, leaving behind a dry inflexible surface. Most high gloss products are based upon DMS silicone oil, the difference between water and solvent based is in the carrier system used. Solvent based products use a hydrocarbon silicone to suspend the product. When you apply it, the solvent evaporates leaving the dressing's active ingredients (Silicone oil) behind; solvent-based silicone is not biodegradable.



Best bet is to go for a dressing that is not a solvent based silicone applied with a sponge applicator. (A cut up 40p yellow car sponge is perfect)


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What was that last dressing you used Andy?

[DS3WPR]

I use that cheap £4.99 tyre dressing from Halfords- brings the tyres up fab. Its a bit oily tho.
Just wondering, with a new set of PS3 tyres going on in 2 weeks, whether i should use a named product or not

FAB DS3 WPR BTW LOL

Thanks Chris ...sorry only just noticed that compliment ;-)

[Clean Your Ride]

What was that last dressing you used Andy?

Non solvent, non toxic Gaz so looking like it fits in the first category.

[Gazski66]

Looks like thats the one to go for then

[Clean Your Ride]

Looks like thats the one to go for then

Hold your horses. Update on the wear of this will shortly be posted but a sneak peek is this picture of the tyre after just 54 miles


This was it 54 miles earlier


Wear is not good on first impressions

[Chris_Blue]

Was thinking getting that product myself too actually- saw it on ebay. Will hold back the Stallions LOL

Your welcome DS3WPR