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What product is best for a glossy, wet tire look?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by GreenGuy33, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. GreenGuy33

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    What's the best product to get that wet, glossy look on the sidewalls?
     
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    Agreed but if he wants "wet and glossy" look I'm afraid he'll be disappointed. 303 for sheen and protection, which is what I want, but it's not one of the high gloss products, thankfully
     
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    Armor All makes products in the Extreme line, I have an aerosol Extreme spray can of tire gloss (they had a 3 pack of it at BJ's Wholesale a while back) and it leaves a very very wet shiny look on the tires. Just don't overdo it or it does sling onto the car a bit once you get moving fast.
     
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    Used most all resources and this is the best and easiest solution. Don't even have to put in elbow grease. :)
     
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    Any of the tire shine products fairly well shines up the rubber. There are wheel covers you can hold over the metal part of the combination while you are spraying on the shiny stuff so that the wheel doesn't get greasy and gather even more dirt than usual.

    The best thing to do is spray the cheapest product you can find on sale onto a tire sponge and then rub it around the tire surface. Lets less product build up so you can spare the sides of your car from the black goop.

    Some of the better products don't fling off, but they usually don't pop out at you as really shiny, either.
     
    #6 Joe166, Apr 19, 2010
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