Tire Dressing
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Zaino Z-16 the best I've ever used.....leaves tires with a beautiful satin/natural finish that is not greasy, does not sling, and lasts!
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Your tires will always turn brown no matter what you use on them. It's just a matter of how long before they turn brown with respect to what you use to clean them. When I cleaned mine, I used Lemon pledge on a rag. They looked great. But as with any tire shine or cleaner, it makes the tire slippery around corners. I remember using an SOS pad to clean my tires years ago and they looked pretty good as well.
Interesting read.
http://adamspolishes.com/how-to-clean-tires
Interesting read.
http://adamspolishes.com/how-to-clean-tires
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I've used Sonax and 303 interchangeably over the years, and also put a few drops of the former on one of those tire dressing applicators (fancy sponge). The finish of each is the same subtle satin look, but Sonax does last longer.
The key to Sonax is to only use a little for the satin look like 303. Now that we're getting into the nitty-gritty, I do use Adams Rubber Cleaner every so often to get the tires very clean before re-applying either Sonax or 303.
The key to Sonax is to only use a little for the satin look like 303. Now that we're getting into the nitty-gritty, I do use Adams Rubber Cleaner every so often to get the tires very clean before re-applying either Sonax or 303.