Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

Hi all,how many people use some sort of tyre shine/gel?
Had it on car when i got her,but as i drove around it all flicked up the body work!
Just lately though ive been thinking of useing something on my tyres,but not sure what?
Would back 2 black work and be safe or that sponge dashboard shine stuff?
thanks

you can use back to black for the tyres but in my experience you'll only get a few days of shine. best stuff ive found is the auto glym bumper stuff. its a green slime you apply with a sponge, seems to last a good while.

I've used tyre cleaner/shines from £ pound shops.
Also used "back to black" cleaner/shine products.
Fatdave recommended auto glym bumper gel to me and i've used it on tyres.
I've used greased lightning brillant black deep gloss tyre shine.

To sum up use the cheap sprays & back to black for quick fix clean & shine......for keeping the tyres looking better for longer,go for the auto glym ....regarding the greased lightning,i got it given to me from a friend,who does not like dressing his tyres,its good stuff though!

PHIL.

I just use Back to Black

I use black shoe polish works a treat

why would you use shoe polish surely thats for shoes and not for tyres... i use wd40 keeps them black for long, gets slippery tho when you over do it *laughs*

It depends on what sort of look you want.

I use tyre slick, but then I have a 5 litre tub of it from a valet chemical supply place.

Leave it on for the gloss/wet look. Wipe off for the matt black look.

Yeah,you can leave tyres either "shine" or "matt" looking with most products available these days.

PHIL.

Hi folks,

I use Meguiar's NXT wax on mine.

I use most of their range on the interior and exterior, and it leaves a fantastic deep gloss shine on all surfaces, including tyres, trim plastics etc etc, it's not that far of the same prices as Autoglym, but I found Autoglym leaves residue ( powder), and the Meguiar's doesn't.

I normally take a day to polish/wax my car in preparation for any events, and normally give her a quick detail over on the day after travelling.

I've used Meguiar's for a few years now, and as a personal favourite of it, would not go back to using Autoglym.

Each to their own, but I have been complemented a lot on the finish I have achieved.

Yeah,agree with you about Autoglym..but is was great for my '63 caddy all 18ft of it! because it had a lot of chrome as well the residue being left on at least it was not as hard to get off as a modern car...which is a pain with the Rover 214,around the door handles,window & door seals,sunroof,wheel arch trims(you get the picture)....Anyway,think its a great Polish ,IF you've got the time!
I use Greased Lightning for a quick result's!

PHIL.