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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 02:55 PM
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Do you guys use those cleaners that make your tires shine?..if so what manufacturer do you use?
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 03:12 PM
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I used to, but I got tired of it flying off on the rest of the car.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 03:31 PM
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Get the purple crap from macguires. It doesn't sling all over the car.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 04:24 PM
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yep, the purple junk. just make sure you dont glob it on.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 04:30 PM
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Purple JUNK RULEZ!


ill get pics sometime...
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 04:54 PM
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What is the name of this purple junk?
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 04:55 PM
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Purple junk.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 05:40 PM
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i use eagle one. it does the job.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 06:52 PM
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Axle/Gears: BW 9-Bolt 3.27
I use Black Magic Tire Wet/All Purpose but it runs and gets all over the car. It does last for a real long time though and is great for interior.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:43 PM
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I thinks it's called Purple Junk
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 12:46 PM
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Has anyone ever used Brake Fluid? I once heard that it is what dealers use for that crazy shine. I use the wet look eagle one stuff and it flies all over my f-ing paint.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 12:58 PM
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Jett wett or no touch
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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The purple junk is meguires high gloss or just relguar gloss gel.

Works great and smell pretty damn good too.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 04:30 PM
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Has anyone ever used Brake Fluid? I once heard that it is what dealers use for that crazy shine. I use the wet look eagle one stuff and it flies all over my f-ing paint.
Brake fluid!? when that **** slings all over your paint, your paint will get destroyed. I worked for a dealer and they used an armor-all type product, just like I'm sure every single other dealer does. No dealer is going to put brake fluid on tires because it'll get on the paint and they'll be doing all kinds of paint work. Plus, bulk no-name armor all is a lot cheaper than brake fluid.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 04:41 PM
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So I guess I'm the only one that uses armorall on a tire swipe?
Most of the time I don't even do that, I just use Bleach White to clean the tires. It gets rid of the brownish orange color and just leaves em clean and with a flat black look. Basically like a new tire.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 05:31 PM
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So I guess I'm the only one that uses armorall on a tire swipe?
Most of the time I don't even do that, I just use Bleach White to clean the tires. It gets rid of the brownish orange color and just leaves em clean and with a flat black look. Basically like a new tire.
I use armor all... but what tha heck is Bleach white?
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 05:36 PM
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Axle/Gears: BW 9-Bolt 3.27
Its good stuff, great for letters and white walls. Takes the **** right off of the tires.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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I use bleach white, then some degresser, then mcguires purple junk and they look like new shiny tires.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 09:28 PM
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Black magic here I swear that stuff last for a month.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 09:36 PM
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Axle/Gears: BW 9-Bolt 3.27
Yeah. Only thing is the spray runs and gets on the car. Tried the Black Magic foam today and it took a while to dry and wasn't as good as the spray when done. I'm looking for the shine and lastingness of that stuff but without the running and **** flying onto your car.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 10:11 PM
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actually sometimes i use both, i use the purple junk on the sidewalls, and that black magic spray on the inside because the purple junk is exspenisve kinda....


:lala:
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 10:15 PM
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isnt' the purple junk called endurance? if that is what everybody is tlaking about that's what I use and it works good.
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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 12:32 AM
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I use Simple Green. It cleans quickly and leaves the tire looking new. I never knew rubber was supposed to shine like a fresh wax job. My tires look great - clean!

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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 09:15 AM
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I just used that Bleche White stuff. MAN, that stuff works, my front tires have always been real dirty and it all came off, with bleche white. Just be sure not to get it on painted or aluminum surfaces.
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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 10:06 AM
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Yeah, what the heck is this bleach white? I'm about to buy new tires when I get back from spring break next week, so I'd like to keep 'em clean right off the bat. Can I just go to pep boys or sumthing and find it?
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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 01:42 PM
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Yeah, what the heck is this bleach white? I'm about to buy new tires when I get back from spring break next week, so I'd like to keep 'em clean right off the bat. Can I just go to pep boys or sumthing and find it?
I bought it at Autozone today for like $2.29, actually it's spelled Bleche White, it's white bottle.
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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 02:10 PM
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I bought it at Autozone today for like $2.29, actually it's spelled Bleche White, it's white bottle.

Oh man that stuff rules!!!

I put Tire Wet on both of my cars for the whole summer and it turned my tires brown only on my winter car. I used that stuff, everything came off in a second and tires were clean and black


I'm gonna have to try that purple crap, I hate when tire wet gets on my paint.
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