Armor All - Bike dropped
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
You do have to be careful with that stuff but you can still use similar products to make your tires look good if you are careful and get the right products. I've used armor all type products on my vehicles since a friend turned me onto it back when I was 16 and just started driving. That was a long time ago when armor all was actually made to dress up the inside of your car, not the tires - anyone remember that? 
Anyway, several companies make a "tire dressing" that is in gel form and you use a foam applicator to put it on. I use it on my bike because nothing touches off a clean vehicle, IMO, than that stuff on the tires. And also, IMO, nothing looks worse on a clean vehicle than dirty tires. Anyway, if you use the gel with the applicator, you can easily put the stuff where you want it (on the sidewalls only) and keep it away from where you don't want it (any part of the tread). I've had no issues doing it and I lean pretty hard in some corners. The nice part about the gel is that it seems to stay with the tires longer than the spray on stuff. I can usually go through 2 or 3 bike cleanings without having to reapply it unless I've accidentally or had no choice but to run through some mud or wet dirt.
Anyway, several companies make a "tire dressing" that is in gel form and you use a foam applicator to put it on. I use it on my bike because nothing touches off a clean vehicle, IMO, than that stuff on the tires. And also, IMO, nothing looks worse on a clean vehicle than dirty tires. Anyway, if you use the gel with the applicator, you can easily put the stuff where you want it (on the sidewalls only) and keep it away from where you don't want it (any part of the tread). I've had no issues doing it and I lean pretty hard in some corners. The nice part about the gel is that it seems to stay with the tires longer than the spray on stuff. I can usually go through 2 or 3 bike cleanings without having to reapply it unless I've accidentally or had no choice but to run through some mud or wet dirt.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
I agree with using the "gel" and applicator. But, remember, that stuff flings off when the wheels start turning. It can get all over anything, including the tread of the rear tire. It's a good idea to wipe it off COMPLETELY before heading out.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
I will use it on my sidewalls but NEVER spray it directly on .....I spray it on the corner of a small towel and put it on with the towel, wrapped over a finger, being careful to not get it on the tread surface.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
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He did actually put it on his tires - don't know what he was thinking because he is an experienced rider. It looked like he had sprayed it on instead of carefully applying it with a cloth.
The fact is that some people do use it because you see it out there on tires.
He did actually put it on his tires - don't know what he was thinking because he is an experienced rider. It looked like he had sprayed it on instead of carefully applying it with a cloth.
The fact is that some people do use it because you see it out there on tires.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
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It's a good idea to wipe it off COMPLETELY before heading out.
It's a good idea to wipe it off COMPLETELY before heading out.
