Armor All - Bike dropped
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
ORIGINAL: Naz_Man
I'm real sorry to hear this but.... Why put anything on your tires....rubber don't shine so why make it shine.....
Donnie
I'm real sorry to hear this but.... Why put anything on your tires....rubber don't shine so why make it shine.....
Donnie
It makes the tires look good and new or even better than new. To me, a cleaning job isn't finished until the tires are clean as well. But, as with many other subjects here, to each his own. Just be careful with this one.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
I used to manage an Autozone back in the day...and my assistant manager decided to ArmorAll all the batteries on the battery rack
Guess what happened when the first customer lifted one out of that roller rack?
...i think some people just have "shiny" fetishes
Guess what happened when the first customer lifted one out of that roller rack?
...i think some people just have "shiny" fetishes
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
ORIGINAL: 2007fxdc
Chrome won't shine either after a while if you don't put anything on it.
It makes the tires look good and new or even better than new. To me, a cleaning job isn't finished until the tires are clean as well. But, as with many other subjects here, to each his own. Just be careful with this one.
ORIGINAL: Naz_Man
I'm real sorry to hear this but.... Why put anything on your tires....rubber don't shine so why make it shine.....
Donnie
I'm real sorry to hear this but.... Why put anything on your tires....rubber don't shine so why make it shine.....
Donnie
It makes the tires look good and new or even better than new. To me, a cleaning job isn't finished until the tires are clean as well. But, as with many other subjects here, to each his own. Just be careful with this one.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
ORIGINAL: Naz_Man
But chrome shines.... Anyways this is about tires not chrome and I don't corner on chrome!
But chrome shines.... Anyways this is about tires not chrome and I don't corner on chrome!
By the way, some people do corner on chrome and then they throw sparks behind them.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
ORIGINAL: 2007fxdc
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.
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.
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RE: Armor All - Bike dropped
ORIGINAL: nine11c2
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