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Thu May 24, 2012 11:25 am

Bit lazy of me but I've been flat out last few weeks so decided to leave my car with the polish car wash lot in the multi story car park last week whilst I was having a suit fitting, when I came back the car was gleaming... HOWEVER. By the time I got home whatever they had used on the tyres (some sort of marmite/oil/grease mixture) was all over the sides of the car!!
I cleaned it off before the sun baked it on but it was a pig to get off!! Anyone know what this crap is? Surely some homemade shite?
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Thu May 24, 2012 8:15 pm

I know this doesn't answer your question, but...
...the best thing for making tyres look good is shoe polish.
Just don't use it on the tread - you have been warned
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Thu May 24, 2012 8:17 pm

go back and ask them Brett, and complain whilst you're at it!
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Thu May 24, 2012 10:21 pm

They done a good job on the car though, polished up lovely, really pissed off when I got home and had to do it again (after spending £15 on it!)
I will ask them what it was and tell them to keep that shite away from my car, if it was a product Il be back to warn you all away from it.
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Thu May 24, 2012 10:24 pm

Does it smell of Lamb?
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Fri May 25, 2012 12:07 am

Its a water based tyre shine, the valeters at my work use it and its sh1t! Runs off almost instantly unless you leave the car parked for a while
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Fri May 25, 2012 8:31 am

greg124 wrote:I know this doesn't answer your question, but...
...the best thing for making tyres look good is shoe polish.
^^^^This!! I'm a recent convert to this method, gives a lovely colour without that gay wet shine look 8)
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Fri May 25, 2012 8:51 am

Advice noted, cheaper that halfords products aswell, cheers chaps.
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Fri May 25, 2012 10:12 am

suchy wrote:
greg124 wrote:I know this doesn't answer your question, but...
...the best thing for making tyres look good is shoe polish.
^^^^This!! I'm a recent convert to this method, gives a lovely colour without that gay wet shine look 8)
I've only got brown. Do you think that will work as well.. :D
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Fri May 25, 2012 10:57 am

Yeah will be fine with the brown tyres you had fitted specially :D
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Fri May 25, 2012 12:05 pm

I never let them use tyre shine on any of my cars, had one place use stuff that stripped the paint from the wheels and another that left the black stuff you mentioned all over the car

Do it myself once i get home now
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Fri May 25, 2012 5:44 pm

Kebab juice brings em up nice.
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