Keep your tires looking perfect

Keeping your tires looking rich and dark may seem like a job at times. As you can imagine, selecting the best possible tire conditioner really has to do with what’s in the bottle and less about how you use it—though this does play a key part in having great looking tires. Keep reading for a few important distinctions about what to look for in a good tire conditioner and learn how to use one to keep your tires looking awesome.

First things first: you need to make sure your tires are conditioned. Applying your tire conditioner 2-3 times per month depending on how often you wash your car. If you’re using a tire dressing instead of a tire conditioner, please stop immediately.

• Dressings generate more tire sling but conditioners provide longer lasting results
• Dressings are often greasy and messy but conditioners help achieve darker looking tires

The next big thing to understand about tire conditioners and conditioning is that you shouldn’t just grab any old thing off the shelf. You want to make sure your tires stay conditioned and protected and you do so by knowing what’s in the product itself. A good tire conditioner won’t break down in water and will cling to the surface as it progressively nourishes the rubber. A big contributor to this is whether or not the conditioner has surfactants in its formula as this will cause the product break down very easily when exposed to daily driving. Surfactants are used to mix oil and water into a uniform substance and, when the surface is wet, the surfactant is reactivated which then brakes down and allows the water and oil to separate again… causing tire sling.

Source: http://www.drbeasleys.com/blog/2013/02/23/how-to-achieve-perfect-looking-tires/#more-10565