Grape Tire Dressing

[Klasse Act]

Just wanted to let you guys know about this product...its awesome! I ordered it from Top of the Line, a car detailing business online. You can buy 2 gallons of it for $40.00 and the only reason I bring this up is because I pay $40.00 for the under carriage spray from Griots and this stuff will not only do the same thing, but save me TONS! It gives your tires a natrual "sheen" after it dries and has seemed to last a pretty long time so far. I'm going to try it on the engine bay as well, especially since most of todays cars are plastic, rubber and vinyl under the hood. I bought the 32 oz size and I believe it was $10-15.00 w/o looking it up. They also have other products in bulk size, like quick detailer and wheel cleaner. The wheel cleaner can be diluted to a 1:1 ratio, so the 2 gallons I bought is now 4 gallons. Check this place out and let me know what you think.

[KingpinSVT]

So I guess it must smell good?

[Aaron88]

Do they make a "new car" smell. lol

I'll check it out.

[LUCA]

Bummer, they won't ship to PA. Figures.
They say it's not VOC compliant and won't ship to:
CA, NY, PA, DE, NJ, DC, VT, CT, RI, NH, MA

[svttour]

Is this product similar to the grape smelling Meguiars tire dressing? purple in color and comes in a clear bottle. But with the Meguiars you get much less.

[teamSVTour]

Is this product similar to the grape smelling Meguiars tire dressing? purple in color and comes in a clear bottle. But with the Meguiars you get much less.

I have the Grape Meguires tire dressing. I love this stuff. A little goes a long way and lasts a really long time...not to mention the taste Mmmmm......i mean... smell.

[gearhead]

I actually use Stoner's "More Shine Less Time" spray-on tire dressing. It really does a great job, takes 2 minutes to do all 4 tires and doesn't turn them brownish looking after a time like some do. Costs 'bout 6 bucks for a 22 oz. can. Lasts a long time.

[GTO Pete]

Thumbs way down for silicone-based products.

Silicone-based products:
- attract and hold dirt, dust, grime, etc.
- harder to clean
- degrades rubber at an accelerated rate

Using it on tires is bad enough, but to use it on engine bay areas is not a smart thing to do.

Stick with water-based products such as Zaino Z-16, Poorboys Bold N Bright, 303 Aerospace Protectant, etc.

[Klasse Act]

I was reading the bottle and this product sounds more like a major chemical than a tire dressing, but fwiw, I didn't read anything about silicone though Pete. I applied this to Hectors new tires when he was here for my Dad's funeral and even after driving it in the rain, they still had that "sheen". I'm certainly not looking to start anything, especially after what I've been through in the past week, but rather letting people know about yet another product out there thats pretty cheap and produces results.

[GTO Pete]

Rog,
It's just an FYI about silicone-based products. Most people don't know what products contain and since it makes surfaces shiney apply it to everything. You have to know what's in the product before you apply it.

Silicone-based products will last longer than water-based - sometimes by a lot. I listed the cons above and attracting/holding dirt/grime and reducing tire/rubber life is not appealing.

I found limited info on the product online, but was lead to believe that TOL Grape is silicone-based. It's highly unlikely, but does the product have ingredients on it anywhere? The fact that it's not VOC compliant leads me to believe that it's silicone-based.