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REVIEW: Armor All Extreme Tire Shine Gel

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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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REVIEW: Armor All Extreme Tire Shine Gel

I was looking for the Meguiar's one but no store near me carries it and I didnt' feel like spending $13 having it shipped over. Hopped over to Kragen's and purchased Armor All's newest (as of this review) gel product. $6.99 + tax.

APPEARANCE:
- It doesn't have as much of a wet look as the sprays that I've used in the past.
- The blackness of my tires may be a bit bias b/c i just had new tires installed last week.
- I'll post pics soon (please remind me).

ENDURANCE:
- I just put it on last night so I have no idea how long it lasts. I'll update later, or someone PM me in a couple weeks to remind me. It claims to last weeks rather than days.

PRICE:
- Comes with an applicator which normally would cost $2 extra. Price for this product is good. There's quite a bit of gel in there!

APPLICATION:
- Gel is applied into a groove on the applicator. Takes about 2 groove-fills to finish one tire.
- Less messy than the spray I think. I always get spray onto my fingers and rims no matter how hard I try not to.
- Dry black. It's not liquidy and goopy like the spray on kinds that seem to get all over my pants.

WARNING:- As with all tire gloss/shine/gel/spray, don't use it on the tread. It looks great on the tread, but it can mess up your traction and can get your garage or garageway slippery.
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Old Oct 28, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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My dad's car came back from Big O Tires and the tires looked great!!!...much better than any product I've used myself. I gave them a ring to find out what they use and they told me it's called...

P&S Multi-Dressing

It's not available at their website, so I will be calling in shorty to order a bottle or two. Good luck with your tire shine.
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Old Oct 28, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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nice review...
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by zoomie
I was looking for the Meguiar's one but no store near me carries it and I didnt' feel like spending $13 having it shipped over. Hopped over to Kragen's and purchased Armor All's newest (as of this review) gel product. $6.99 + tax.

APPEARANCE:
- It doesn't have as much of a wet look as the sprays that I've used in the past.
- The blackness of my tires may be a bit bias b/c i just had new tires installed last week.
- I'll post pics soon (please remind me).

ENDURANCE:
- I just put it on last night so I have no idea how long it lasts. I'll update later, or someone PM me in a couple weeks to remind me. It claims to last weeks rather than days.

PRICE:
- Comes with an applicator which normally would cost $2 extra. Price for this product is good. There's quite a bit of gel in there!

APPLICATION:
- Gel is applied into a groove on the applicator. Takes about 2 groove-fills to finish one tire.
- Less messy than the spray I think. I always get spray onto my fingers and rims no matter how hard I try not to.
- Dry black. It's not liquidy and goopy like the spray on kinds that seem to get all over my pants.

WARNING:- As with all tire gloss/shine/gel/spray, don't use it on the tread. It looks great on the tread, but it can mess up your traction and can get your garage or garageway slippery.
Great info thanks.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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Thanks for acknowleding my effort. Much appreciated. The stuff actually takes about 3 coats for it to work well...the Armor all stuff. I'm gunna order the P&S product after I run out of this stuff.
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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might give this stuff a try when i'm done with the spray
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