no armor all on anything at my house, i like my life better then to put the unknown on my tires

 

armorall used to have alcohol, in the formula, they have long ago removed that. it used to cause havoc on many different surfaces. there are better products to make your tires look good, black magic, ect, made for tires. as stated, use on the sidewalls only, and remember if you lean hard, you are on the sidewall, just be careful. I use it on my bike when I'm doing the big detail job, you know, the 3 beer one!!

 

Armor-All shouldn't be used on ANYTHING because it creates a "dependency" in certain materials--IOW, once you use it, you must continue to use it. And, just like heroin, you hafta use it more & more often. The best preservative I have found is made by Lexol & it's called "Vinylex". Kinda hard to get; the only place I have been able to get it is Ace Hardware. But, don't use it on your tires.

Now, I know there are many car tire shine products, but IMHO, they look TOO shiny & remind me of shady used car dealers that use it on their POS clunkers & jack the price up 'cause it makes the tires look "new".

For my tires--I just wipe 'em down with water; don't even need soap.

 

Im not a fan of the shiny wet rubber look. Years ago when I had show cars I found that washing the tires with Whesleys Bleach White and then wiping them down with Windex leaves a slight shine that looks like the shine of a brand new tire. Silicone attracts dirt and makes the tire look nasty pretty quickly. For other rubber or vinyl the best thing to use to give a new look is old school aerosol lemon Pledge. Works great. Isnt slippery and wont attract dirt. Plus it smells nice!

 

Armor all can melt when it gets hot and run into the tread making for super slippery conditions.

I once had a buddy detail my bike and I lost all the air in the rear tire as well. Same kind of thing. I think he sued formula 2000 on teh wheels. Motorcycle wheels are not designed for this kind of stuff.

 

I have had great luck with It does not leave the tire slippery.

 

Well its all been great information. Especially the paint. I didn't realize that. Thank goodness I didn't start them on heroin; I know I couldn't ride a bike with a monkey on its back! :-)

I was just using the wipes on the side walls. An I ride about 3\4 mile of gravel to get to black top. That must of helped with the slippery because fortunately I never had a slippery issue. I will however be searching out one of these other products. I agree with the too shinny look also. I always did think it was too much.

 

I hate that shiny/slippery stuff! If ya do use it on anything ya better keep using it.

 

I have some pure silicone used to lubricate printing presses. Make your tire shine for 6 months.

 

You are correct. You cannot remove it, you can only move it around. I spray lacquer, I understand fisheyes.