What tire shine products do you use?

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    what do you use for swirl mark removal? and what kinda of buffer do you use?
     
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    Purple Haze from AutoMagic
     
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    seriously dawn i would have never thought of that. i have heard of windex before great suggestion guys and now if i can get a sunny day to do this
     
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    i have only used it once in a work truck where a guy steped in oil then got in and pu oil foot prints on the carpet.
     
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    i have used many different shines (spray on, tire foam, gel) honestly the only thing that's works the best that i have found so far is NO TOUCH tire foam. i always used to use it but i decided to try some other stuff to see if something would last longer or give it a deeper black shine. A lot of products like megs and armor all shinned up great, wasn't to fond of the black shit spewed all up the side of my truck every time i drove it after i applied the gel or spray. especially after spend an hour and a half detailing the entire truck. i thought maybe i wasn't waiting long enough after applying it. i would let my truck sit for an hour in direct sunlight and even wipe off the excess shine really good but no matter what i did it would get all over everything. Back to using the No Touch tire foam, great stuff!
     
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    I detail my Own truck :)

    Most of my Stuff is just Auto Zone off the shelf stuff
     
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    what do you use to apply it? sander/polisher or orbital buffer or just by hand?
     
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    spray bottle and a micro fiber towel
     
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    liquid wax i take it. thanks for the info.
     
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    I detail at a dealership. I take an airhose and blow out all the vents, cracks, doorhandles, cupholders, everything. Then i vacuum the floors and seats, then I scrub one piece of carpet at a time. (front passenger floor: scrub, then vacuum up) then move to the back seat passenger floor, repeat. then the other side as well. Then I scrub the seats 1 at a time. (if leather, wipe down real good, then apply leather conditioner and wipe it off) then I wipe down the whole interior with a rag and cleaner. Then I spray down all the door jams with cleaner (if real dirty clean with a toothbrush or small brush. Then Rinse the doorjams. Then I clean the engine bay ( 2003+ I spray with degreaser then hose down then blow with airgun) then I clean the wheels, tires, wash the outside, then clay the whole vehicle, wash again. Dry. Airhose all the cracks to remove the water. Then I wax 1 side of the vehicle at a time. (also chrome polish bumpers and/or other chrome pieces) After waxing I crack the windows a little and clean the very tops of the windows, roll the windows up, and wash the whole window. Then I add tire shine and wipe it down. (Sometimes if the hitches are rusty or the frame is real rusty and you can see it from the wheel wells i do a real quick sanding job with sandpaper and spray down with black spray paint.) I personally do not apply armorall or any other products like it to the dash or any interior.
     

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