Petroleum Distillates

[The Dodge]

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The Dodge: can you tell us what products are approved?

The only one that I could find that was "Michelin" approved was there own brand called 3-N-1 Tire Shine(which is made by a company called Petroferm). Then the only 3 I could find that were Petroleum Distillate free was 303 Aerospace Protectant, DuPont ****** Tire Shine and Griot's Vinyl & Rubber Dressing.
Remember, I'm not dissing Meguiar's(i have used them for 7+ years), I simply want to make sure I am not using something that may have a great look but in the end is shortening the life of my tire!!
Just a FYI, the "browning" y'all are talking about is a natural release of a chemical that is in the tire to protect the tire from the ozone's. It is called "blooming".

[The Dodge]

Re: Petroleum Distillates

The Dodge: can you tell us what products are approved?

The only one that "Michelin approves" is there own(Michelin 3-N-1 Tire Shine) which is made by a chemical company called "Petroferm" and then the only other three I could find(that were petroleum distillate free) was a brand called 303 Aerospace Protectant, DuPont ****** Tire Shine and Griot's Vinyl & Rubber Dressing. I'm going to make a call to Meguiar's tomorrow and see what they say about whether they put petroleum distillate in the tire dressing products.

Again, I'm not dissing Meguiar's!! I have been a fan of Meguiar's for the last 7 years and I don't plan on changing.

Also, the "browning" y'all are talking about is the tire's way of protecting itself from ozone. It is called blooming and it is a chemical secretion from the tire itself. . . . .clean it off and over time it will come back!

[joaks]

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The Dodge: can you tell us what products are approved?

[Fly Bye]

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Now that I think of it, petroleum is used in the process of manufacturing tires. The only time I have ever seen tire's turn brown, was due to being curbed, or the tires had contact with certain chemicals (not tire protectant, or tire shine) such as Wheel bright.

As far as cracks goes, that is caused by excessive sun/heat exposure, and age. If you left tire rubber in direct sunlight for 2-3 years, they WILL begin to deteriorate, and eventually start to develop cracks.

[ge0rge]

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While detailing my wifes Sienna, I noticed her Michelins had small cracks on all the tires. I have used Megiuars Endurance Tire Gel on the tires in the past. I now switched to Armor All Tire Gel.

When it gets new tires I am not dressing them. I find that once you put that goop on your tires and it washes off they never look good unless you put more on. They turn into an ugly brown and start cracking. My cars tires look black and no cracks, and I believe its cause I skip the goop. Just my 2 cents.

[Poki]

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I wish I could remember who it was that answered this question some time ago and hope he'll see this and give us his knowledge. In general what he summed up was not all petroleum distillates are the same and not all are bad. Some are even FDA approved for consumption. Some are used as a drying agent and flash off and get wiped off the surface. Some are nothing more than the agent that allows the product to be sprayed and does not remain on the surface. I recall the summary was Meguiar's does not make any products that are harmful for the surfaces they are designed to be used on. The small hairline cracks in tires can be caused by several different issues such as non use (tires sitting for long periods of time and not driven on), ozone, sun and air contaminants. End of this story as far as I'm concerned....if Meguiar's makes it...it is safe for the application it was designed for...PERIOD.

[The Dodge]

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I don't know for sure, but I can't imagine a manufacturer manufacturing a product that would compromise the integrity of something as important as your car's tires.

Well that is kinda my way of thinking too, but I know "other brands"(we all know what they are) make tire dressings and they do contain Petroleum Distillates. So, it is something I would kinda like to know before I keep using Meguiar's on the tires.

[Fly Bye]

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I don't know for sure, but I can't imagine a manufacturer manufacturing a product that would compromise the integrity of something as important as your car's tires.

[The Dodge]

*Disclosure* I am not knocking Meguiar's in any way. I will continue to use there FINE PRODUCTS. I am just wondering about the following!!
Okay, so I was out washing my truck yesterday and I got all done with the body and then I went back and washed the tires, rims and wheel wells. I was drying off the tires and I noticed some small cracks about a inch above the rims(on the side wall of the tire and all the way around). I called up Michelin and I am waiting for a call back from a rep. My question is this, Is Meguiar's tire dressing safe for tires? Does Meguiar's tire dressing products have Petroleum Distillates and if they do, what is the risk's involved? There are only 4 tire dressing manufactures that make tire dressings that are approved by Michelin to be safe for there tires and none of them contain Petroleum Distillates. Please fill me in with some truthful information, thanks!