Would you buy this?

[albow]

I have come up with an idea for a product and need to find out if demand is adequate to pursue manufacturing it. Without giving too much away, it is a product that would allow you to apply bleche white, or armor all, or whatever you wanted to use on your tires quickly and easily without getting overspray on your rims. It would not be good however, for use with the all in one foaming tire products, as they take a while to dry, unless you were willing to hold my product in position until the foam stopped running. Would anyone be interested in a product like this, and how much would you be willing to pay? I am thinking I will sell it for $9.99 plus a flat shipping rate, and if successful, would likely be able to bring the price down some. If demand proves adequate, I will try to ramp up production and get it in auto parts stores or magazines/catalogs. Please give me your ideas as I would really like to put myself in business if feasible. I am a proud midnight blue 300C owner if that makes a difference (not a troll), who wishes they could own an SRT-8.

[5point7]

I've been thinking (key word, is thinking without action) about something like this for about 5 years....I wonder if we are on the same page lol! I was telling a buddy about it just last week when he was checking out my new rims.

[fatchance]

That's all good, but if it is not adjustable or work on a 22" rim or larger there's no point. There are already a products in the market like this but only are for use with 17" rims and smaller. I had one back in the early 90.

[Rambit]

I use a product called Meguiar's Gold Class Endurance, that you apply with the included contoured sponge applicator. It's more of a gel, dries fairly quickly and lasts a very long time. I've tried all the other liquid & foaming ones & I find this to be the best so far. No over spray to worry about either.

Rambit

[MrHappy]

Rambit, does that product you mentioned cause "road spray" once you finally drive the car? I've tried a few longer lasting tire shines, almost oily in texture that last a long time, but spatter off on the body of the car once you drive it. Almost like a quick wax, which is easy to remove, but annoying to have to wipe it down the first couple of times you drive after application.

[Rambit]

Originally Posted by MrHappy

Rambit, does that product you mentioned cause "road spray" once you finally drive the car? I've tried a few longer lasting tire shines, almost oily in texture that last a long time, but spatter off on the body of the car once you drive it. Almost like a quick wax, which is easy to remove, but annoying to have to wipe it down the first couple of times you drive after application.

No, not at all. I've used it for several years on my trucks. It's thicker than most other products I've used in the past. The applicator is contoured to allow you to get right to the edge of the wheel itself without getting it on your wheels.

I think you don't get the road spray effect because you tend to use less of it and it seems to bond well onto the tire being a gell. Once it's dry, you can apply a second coat to give it a more shinny effect. It even lasts through touchless car washes. I only have to re-apply it every 2-3 weeks. Great stuff.

Rambit

[tommyz]

Heres my detailing tip of the week....

I use either the turtle Wax yellow tire lotion that comes in a green bottle .."youll know you got the right stuff if you smell it and you want to eat it...this stuff makes doing the tires a treat..it smells and looks like some kind of cake frosting...DO NOT EAT IT THOUGH
it tastes bad...lol

Next...Regular old floor wax..back in the 60s the guys used mr clean or whatever brand floor wax you got..just clan the tires real well then apply the floor wax and in a few minutes theyll be nice a black and they hold up for a week or so depending on rain ...and they dont spit crap on the car...

tz

[cwcad]

Originally Posted by Rambit

No, not at all. I've used it for several years on my trucks. It's thicker than most other products I've used in the past. The applicator is contoured to allow you to get right to the edge of the wheel itself without getting it on your wheels.

I think you don't get the road spray effect because you tend to use less of it and it seems to bond well onto the tire being a gell. Once it's dry, you can apply a second coat to give it a more shinny effect. It even lasts through touchless car washes. I only have to re-apply it every 2-3 weeks. Great stuff.

Rambit

I responded to another psot that you had about Meguiar's High Endurance. It is as you say. it is thicker and the applicator works. Although i never let it go two or three weeks, it does last a long time and the look is terrific.

I personally had only one problem with it. It attracts dust. Since my truck is outside 24/7 it started to be a problem. I had no splash problem. Did not see any spray on the vehicle. No streaks on the wheel itself.

I have recently started using another product called VRT from Adam's Polishes. It is water based so it has not attracted any dust. Have been using this on my wife's Cool Vanilla 300 Touring. It looks terrific.

Here is a picture of the dressing. It is three days old.

[Jerry M.]

Originally Posted by albow

I have come up with an idea for a product and need to find out if demand is adequate to pursue manufacturing it. Without giving too much away, it is a product that would allow you to apply bleche white, or armor all, or whatever you wanted to use on your tires quickly and easily without getting overspray on your rims. It would not be good however, for use with the all in one foaming tire products, as they take a while to dry, unless you were willing to hold my product in position until the foam stopped running. Would anyone be interested in a product like this, and how much would you be willing to pay? I am thinking I will sell it for $9.99 plus a flat shipping rate, and if successful, would likely be able to bring the price down some. If demand proves adequate, I will try to ramp up production and get it in auto parts stores or magazines/catalogs. Please give me your ideas as I would really like to put myself in business if feasible. I am a proud midnight blue 300C owner if that makes a difference (not a troll), who wishes they could own an SRT-8.

Is this close to what you are talking about? On the Ecklers corvette web site they are available for rim sizes up to 18 inches.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...EWKBABJ0SS9W75

[jjs]

I have been using homemade versions for about a year and a half. Take a piece of flat heavy corrugated cardboard and cut it to the diameter of the wheel. Make a handle out of duct tape or just cut a hand slot in the center to hold it. Get some thin weatherstripping foam tape and put a 'rim' around the edge.

$.50 of tape and free cardboard and you are done.