Kiwi your tyres?

[Ah_veo]

anyone here 'kiwi' ur tyres?(those that are used to polish ur army boots) effective?

i've never tried before....

[Ahhuat]

my fren used to be MT spec.. he said that in army they use kiwi for truck tyres.. no problem..

 

for my car, i have never tried. However, I think that when i sent my car for repair the other time, they did some minor 'grooming' and used kiwi. When scrubbing, it made my brush very black cos the kiwi came off.

 

other than that, it gave a dull but quite lasting blackening effect..

[Ah_veo]

thanks AhHuat. ok, we can close this thread liao.

[Vit4wd]

I did apply kiwi on my tyres before.

 

Let your kiwied tyres stand for 1/2 hour and wet your brush and brush tyre - super shine that stays even after rain.

 

But I am not sure what negative effect kiwi has on our tyres in long term

[Zyrofillica]

you mean use finger apply ah? Like old style polish boots when I was in NS and Uniform grp in sch?

 

Like that sure apply till my finger swollen cant even dig my nose with it liao can use as at night

 

Using kiwi brush insteaD? care to share? Anyone tried those liquid kiwi just apply once and viola!?

[Gary84]

wau liddat oso can ah?...must try it one day hehe

[Edrollbrick]

Have seen SAF drivers doen that back in 1979 before NDP. Shiny and black. But do not coat too heavy. Can cause caking from thick layers. But not liquid kiwi, think won't work as temp will dry out the shine and become big blur.

Edited May 27, 2006 by Edrollbrick

[Gadgeter]

anyone here 'kiwi' ur tyres?(those that are used to polish ur army boots) effective?

i've never tried before....

 

I have done it once in my previous ride...

 

It do not have those shinning black you will get from those tyre spray.. But it will be quite long lasting.

 

Problem I faced, the kiwi will came off....

 

after 2~3 attempts, I gave up and stick to tyre spray...

 

 

but now, I dun even use tyre spray anymore....

[Wolverine]

can use Or dau yiu oso

 

[Gadgeter]

use Or dau yiu ????!!! think you will attract ants..

[Scratchy]

Used to do that for my unimog during NSF days....standby vehicle we even paint the vehicle...lost track the number of times i paint and kiwi my unimog....

[Burgerdog]

for a cheap alternative:

 

use the leftover foam from the car shampoo.

spread the foam on the tyre without wiping it off and allowing it to dry.

you'll get a black finish but not shiny.

not very lasting, but definitely CHEAP!!!