Best tyre dressings 2023

The strong chemical smell of the Turtle Wax dressing was the first thing we noticed, but once you’ve grown used to that this is a perfectly effective product that you spray on and leave for a deep, black finish and bright shine.

It faded quickly over a few days of routine driving, though, and didn’t last long at all on our sun-bleached trim.

This dressing does the job, but the results don’t last very long.  

Classic & Sports Car says 2 stars

8. CarPlan Demon Tyres Instant Shine

Applicator included? No

CarPlan Demon Tyres is excellent value, and does a fine job of getting your tyres back to a deep, black finish.

It’s very liquid and the nozzle sprays a lot of product, so it’s easy to end up with a clean-up job required on the driveway, but it’s silicone-free so isn’t too hard to wipe away.

Unfortunately it’s also not the most durable finish here and a heavy rainfall has most of the shine washing away.

Classic & Sports Car says 3 stars

7. Auto Finesse Gloss Tyre Dressing

Applicator included? No

This silicone-based tyre shine is sprayed on for a wet-look gloss that lasts a good few days, if not as long as many of our others here.

Auto Finesse Gloss Tyre Dressing doesn’t drip as much as some others after you’ve sprayed it on, so is also fairly easy to apply neatly without a lot of mopping-up required.

It did a good job of restoring the depth of colour to some faded trim when we applied it using a microfibre, too.

A good all-rounder, but not the best-value option.

Classic & Sports Car says 3 stars

6. Meguiar’s Endurance Tyre Gel

Applicator included? No

You apply the Meguiar’s tyre gel with a cloth, which removes any chance of overspray and also makes it easy to control how shiny you want the tyre to be by adding more or less gel.

It did last well, too, as you’d expect given that it’s called ‘Endurance Gel’.

There’s no mention of it being appropriate for plastic trim, though, which is a shame as it’s one of our favourites for the tyres.

Classic & Sports Car says 3 stars

5. Autoglym High Performance Tyre Gel

Applicator included? No

This does what it says on the tin, so to speak.

It’s a shame that Autoglym specifies a foam applicator yet doesn’t include one, but even so this is one of the best products for outright shine on your tyres if a super-bright finish is what you’re after. Or you can wipe it clean after spraying it on for a clean, matt finish.

Autoglym High Performance Tyre Gel lasts well, too; the shine had faded but the tyres still retained a deep, black finish even after a few weeks on the road.

Classic & Sports Car says 4 stars

4. King of Sheen Eco Tyre Shine

Applicator included? Yes

This solvent-free, water-based product makes your tyres really shiny, and comes with a precision foam-and-sponge applicator for easier application.

King of Sheen Eco Tyre Shine is safe for any rubber finish, but we found that it didn’t revive the colour on our greying trim that the Diamond Shine did. It smells good and is a doddle to apply precisely, though.

At this price it’s one of the best all-rounders.

Classic & Sports Car says 4 stars

3. McLaren Gloss Tyre Dressing

Applicator included? No

This water-based dressing achieved a nice, medium shine after one application, while a second coat brought a show-stand shine.

That bright finish faded a little over the first few days, but the tyres retained a clean look and deep colour for many weeks of a few showers and routine driving.

The McLaren Gloss Tyre Dressing did a reasonable job on harder black rubber trim, too, but it faded quickly on these surfaces compared to some others.

Still a good option, especially if you’d rather avoid a silicone-based dressing that can affect grip if it gets onto the tyre treads.

Classic & Sports Car says 4 stars

2. Nano Go Tyre Dressing

Applicator included? No

Nano Go Tyre Dressing leaves a really high shine with only one application, and the nozzle on the bottle makes it easy to spray evenly and accurately without creating much overspray.

It did a fine job of restoring depth of colour to our faded plastic trim, too, and it lasted best of all of our products to keep the trim and tyres looking smart for many weeks.

It’s excellent and enduring stuff, if a bit pricey.

Classic & Sports Car says 4 stars

1. Diamond Shine Tyre and Trim Dressing

Applicator included? Yes

The Diamond Shine is our overall winner because it did the best job of restoring our faded plastic trim to a like-new black finish, plus the applicator that it comes with really helps to get into awkward nooks around the bodywork.

It’s easy to layer on for a really high shine, or one application gets your rubber back to a more clean-looking, matt finish.

Diamond Shine lasted well, too, and kept the plastics and tyres looking really smart for a good few weeks.

At the price, especially given that it includes the nifty applicator, this is a great buy.

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