DIY: How to keep the tyres and trim looking shiny & new

Regular tyre and trim wash can do wonders to your car's look if done regularly.

BHPian ramnaresh_2000 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

My monthly tyre and trim maintenance activity:

Every once in a month I give my car tyres and trim a nice wash and polish. This helps in keeping the vehicle looking new again. The most underrated part of car cleaning activity is tyre polish and trim polish. Regular tyre and trim wash can do wonders to your car's look if done regularly.

Products used:

• Microfiber cloth
• Car Shampoo (any brand)
• Bucket of water
• Trim restoration liquid
• Tyre polish

In my case I was out of tyre polish, so used leather seat polish. The results look the same.

Before wash:

All the brake dust on alloy wheels makes them look older than they actually are.

Step 1:

Wash the tyres, and alloys and trim nicely with soapy water and microfiber cloth. If you have a tyre brush, well and good, else good old hand wash is fine.

Step 2:

Wash again with plain water to remove any shampoo residue.

Step 3:

Let it dry for 10-15 minutes, then take a very little amount of tyre polish or trim polish and apply it all over the tyre and trim evenly.

Step 4:

Clean off any excess polish on tyres, trim, or body (this attracts a lot of dust).

End result is a brand new looking tyres and car. These are 2018 manufactured tyres, just FYI.

1 hour of sweat and hard work paid off well. Happy with the end results.

Day 2:

Take a wet microfiber cloth and wipe off all the dust accumulated on the polished areas. This ensures a clean look for another week or two.

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