Our Favorite Tire Shines and Protectants to Keep Your Ride Looking Showroom Ready

This tire and trim gel from Chemical Guys is just what you expect from one of the best names in the business. This water-based gel gives a nice long-lasting shine, but its party trick is that it's meant to go on just about any trim as well. Apply it to tires, bumper trim, fender liners, or whatever else for a dry-to-the-touch shine.

Mother's Speed Tire Shine is a silicon-based aerosol spray that, true to its name, goes on quickly and easily. It uses micro-emulsion resin technology to ensure a lasting shine.

Meguiar's Tire Shine gel is straightforward. It requires an applicator of some sort (see below), but once on it provides a sling-free, high-gloss, UV-protected finish that will hold up to normal use.

Chemical Guys has pretty much every imaginable area of automotive detailing covered. When it comes to wheel and tire products, the Guys have more products than some companies' entire catalogs.

Galactic Black tire shine is a spray dressing that's safe on your bumpers and trim. Best of all, it allows the user to control the amount of shine it provides based on how much product is applied.

These "wipes" from Eagle One are actually sponges that come pre-saturated and ready to apply the product. This makes the shine super easy to use. A single purchase will net you two sponges, good for dressing four tires.

Pretty much all of ExoForma's products are proudly made in the U.S. We like PermaShine because it's neither a gel nor a spray; it's applied with a rag or applicator pad and then dries within 60 minutes to a slick acrylic coating. This means absolutely no sling or splatter and a deep long-lasting shine.

Of course, Chemical Guys has a foam-style offering and, of course, it's good. It provides a deep shine and UV protection, but most importantly, it's super easy to use. In a single step it dresses, protects, and cleans the surface of the tire.

Meguiar's uses a Hybrid Ceramic formula that makes this spray-on shine more resistant to water, making it last longer. The formula also makes it more resistant to being slung off when you go out for a spin.

Meant to be more than just a tire shine, the combination of graphene and acrylic polymers from legendary car-care company Turtle Wax makes this product more of a coating that protects against harmful chemicals and UV rays, as well as repelling road grime and water. It's great for collectible and show cars.

Despite all of the competition, Armor All has been around for a long time, and there is a reason why. It produces solid products that simply do the job, and Ultra Shine Tire Foam is no different. It cleans, protects, and dresses, leaving a high-gloss shine. Here, you can get six cans of the stuff with a single purchase.

Meguiar's Ultimate Shine Tire Coating aims to deliver a "soaking wet" look thanks to its synthetic polymer chemistry. The aerosol can makes it quick and easy to apply, and advanced resins give it added durability.

Black Magic gets a lot of use from me personally. It is widely available, very affordable, and it works great. Its formula is water-based, but it contains silicones for deeper protection, and it cleans and dresses in a single step.

It can also be ordered in a six-pack for extra savings.

This spray-on dressing from Car Guys is made in the U.S. and features a polymer-based formula that does not contain any alcohol or solvents. Tire Shine uses a proprietary polymer additive that extends the life of the product's shine.

This is NOT a tire shine. It is, however, worth a buy if you're looking to get the most out of your tire shine. It's a foaming wheel and tire cleaner and is super easy to use before applying whichever shine you choose. Simply spray it on, let it sit, and rinse it off.

This is a pretty specialized product but a necessary one if the Gear Team is as thorough as we think we are. This is another tire cleaner, rather than shine, that's formulated specifically with white wall tires in mind. It will remove silicone-based tire dressings, dirt, and grime, leaving your tires ready for a new coat of shine.

Once again, if you want the best in any car detailing category, Chemical Guys is a great place to start your search. A simple sponge would have sufficed, but Chemical Guys takes it a step further by adding a laser-cut texture that makes it easier to apply your product evenly and efficiently.

This is a great piece to own if you're serious about detailing. While it's intended for getting at your wheels from every angle, it will make cleaning and applying products to your tires much easier, also allowing access to your brake calipers and fender liners.