CombatCQB Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 I just got my car washed at Delta Sonic and opt for them to clean the wheels. I think the guy sprayed something to get the tires looking shiny and told me I was all set. When I started pulling into the street, the tail started to slide! I was driving very mildly since my gf was with me, but the car still oversteered by about 30 degrees. I'm sure that stuff he sprayed on the tires were the main cause, but I'm sure he wasn't spraying the treads. So the RE92s with little grip, became RE92s with no grip! It wore off of course, but I couldn't believe how vulnerable these RE92s were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 That will happen with ANY tire if you spray tire dressing on the treads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 some ppl think the whole tire must shine. and aslo there could have jusy been a lot over over spray. check your car to i bet the tire shine splatered up onto the sides of the car once u started to drive. i use meguiars hot tire shine. works best and minimal over spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 So did you promptly do an AWD burnout? :lol: -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTourer Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 [quote name='Th3Franz']So did you promptly do an AWD burnout? :lol:[/quote] :twisted: :lol: When I need that brilliant shine, I use Meguiar's Gold Class Endurance High Gloss gel with the foam applicator. No overspray and no overapplication of product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Combat, because they would wash a lot of cars there and do a lot of tyres, the spray would be all over the concreate. The spray is a silcone base that can disolve with water. The stuff is great but yes it can get all over yr tyres and can cause a loss of traction for the first few KM's. And Im sure that yr GF was less than impressed with yr driving style regardless if it was yr fault or not ........ Been there done that :) Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Actually now that I think about this more, I think they did this to our Buick once. We had it in for service, and they wash it and everything too. After that, I got in and had to make a left turn. Traffic was a little heavy so, I had to give it a little more gas. And then the back end was starting to swing out on me. I was kind of half-drifting in a Buick, lol. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayGT Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I use black magic and that works good....you just gotta make sure you dont get it on the threads.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Meguiar's Tire Spray for me... for car shows, I just coat the whole tire.. when I leave, I just drive carefully or just SPIN all 4 for a bit for "show" ;) Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strakes Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Glad you didn't wreck the car cause of some dude's excessive use of tire slime. A car wash place got a ton of goop onto my brake rotors, calipers and pads. After driving for a while, the brakes started to vibrate, and the ABS started to kick in everytime I applied the brakes. I could see on the rotors a bunch of blue haloes (hot spots) and smell burning armor all. I went home, sprayed down the wheels and brakes with degreaser and the problem went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTourer Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Wow, I had a bit of fun with slick tires coming out of the car wash last weekend!! I don't know what Subaru improved since the AWD that was on my MY01 2.5RS, but the Legacy just hooked right up from "slideways" to straight away with no drama. I didn't even have to countersteer to get going the correct direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 [quote name='GranTourer']Wow, I had a bit of fun with slick tires coming out of the car wash last weekend!! I don't know what Subaru improved since the AWD that was on my MY01 2.5RS, but the Legacy just hooked right up from "slideways" to straight away with no drama. I didn't even have to countersteer to get going the correct direction![/quote] You should never have to countersteer.... :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTourer Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 I countersteered once or twice with my Impreza. Once while making a left 90deg turn too fast in the rain (possibly some oil patches on the ground too). The Impreza started turning about it's own axis as the tires didn't grip and the rear swaybar set to 24mm wasn't helping either. A brief and small flick of the wheel right and then back to center and I was then back on track with regained traction and a slowed down pace for the rest of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 [quote name='GranTourer']I countersteered once or twice with my Impreza. Once while making a left 90deg turn too fast in the rain (possibly some oil patches on the ground too). The Impreza started turning about it's own axis as the tires didn't grip and the rear swaybar set to 24mm wasn't helping either. A brief and small flick of the wheel right and then back to center and I was then back on track with regained traction and a slowed down pace for the rest of the ride.[/quote] Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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