as long as you do just the sidewalls and not the treads it is fine. Your stopping power comes from the brake pads on the rims and the tread contact patches from the 2 tires
thought of trying to say it in a less pretentious way but it's late and that's just the way it came out. I honestly don't talk like this all the time...
No harm in dressing tires. Except for motorcycles. I always ask my customers if they want dressing or not on their bikes. Bikes are different cause they're much more likely to turn sharp enough for the dressing to affect traction.
Motorcycles tend to lean into the corners utilizing more of the corner and some sidewall so be careful, otherwise your SO may need to find a new boss...
I never dress motorcycle tires. In the event that something was to happen I do not want the blame to come back to me because I put a tire dressing on. I typically just clean them really well and leave them be.
I never dress motorcycle tires. In the event that something was to happen I do not want the blame to come back to me because I put a tire dressing on. I typically just clean them really well and leave them be.
Plus you don't won't to show someone that doesn't have the knowledge that you may have that it is OK to do this. Because they WILL go out and put the slickest, oiliest product(maybe even oil) all over their tires, and as soon as they pull into traffic they will lay the bike down before they can even think about cursing you for showing them this "detailing" trick. And you would never want to do such a thing with out the owner requesting it and having full knowledge of the risk involved. Somethings are better left alone.
I agree with Shaun D. Do not dress motorcycle tires. It's a really bad idea. Even dressing the sidewalls is dangerous since the dressing could get on the edge of the tire. If the bike gets leaned over hard in a turn , the rider could lose traction and have an accident. As a detailer , you do not want that kind of liability. -- Marc
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Originally Posted by SeaJay's
And you would never want to do such a thing with out the owner requesting it and having full knowledge of the risk involved. Somethings are better left alone.
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