Wheel Waxing...?
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Lewis's Friend

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1,052 posts

210 months

Monday 4th May 2009
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Just a quick (and possibly very foolish question). I have recently bought some Collinite wax and as well as doing the bodywork, i have considered cleaning and waxing the alloys. My idea being that dirt etc will be easier to wash off later, as well as making them look shiny!

However, im quite prepared to be told that this is a stupid thing to do. My misgiving being that the wax may end up discolouring because of the heat generated by the brakes. Is that a problem, or indeed, is there another reason that ive overlooked not to do it?

Any help greatly appreciated...

Defcon5

6,455 posts

211 months

Monday 4th May 2009
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You can get proper wheel wax, but I normally use Autoglym EGP, nice and easy with multi-spoke split rims!

ipwn

2,920 posts

211 months

Monday 4th May 2009
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You're looking for a wheel sealant.

Like this

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/che...

Lewis's Friend

Original Poster:

1,052 posts

210 months

Monday 4th May 2009
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Cheers guys, shall have to look into it. Is normal wax a bad stop gap measure though, or should i just wait and do it properly?

Cotty

41,667 posts

304 months

Monday 4th May 2009
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ipwn said:
You're looking for a wheel sealant.

Like this

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/che...
That suff it the dogs danglies.
I use it on my wheels like this


grand cherokee

2,432 posts

219 months

Tuesday 5th May 2009
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i use Poorboys wheel sealant - and have for several years

a couple of layers and job done

very easy to apply and brake dust etc comes off with just a wash/rinse

and i get a fair ammount of brake dust as the GC has uprated discs/calipers/pads

Edited by grand cherokee on Tuesday 5th May 10:56

Neil_Sc

2,257 posts

227 months

Tuesday 5th May 2009
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I've tried most things on wheels over the past 4 years.

My experience would say, do not buy a specialist wheel product as they tend to be less durable than a good sealant.

One of my favourite sealants for wheels is Finish Kare 1000p, its a high temperature sealant and it's going very well on my wheels, a good 4 months and still going. A dedicated wheel sealant will probably give you 8 to 10 weeks.

The FK1000p can be had from seriousperformance.co.uk who distribute it in the UK.

It's brilliant on paintwork too.