Waxing up wheels

[B19GRR]

Had a set of 17" refurbed so an ideal opportunity to wax them up before putting back on the motor. So far I've put some Carlack 68 nano sealant stuff on and one coat of Chemical Guys Wheel Guard and I'm knackered, people do this for fun?! At least I'm doing them inside in the warm I'm going to stick another coat of CG on, is it worth putting anything else on top of that? And by anything else the choice is Collonite 476 or BH Autobalm. I don't know what they make BMW brake pads from, possibly coal, but they create a huge amount of dust so the longer I can keep the wheels in "easy clean" mode the better.

Cheers,
Rob

[KevF]

Rob,

With all that the unsprung weight of the car is gonna be huge now..

If I dont use Poorboys Wheel Sealant then I use Collinite 845 Insulator wax. I tend to clay the wheels first then apply 3 layers of wax with about a 2 hour gap between coats.
The main issue comes when cleaning though as if you use any kind of 'heavy' whel cleaner, the wax just gets stripped off.
I tend to just wash the wheels in my usual paint shampoo with a dedicated wheel mitt prior to doing the rest of the car.

HTH

KEv

[Envy Valeting]

Steer clear of the BH autobalm for wheels as feedback I've had is it makes wheels sticky to dust, rather than easy to clean!
The others you have mentioned will be good. I'd go for the Collinite or dedicated wheel was such as the CG wheel guard, or Swissvax Autobahn myself.
You'll need to research if your wheel cleaner from then on is wheel wax friendly. I use Espuma Revolution myself and through various "self" trials I know at the prescribed working strength it is wax safe.
HTH
Tim

[Buzzkill]

B19GRR said:

I don't know what they make BMW brake pads from, possibly coal, but they create a huge amount of dust

They are basalt on mine

I use PB WS then clean with a very diluted mix of VP Bilberry - no problems.

[B19GRR]

Ta gents, I've got the second coat of CG on and can't be arsed anymore They do look shiny though, must get them on the car!!

On the cleaning front I've got some Bilberry which I'm not 100% convinced by. Usually after I've cleaned with that I just foam the whole car and wheels with stuff from Auto-Rae, fancy changing foam to maybe Bilt Hamber stuff as frankly I don't think the stuff I've got does anything other than look funny and get the neighbours curtains twitching

Cheers,
Rob

[Buzzkill]

What do you not like about the bilberry? - just curious

[B19GRR]

Doesn't seem to live up to the "spray on, leave a bit, and rinse off for perfect wheels" IMHO. I generally have had to have a go with wheel brush after it's sat for a bit, if I don't I get streaks left on the wheels where it's run. Bit of a pain with multispoke wheels!

Cheers,
Rob

[Buzzkill]

B19GRR said:

Doesn't seem to live up to the "spray on, leave a bit, and rinse off for perfect wheels" IMHO. I generally have had to have a go with wheel brush after it's sat for a bit, if I don't I get streaks left on the wheels where it's run. Bit of a pain with multispoke wheels!

Cheers,
Rob

No product is like that as far as i'm aware and if there is such a thing it certainly won't be safe for regular use. I don't think bilberry claims to be like that - it certainly requires agitation as do others.