Returned alloy wheels - how best to protect them.

[Pentoman]

The wheels from my car have just been refurbished and are currently sitting in my living room without tyres. How can I best protect them against dust build up and dirt and keep them easy to clean in future? While I have them there, in the house it seems sensible to protect them now as best as possible. I am thinking that to minimise dust build up it would also be good to protect the inside of the rim that you cant normally get to very easily if the wheel is actually on the car.

Would a simple spray wax do the trick? Or something else in combination? Is it possible to get hard waxes that will last a long time? The spray wax will at least go into the hard-to-reach areas which would be useful.

[gowmonster]

I'd stick them in bin bags or garden bags.

[Stedman]

A few coats of hard wax should surely do the job? I've found 2 coats of Dodo Juice Banana Armour was good enough for my mates wheels (applied when new).

[Pentoman]

Banana armour....!? Ok...
Ok the topic title is a typo then an autocorrect.. Should say refurbished.

[Stedman]

Pentoman said:

Banana armour....!? Ok...

What? It's a hard wax. Or do you just like the name?

[grand cherokee]

wolf's nano rim sealant - job done

i was sceptical but found it superb

[Pentoman]

Stedman said:

What? It's a hard wax. Or do you just like the name?

I thought you were having me on .

Tragically due to time and work limitations I may be stuck with 'whatever I can get in halfords' so these exotic products may not be available there. But it sounds like 'a hard wax' is the answer i'm looking for. Any easy way to tell how hard a wax is?

[Deva Link]

This stuff gets rave reviews: http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coat...

[grand cherokee]

Deva Link said:

This stuff gets rave reviews: http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coat...

never heard of 'it'? - might well be fine?

but wolfs nano has a 'track record' in detailing circles and is slightly cheaper

[grand cherokee]

if you want a 'wax' for wheels then i can thoroughly recommend poorboys wheel wax/sealant - But application technique is important - leave it too long on wheels and its hard to remove

[Stedman]

Pentoman said:

Stedman said:

What? It's a hard wax. Or do you just like the name?

I thought you were having me on .

Tragically due to time and work limitations I may be stuck with 'whatever I can get in halfords' so these exotic products may not be available there. But it sounds like 'a hard wax' is the answer i'm looking for. Any easy way to tell how hard a wax is?

Wax is wax, and i've never really bought into the whole rim wax niché although i'm willing to be proved wrong!

Gtechniq stuff is very good (haven't used the wheel sealant). If you only try one of their products, it's got to be the windscreen stuff (use their cleaning product beforehand too). It's incredible and very durable.

[mneame]

Stedman said:

Wax is wax, and i've never really bought into the whole rim wax niché although i'm willing to be proved wrong!

Gtechniq stuff is very good (haven't used the wheel sealant). If you only try one of their products, it's got to be the windscreen stuff (use their cleaning product beforehand too). It's incredible and very durable.

Grabs popcorn and waits for the masses to point out hte differences in waxes to show that a wax isn't just a wax and it's the same across the board.

[Alice Cupra]

Another for the Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour.

It may seem expensive, but I went round my 18" wheels twice, and still have some left from the 15ml bottle.

Put it on about 3 months ago, and they still only need a quick wash with water, and the brake dust comes straight off, and the water then beads nicely.

[Pentoman]

Thanks for the tips. As stated I only got round to a Halfords trip (they're doing 3 for 2 on all car washing chemicals) and so have ended up with Autoglym wheel seal. Couple of coats, it's easy to apply and is a spray which is quite a bonus for my wheels with a fairly nook and cranny design. I'll try and report back on longevity. I like the sound of water washing off all your brake dust 3 months later as in the post above!

Also got some meguiars tech wax spray since my Liquid Gold class has run out, but turns out from reading the booklet that it's really a finishing spray for touching up rather than for a full wax. Sigh, not really something I need so probably money wasted.