Wheel "wax"

[SATracker]

As I said in a previous post, I'm getting back into things so I'm still trying to catch up. Years ago, some detailers were trying to find a kind of wheel "wax". The thinking was that wheel got to hot for traditional waxes and sealants so, there was a push for a special wax for wheels. Chemical Guys sold one that I used for a while. Where is the industry on this today? Is wheel "wax" (I put wax in quotes because I don't know what to call it) something that people use or has it been found to be pointless?

[The Guz]

Wheel coatings are the new technology.

[acuRAS82]

Now a lot more of people coat wheels. I have a non-AG wheel wax that is OK, but I prefer to spray on McKee’s 37 Hydro Blue SiO2 and then rinse with a jet of water for my uncoated wheels (can be used on top of coatings too). That’s all it takes for 4-8 weeks of protection if you don’t want to mess with coatings.

[Calendyr]

I would not put wax on wheels.

Wax is heat sensitive and wheels can get very hot.

Also dust can easilly stick to wax, making the wheels more difficult to clean.

So my advice, either go with a coating or at the very least a sealant.

[FUNX650]

I have fantastic results by using Sealants
(a few of which I have listed below) on my
vehicles’ wheels.

• Poorboy?s Wheel Sealant: Protective sealant that improves & maintains the appearance of wheels. wheel protection, poorboys wheel wax (https://www.autogeek.net/pbws.html)

• Finish Kare 1000P Hi-Temp Paste Wax, high melt polymer car wax, Finish care auto wax (https://www.autogeek.net/finish-kare-1000p-wax.html)

• Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant delivers a deep, wet, liquid shimmer unlike anything you can imagine. (https://www.autogeek.net/wg5500.html)

• Mothers California Gold Synthetic Wax, Mothers California Gold Wax, car wax, mothers gold wax (https://www.autogeek.net/mothers-synthetic-wax.html)


Bob

[TTQ B4U]

Wheel coatings are the new technology.

This. I've used several and won't ever go back. Gyeon's RIM is on my car now and is performing beautifully. I purposely left one small section on the driver side undone to show it in action when people ask. Car is clean now but I'd be happy to take a pic come wash day :)

[PA DETAILER]

Tech as come a long way. Clean the wheels real good then use HYDRO BLUE on them. DONE.

McKee's 37 Hydro Blue Sio2 Coating (https://www.autogeek.net/mckees-hydro-blue-coating.html)

[Bobby B.]

Autogeek offers plenty of great products for protecting your rims.

Poorboy's Wheel Sealant
McKee's 37 Wheel Glaze
Chemical Guy's Wheel Guard Wax Coat
Wheel Wax
Sonax Rim Shield
Prima Wheel Armour
GTechniq C4 Wheel Amor
Gyeon Q2 Rim
CarPro Dlux
Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating
McKee's 37 Wheel Coating
Boyd Coddington Tru-Coat Ceramic Coating

[Route246]

Tech as come a long way. Clean the wheels real good then use HYDRO BLUE on them. DONE.

McKee's 37 Hydro Blue Sio2 Coating (https://www.autogeek.net/mckees-hydro-blue-coating.html)

This is what I use on wheels now and never looked back.

[briarpatch]

McKees Wheel Coating.....you may thank me later

[damonb10]

What do you guys do when the coating begins to wear-off or fail. Does it require polishing to re-coat? This is what makes me hesitant to coat wheels, because I don't want to polish all the intricate surfaces of a wheel....

I've had good luck using Wheel Wax 2-3 times a year and recently also used F1000p High Temp Paste Wax.

[glen e]

The spray coatings are ingenious for a wheel. Not only do you not have to polish, but when you spray it on and then hit it with water it gets into all the little spots like the lugs and things like that that you can't get to with wax. It's a much better system. Hydro2 from car Pro, Gyeon wet Coat and a myriad of others are spray on and hard spray off. Done for 60 days.

[Belo]

man i started looking at some of the options and it gets confusing fast. Might try the spray on hydro as a starter, but the mckee wheel coating "once a year" sounds good too.

[The Guz]

This. I've used several and won't ever go back. Gyeon's RIM is on my car now and is performing beautifully. I purposely left one small section on the driver side undone to show it in action when people ask. Car is clean now but I'd be happy to take a pic come wash day :)

You will be happy with it. My dad's wheels have had it since December of 2017 and I just touched them up with some cure (just to use up all the bottles I have of it) as a sacrificial layer.


What do you guys do when the coating begins to wear-off or fail. Does it require polishing to re-coat? This is what makes me hesitant to coat wheels, because I don't want to polish all the intricate surfaces of a wheel....

I've had good luck using Wheel Wax 2-3 times a year and recently also used F1000p High Temp Paste Wax.

You can either deep clean them and re-coat or polish if off and get a fresh base on them again. You can also use another maintenance product as a sacrificial layer to extend the life of the base coating.


The spray coatings are ingenious for a wheel. Not only do you not have to polish, but when you spray it on and then hit it with water it gets into all the little spots like the lugs and things like that that you can't get to with wax. It's a much better system. Hydro2 from car Pro, Gyeon wet Coat and a myriad of others are spray on and hard spray off. Done for 60 days.

I agree that they are easy to use. But in using hydro2 I found it held onto dirt longer than an actual coating. I only use them on others wheels and sick with a coating for mine.