Best protectant for chrome wheels

[moeferg]

I have stock chrome wheels on my F-150, and live in the North East. These winters are hell on vehicles with the snow, ice, salt and cinders. What is a good protectant I can put on my chrome wheels that may help the finish last longer?

[Kenny94]

A friend of my lives in the Midwest uses Poorboy’s Wheel Sealant.
He has tried several Wheel Sealants/protection and found PWS to be the best for protection. You can read about the product it at

Poorboy’s Wheel Sealant: Protective sealant that improves & maintains the appearance of wheels. wheel protection, poorboys wheel wax

For my chrome wheels I use BFCS

BLACKFIRE Crystal Seal Paint Sealant, best paint sealant, paint sealer

I live in the south so, I don't deal with any salt and so forth..

[Evan.J]

I will say any coating will be best

DP Wheel coating
Pinnacle Black Label 850 wheel coating
Opti-coat 2.0

They are all great and all keep dirt dust salt and anything else from attaching to the wheel.

[Kenny94]

Hi Evan,

What's the difference between sealant and coating in the detailing world?

[FUNX650]

I have stock chrome wheels on my F-150, and live in the North East.
These winters are hell on vehicles with the snow, ice, salt and cinders.
What is a good protectant I can put on my chrome wheels that may help the finish last longer?

After my non-Winter chrome wheels have been cleaned/dried:
-I gently apply...if I deem necessary...some:
Turtle Wax Chrome Polish and Rust Remover to my chrome wheels.
A gentle removal follows. It performs as its name implies.

-I then use Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant (WGDGPS).

However:
I did mention that I don't have any Winter Chrome Wheels.
But if I did...I'd use Collinite Metal Wax #850.
It contains morpholine: A very good antirust/anticorrosive ingredient!!



Bob

[Evan.J]

Hi Evan,

What's the difference between sealant and coating in the detailing world?

here you go:

3-Categories: Waxes, Paint Sealants and Coatings


In an effort to help standardize terms used in the detailing industry, now that CQuartz and Opti-Coat 2.0 are mainstream, there are three general categories in the "Protection" category

• Waxes
• Paint Sealants
• Coatings

Waxes
Generally defined as any product that contains a natural or synthetic waxy ingredients that are intended to protect the paint and/or add beauty to the paint. These types traditional waxes will wear off under normal wear-n-tear, repeated washings and exposure to the environment.


Paint Sealants
Generally defined as any protection product that contains man-made or synthetic ingredients that are intended to protect the paint and/or add beauty to the paint. These traditional sealants will wear off under normal wear-n-tear, repeated washings and exposure to the environment.


Coatings
Generally defined as any paint protection product that contains man-made or synthetic protection ingredients that are intended to permanently bond to the paint to both provide a barrier-coating of protection as well as create a clear, high gloss finish. The products available in this category are considered permanent coatings because like your car's paint, they cannot be removed unless you purposefully remove them or you purposefully neglect them.

Definition of permanent in the context of sealing paint
This is kind of tricky just because the nature of discussion forums is for some personality types to read super literal into each and every single word, in this case the word permanent.




In the context that we refer to coating as permanent it means that once the coating is properly applied and allowed to cure and set-up, it will not come off under normal circumstances or via normal wear-n-tear such as careful washing. So in this context, a coating is permanent in the same manner your car's paint is permanent.

The paint on your car is not going to come off unless you abrade it, chemically dissolve it or in some other mechanical means, purposefully remove it. In this same way, legitimate paint coatings are not going to come off unless you abrade it, chemically dissolve it or on some other mechanical means, purposefully remove it.

Traditional car waxes and paint sealants will wear off under normal use circumstances or via normal wear-n-tear such as careful washing. So in the context of and in comparison with traditional car waxes and paint sealants, paint coatings are permanent.

Examples of Waxes and Paint Sealants can be found here,

How To Choose The Right Wax or Paint Sealant for your Detailing Project

Two new coatings now available at Autogeek.net are,

Optimum Polymer Technologies

Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0 Permanent Paint Coating

CarPro Innovative Nano Coats

CQuartz Ceramic Quartz Paint Protection 10 milliliters

CQuartz Ceramic Quartz Paint Protection 30 milliliters

[Kenny94]

Thank you Evan, I really do appreciate this topic! Especially Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0!!!

[roth79]

quick steal here, wax then sealant? I thought the sealant wont bond to a wax coating, am I screwed up?

Sealant than wax no?

[Evan.J]

quick steal here, wax then sealant? I thought the sealant wont bond to a wax coating, am I screwed up?

Sealant than wax no?

Sealant let it cure for 12 hours then wax if you want.

[roth79]

Thanks, sorry to hijack but I think he was done.