Is wheel wax/protection really worth it?

[OCD]

I have never used them before and wondering if they are worth it? Or is it a lot of hype? Common sense tells me they are because you protect your paint why not your wheels, but I do not know. Thanks!

[SR99]

Arguably, it's more important than protecting body paint since the wheels are under constant bombardment and high heat.

It can be a real pain to apply if you have an intricate wheel design though.

[SYMAWD]

For one reason you can clean them with just car shampoo instead of wheel cleaner.

[ihaveacamaro]

I have never used them before and wondering if they are worth it? Or is it a lot of hype? Common sense tells me they are because you protect your paint why not your wheels, but I do not know. Thanks!

Protection for your wheels is definitely important. But buying a wax or sealant "designed" for wheels is a hoax IMO. I just use black fire crystal seal or whatever wax/sealant i have on hand

[PA DETAILER]

blackfire crystal seal is great for wheels. or use any good wax/sealant as mentioned above.

i have also used wheel wax and blackfire polish & seal with great results. the local BMW dealer has the wheel wax.

nice xterra! what year? i have the 2012 PRO 4X.

[geekdout]

It could just be some clever marketing to get everyone to buy a separate product for your wheels. But I do give some companies the benefit of the doubt. I would think the wheel wax/sealant would be designed to withstand higher temps and be more resistant to corrosive brake dust. But I do like to experiment with some off label uses of products. With the latest sale I just ordered Finish Kare 1000P High temp paste wax, I think it might make a great wheel sealant.

[A-train]

DP wheel wax was more trouble than it was worth. I regularly apply Permanon to mine now and it's a huge difference in ease of cleaning.

[Pureshine]

Yes I have Wolf's Rim Shield on for 6 months still going strong and opti-coat is great as well both are easy to apply.

[Meticulous-Detail]

Collonite 845 and 476s work great on wheels too. IMO if you want better go with a coating.

[dorkiedoode]

especially important if your wheel is expensive. as for me 845 for stock wheels and opti coat for 2500+ wheels. gotta keep those resell up.