This my be a dumb question, but do you guys wax your chrome bumpers or do you just polish them with a metal polish? I wasn't sure if it would help or hurt them if I waxed them with NXT when I waxed the rest of the truck. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

 

I can't remember with great certainty but, I believe the chrome bumps on most FoMoCo products are coated. That being said, you should wax. If you try to polish and you don't note any 'darkening' of your applicator, they *ARE* coated.

So, in recap...

Coated = Wax
Non-Coated = Metal Polish then Wax

 

I wax all my chrome.

 

What about the wheels on my new 06 F250 Super Crew? They are the 20 inch stock wheels. I was thinking about putting NXT on for protection.

 

You can wax your wheels
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I posted an article with many pictures with it

 

here is the link : https://www.f150online.com/forums/sho...Wheels+GBTexas

 

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Waxing your wheels really isn't going to benefit you in the long run. Wax works alot like ice. When it gets hot, it melt (or liquifies) and a wheel gets hot. So when the wheel gets up to operating temp, the wax will heat up, reliquify, and when you roll on down the road at 60 or so the wax will go bye bye.

 

I agree and disagree...

For one, any protection on there is better than none at all. But, with today's higher-tech synthetics, they have a much higher temperature range before becoming 'fluid'. As such, they will produce a level of protection that is far superior to that of nothing at all.

A natural carnuaba wax, in my opinion, more closely describes your quoted example above... hard to beat that carnuaba shine though!

 

This stuff works great for me. I have polished aluminum wheels. Nothing sticks to it.

 

Polish and wax are two very different things. Further, I do not recommend utilizing polish on a clearcoated wheels -- uncoated, fine (but I'd still recommend some type of final coat for protection). I'm nearly certain that FoMoCo bumpers have some level of clear on them stock.