My new wheels are a machined finish (MB Motoring Predators). What is the clear coating that they put over the machined finish and is it best just to put wax on them to protect them over the winter months or is something else better?

Thanks.

 

Straight up wax.

 

Straight up wax is a terrible choice unless you want to be doing it 4x a week. Regular paint wax will melt right off the rims becaus of the heat. I suggest cleaning them with P21S Wheel Cleaner, then protecting them with Poorboys Wheel Sealant, or DP Wheel Glaze. This only needs to be applied once or twice a month. Then wash your rims with regular car soap. Only use the P21S when the car soap isnt enough.

 

Can you use the sealant/glaze you mentioned on painted wheels? I still have the stock '17 wheels, with the inset painted gray.

 

https://www.f150online.com/galleries...069&anum=14437

This is a photo of my wheels in my gallery. Just so there is no confusion...thanks for your help.

 

If you use a synthetic wax, it'll do fine. I usually only use NXT on my rims, and it does great. Wheel waxes arent much different than any other syn wax.

 

Well you didnt say specify "sealant", you said wax. Either way, Id still go with a protective product dedicated for wheels.

Yes.

http://www.autogeek.net/dp-wheel-glaze.html
http://www.autogeek.net/pbws.html
http://www.autogeek.net/p2wheelclean.html

 

Thanks mustang, I appreciate the help

 

Oops. My bad.

-- I am (strangely) Way too cheap to buy a dedicated Wheel wax, in sipte of the fact that I have a dedicated everything else... Personal preference? Also, Having dustless brake pads makes a WORLD of difference, so even w/o wax, I have no problem with dust buildup. (Not to mention they're chrome rims, and as we all know, chrome rims shrug off dirt and dust better than painted ones...)