Hi, I just bought a 2010 edge sport. It has the 22" aluminum wheels, and I would like some advice on products that work the best on them. thanks

 

Car was soap and water. I dont like to use any chemical cleaners. I've stained wheels with wheel cleaners that were supposed to be safe for all wheel types. If you use soap and water , you will never have to worry about damaging your wheels. I think the best wheel cleaner is P21s Gel but it is very expensive. I only use it on very dirty "high end" wheels like Volks, HRE, I Forged etc.
The Edge Sport w/22's look really sharp. We almost bought one last year.

 

Like Sleestak said, car wash soap and water works as long as you keep up with them. Do it atleast weekly. A good thing to find out is if they're coated or not. I would think being stock wheels that they would have some sort of coating on them but you never know. Either contact someone at Ford or hit one of them with a bit of aluminum polish to see if you get any black residue or not. If you get black then they're not coated and are very susceptible to strong chemicals.

 

I tried some aluminum polish on them and I got no black. I just want to keep them shining and looking good. So if there was no black residue does that mean that they are coated ? What does that mean for care ?

 

They are more than likely coated and you can treat them like paint. It means you won't have to polish them. I would try and stick to just your regular car wash soap as long as you keep up with them. Just don't use the same mitt and water to wash your wheels and your then your paint. Have a dedicated mitt for you wheels and do the wheels after the paint. If you let them go for a while you might need something more aggressive than car wash soap to break the dirt lose.

 

If you have the time and can take off the wheels from your vehicle, I use Poorboy World Wheel Sealant on all my cars and trucks. I do this every 6 months. It make a huge difference in how easy it is to keep your wheels clean.

Just wash your wheels like the above post have said. Dry the wheel. Then put on the sealant just like you would a wax. Let it dry. Then buff off.