Wheel wax

[eidolon]

My new matt black alloys arrive next week and before I fit them I'd like to give them a good coat of wax. Any suggestions?

I've already got a pretty good collection of waxes including Collinite, Victoria Concourse, Meguirs etc so if there's any of those which might do the job then I might as well use them rather than buy specialist wheel stuff.

 

[Howard]

I have some Poorboy's Wheel Sealant. Seems to do the job well!

 

[rossk26]

The Best
Gtechniq - C5 Wheel Armour

Good
AG Alloy Wheel Seal

 

[Randell Floyd]

As much as I love Poorboy's Wheel Sealant, it's not the most durable wax. Having tried a few now, for it's overall properties I can highly recommend Collinite 845. It might not have the extra 5% shine that some of the waxes give, but on matt black I can' think of anything much better without looking at £30+ waxes. I've not tried Gtechniq G5 as I'm not happy with the company due to some issues I had that went unresolved.

It also somehow ended up getting tested as a wheel wax in Auto Express Car Wheel Wax Test, and won it!

 

[Participant]

Noob question but why can you not just use body wax? (As in the wax you use on the rest of your car not as in back sack and crack).

 

[Dogbreath]

Noob question but why can you not just use body wax? (As in the wax you use on the rest of your car not as in back sack and crack).

Yes you can, and it's what I use but it doesn't last as long as the ones designed for the job.

 

[Dr_Doom]

+1 for the Poorboys wheel wax. Been using it for a few years and it's great.

 

[Duke]

The guy I collected from alloys from used poor boys on them, cleaned them yesterday and took no time at all. Will definitely be using it now to keep them easy to clean.

 

[Phil W]

Isn't FK1000P used a lot on wheels?

 

[pepsilol]

FK1000P is the best.

 

[chipperhead]

Wolfs Rim Shield, gets great reviews over on detailing world.
I used it on mine and it has made a difference when cleaning.