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Just had my RS6 alloys refurbed. I was wondering if anybody had any advice with what to do in maintaining their current clean and shiny state and also to minimise elbow grease in removing brake dust. I have some Megs All Metal Polish which I was thinking of applying followed by a coat (or maybe 2) of normal car wax. Will this do or should I be looking at a proper wheel wax?

If so there seems to be plenty of wheel waxes/resins/sealents on the market so if anybody is able to recommend one type/brand then please let me know.

Many thanks,

Richard.

I would be interested in this too... has no one got any ideas?

I'm sure i've seen stuff like that in Halfords, prob Auto Glym.

Dave

there are specific waxes/sealants just for wheels namely poorboys wheel sealant and chemical guys wheel guard. You wont be able to get these from halfrauds more like a specialist supplier. i dont know if i am allowed to name a specific supplier of these on here but i can pm you some if your intrested.

I used the same Swissol wax that I used for the rest of my car. Seems to work OK.

Never really found wheel protectants to be of any great value...if you do then you've still got dirt to clean off, nothing I've applied has left me with a "just hose off - sparkly wheels" solution!

If you do wax, or whatever, then you'll find whatever wheel cleaner you use (other than mild soapy water) will strip off the protectant.

The only worthwhile tip I can pass on wheel protecting, which is especially useful for winter, is to use a drop of vaseline. Warm wheel with a heater, hair dryer etc massage a little vaseline into the painted surface and wipe off with a tissue/ papertowel. Helps in salty conditions, lifts a fair bit of ingrained dirt off the paint surface (clean wheels first of course!) and gives the finish a little "lift"

I much prefer the "Virisol" approach, it's dirt cheap, totally effective and safe for the wheels.

For those that don't use it (and I no association with the product) it's a citrus based janitorial product. Use it neat on heavily soiled wheels or dilute up to 1 part Virisol to 10 parts water...spray on, have a cuppa a little scrub if req'd and hose off.

www.clover chemicals.com - use their contact page details, phone up and they'll tell you who nearest distributor is; usually one in every town.
At around £6.00 for 5 ltrs - that's 50 litres of superb, non-aggresive wheel cleaner for not a lot

Dave

I use the Autoglym wheel wax. Seems to keep the wheels cleaner and easier to clean too.

and hose off

Hose?
You should be so lucky....not allowed to use them here!

derdle wrote:

and hose off

Hose?
You should be so lucky....not allowed to use them here!

Yeah amazingly there seems to be a shortage of rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I use megs step 2 & 3 polish and all dust/muck comes of a treat with a sponge.

Ive used "wheel wax" and "alloy wax" (toughseal) - the toughseal stuff is easier to put on/remove.

It works well...but only if you keep using it regularly - put a couple of coats on your new wheels and then only use soap n water (your usual foam stuff that you wansh the car with) - the wheels come clean with just a wipe of a sponge if you keep on top of it (say once a fortnight/500-1000 miles) ..seems to last about 3-4 washes before you need to do it again (you can tell as it gets harder to get them clean) ...a lot of effort IMO and sometimes I cant be arsed/dont have the time

started doing this a few years back as every wheel cleaner I tried would send my hubs/calipers rusty in short time.

May try some of that Virsol stuff though as it sounds like a lot less effort ! ...waxing and removing stuff on wheels once a fortnight is something I could do without

Nearly ran out of my Virosol, one bottle lasted me once a week for a year for about a fiver... Bargain!

Pay someone or force the wife..?

Not as much fun though.