phil739

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anyone recormend a sealant/wax for white wheels

Bungleaio

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Before I put my new white redlines on the car I spent some time putting two coats of autoglym High Definition wax followed by two coats of poorboys wheel sealant. Each coat had 24hours before the next application. They were super slippery when I put them on the car.

They have been on two months now and they dust comes off with nothing more than snow foam and some agitation with these http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...l-woolies.html

I have also read good things about http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars...-wheel-armour/ I think I'll give that a try next year.

John @ PB

Any of the sealants here http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...dressings.html will be great.

Poorboys http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ant-cat15.html is the default choice with good reason: it's cheap, easy to apply and does exactly what you think it should.

Migliore http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...eal-cat15.html is really nice to use but is stiffer to apply - personally, I prefer it, others find it trickier.

Nanolex is new to the market and we've only been testing it for around 6 months but signs are that it does what they say and is ultra durable: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ant-cat15.html

Swissvax Autobahn is ultra-slick as it contains PTFE and is a well proven, extremely durable product - probably the ultimate and this is reflected to an extent in the price http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ahn-cat15.html

The curve ball is what I'm trying on one of my cars over the winter: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...845-cat13.html so far, so good. The temperature resistant nature of it is a bonus on wheels.

phil739

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cheers for the reply will try poorboys for now

-shane-

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What's the advantage with waxing them before sealent does it make a big diffrence?

John @ PB

To be honest, I'd say it's detrimental. A wheel sealant is designed for use on wheels - it should repel brake dust etc and have some good temperature resistance. It is designed to bond to the wheel surface and asking it to bond to a wax will compromise the bonding process and therefore durability.

A 'normal' wax, is designed for bodywork, won't have the same repellency to brake dust and won't be so heat resistant - hence it's more likely to melt when it's near a hot brake disc.

A few coats of a dedicated wheel sealant will be the better choice - safe the waxes for bodywork.

-shane-

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Cheers Jon, that's perfect i normally just put 2 layers of wheel sealant on every 3-4 months