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Waxing wheels Question

Old 03-09-2007, 10:04 PM
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Do any of you guys wax your wheels? And if so....do you guys use the same wax that you use on your car?

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Old 03-09-2007, 11:04 PM
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yes i use the tc3xp polish by tropicare on mine
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Anybody else?
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Originally Posted by ls1pwrdss
yes i use the tc3xp polish by tropicare on mine
X2 Wash-clay-wash-polish.
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waxing wheels works fine as long as you use a synthetic wax or sealant ..

other than for immediate show quality, using a carnuba based wax is usually a waste of time due to the heat build up the wheels endure.
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if they are chrome, just use regular wax
Old 03-10-2007, 11:48 AM
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i use mothers crome polish with the mothers powerball, multispeed drill. the results are really awsome. i use the same on my crome tips.
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I used Eagle 1 nano-polish to polish 2 of my wheels and they looked that same as the non-polished ones.
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I use Zaino(Z2) on the rims. I don't specifically buy it for the rims..Seems to shine them up nice.
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I use mothers mag and aluminum polish, works good and protects them for a few washes.
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Originally Posted by Genesis_26317
Do you have polished aluminum, chrome, or painted wheels?
My wheels are chrome ZR1's
Old 03-11-2007, 08:53 AM
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advance auto has a actual wheel wax for about 12. bucks
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I use mothers chrome polish and mothers wax on top of that on my chrome rims......doesnt really help out with shine but its just for a bit of protection.....i do this maybe 3 times a summer
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Zaino here on my Fikse's.
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I've only used meguires next gen wax, it works great. But I'd like them a ltitle more shiny, I picked up a can of mothers mag and aluminum polish today. I'm kinda scared to try it on my wheels. I knw they are clearcoated, but would it be ok?
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Originally Posted by JimsWS6
I've only used meguires next gen wax, it works great. But I'd like them a ltitle more shiny, I picked up a can of mothers mag and aluminum polish today. I'm kinda scared to try it on my wheels. I knw they are clearcoated, but would it be ok?

Would you use metal polish of your other painted surfaces?


+1 for synthetic sealants. I use klasse's AIO, aslo hear DP gots a good sealant just for wheels.
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I use whatever I'm waxing the paint with on the wheels, forgot what the final Zaino number is.

Spray detailer works great to shine them up between washes and afterwards if you missed anything or have water spots.
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I use meguirars 3 step system on my paint and wheels.
Use mothers or meguirars chrome stuff too.
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i used rubbing compund and then polishing compund,came out good


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