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Mar 9, 2007 | 10:04 PM

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Waxing wheels Question

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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Mar 9, 2007 | 11:04 PM

ls1pwrdss

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yes i use the tc3xp polish by tropicare on mine

Mar 10, 2007 | 02:08 AM

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Anybody else?

Mar 10, 2007 | 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ls1pwrdss

yes i use the tc3xp polish by tropicare on mine

X2 Wash-clay-wash-polish.

Mar 10, 2007 | 09:05 AM

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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.

Mar 10, 2007 | 11:44 AM

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if they are chrome, just use regular wax

Mar 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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Mar 10, 2007 | 03:47 PM

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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.

Mar 10, 2007 | 04:47 PM

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I use mothers mag and aluminum polish, works good and protects them for a few washes.

Mar 11, 2007 | 12:27 AM

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Do you have polished aluminum, chrome, or painted wheels?

My wheels are chrome ZR1's

Mar 11, 2007 | 08:53 AM

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advance auto has a actual wheel wax for about 12. bucks

Mar 11, 2007 | 08:57 AM

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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

Mar 12, 2007 | 09:39 AM

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Zaino here on my Fikse's.

Mar 27, 2007 | 12:24 AM

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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?

Mar 27, 2007 | 01:20 AM

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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.

Mar 27, 2007 | 05:57 AM

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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.