They are painted. Thus use the same cleaning and wax that you may use on the rest of the car. You can use the same paint sealant (ceramic coat) that they put on the other painted surfaces. That is what I did when I put new wheels on a month ago.

 

I like using Gyeon Wet Coat or Car Pro Hyro2 Lite. Both work very well to protect and bead the water off your wheels. Pretty easy application as well.

 

I had my rims ceramic coated with Ceramic Pro before they were installed at $55 per rim. I then use P&S Iron Buster once a month and Break Buster once a week when I wash the vehicle. I apply the Iron Buster using the Solo 460 Li, which is powered and an MJJC foam canon for the Break Buster.

 

thank you for your insight! might try this out too!

 

You need to find something that is specific when it comes to protecting your wheels and cleaning them. Regular wax isn't going to hold up to the heat generated from brakes. And certain cleaners can and will strip your coating over time. Even if it is a ceramic coating. Using the wrong cleaners on wheels can damage them too.

The brushes necessary to clean wheels is going to vary too depending on the wheel. Pictures below are a sample of the brushes I use to clean wheels.

Can You Wax Protect Wheels? Wheel Detailing Myths Debunked

Clean wheels can make or break the look of your car. Before you bust out the soap make sure you're not falling victim to one of these 4 wheel cleaning myths

www.drbeasleys.com

 

You need to find something that is specific when it comes to protecting your wheels and cleaning them. Regular wax isn't going to hold up to the heat generated from brakes. And certain cleaners can and will strip your coating over time. Even if it is a ceramic coating. Using the wrong cleaners on wheels can damage them too.

The brushes necessary to clean wheels is going to vary too depending on the wheel. Pictures below are a sample of the brushes I use to clean wheels.

Can You Wax Protect Wheels? Wheel Detailing Myths Debunked

Clean wheels can make or break the look of your car. Before you bust out the soap make sure you're not falling victim to one of these 4 wheel cleaning myths

www.drbeasleys.com

I agree with everything in the wheel care article except the wheels hitting 500 degrees on a typical passenger vehicle. After driving all day I can grab a spoke of my wheel with no problem. My wheels are painted gloss black and I use the same Hybrid Solutions wax on them I use on the car. Actually I wax my caliper covers as well with no problems over the past 2 years. Every tire rotation the wheels get a thorough cleaning including the barrels and the hybrid wax applied. Maybe a higher performance vehicle wheel would get that hot and wax not work but the brakes would have to be getting hammered pretty hard. I base this on me removing a frozen pizza from the oven set at 400 degrees so it’s pretty technical analysis on my part.