I have been having some problems maintaining the shine of my rims after polishing. They become dull and have white residue from something on them after a month or so. Any suggestions on a fix or an excellent rim sealant?

 

What do you use to clean them now? Members have had a lot of luck with the Mothers ball.

 

I polish them with mothers mag and aluminum polish and i clean them with Flash Brown Royal or basically any meguiars or mothers rim cleaning product

 

It sounds like the wheels are oxidizing because they are not clear coated. After cleaning them try putting a coat of wax on them and see if that helps.

Edit: I've never tried this stuff, but it might be worth checking into also:

http://www.eagleone.com/keep-clean-wheel-protector

 

Ok thanks for the advice. I will try a higher grade wax and see if that does the trick. Have you had good luck with eagle 1 because i bought the interior cleaner and i wasnt satisfied...it could be personal taste also.

 

I've never used a spray on wheel protectant so I don't know if or how well it will work. I wax my wheels, but they are chrome plated so I'm not battling oxidation. If you aren't fond of Eagle's products you may want to do a search and see if any other companies offer a similar wheel protection product.

 

I use nothing but White Diamond on my polished stuff! Claims to seal but idk for sure. Go ahead and call me crazy but after using this polish I used NXT2.0 (a "wax", actually more so a sealant than a wax) and have had no issues with dulling or surface rust. Stuff seems expensive but WARNING it goes a long ways! I do all of the stuff in my engine bay with a few drops!



Here are the areas I use it on..

 

Ok i might have to try it. Cant see if it works until you try it! Yea i have polished aluminum so its kind of a pain in the *** sometimes.

 

Ok i tried polishing my rims and when im done there are little spots all over...will those come out afteri put clear coat and wax on it?

 

Might just need to polish a little more.

I spent about 1.25 hours PER rim.