wire wheels how to protect

[MartinR]

Hi

My brother has some steel wire wheels on his mk1 vw passat he has asked if i know of anything that can protect them from rusting or to stop the chrome pitting.

But i have no idea but thought i would ask on here as there is some very on the ball people on here who know about this sort of thing.

It sits in a garage most of the time so something to help keep the damp from setting in and lasts well as its a nightmare to do everytime its washed to keep re applying

Is there some kind of wax/sealent/products that can be used?

These are what the wheels are like (glad its not me doing it)

Cheers

 

[Joe#]

They look like fun wheels to apply product on

 

[MartinR]

^^^few hours each wheel i would say lol

 

[Gally]

Make sure they are hand polished to perfection. Werkstat prime strong or some very good metal polish then research Gtechniq C5 no other product protects wheels as well.

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

Very strong acid should do the trick. Hopefully they will be completely dissolved.

 

[MartinR]

Make sure they are hand polished to perfection. Werkstat prime strong or some very good metal polish then research Gtechniq C5 no other product protects wheels as well.

Nice one Gally thanks

 

[keirravn]

ACF50 is what us bikers use? Anti corrosion spray

 

[Gally]

ACF50 is what us bikers use? Anti corrosion spray

Is that a serious comment? ACF50 is like WD40! Why would you spray that on your wheels?

 

[keirravn]

Is that a serious comment? ACF50 is like WD40! Why would you spray that on your wheels?

Sprayed on a cloth and wiped over the spokes? Works for motorcycle wheels brings them up a treat

 

[Gally]

Hmmm i'm not convinced. It's a water repelent really aswell as having anti-corrosion properties. I used it on all my brand new shocks and springs last year. I'd never used it on wheels though.

 

[keirravn]

I've only used it once myself to clean up manky spokes and it worked well, it's pretty popular amongst bikers

 

[JD]

It is a popular product for Bikers, agreed. Mainly because it comes in an aerosol form as well, so it's easier to get into spokes etc. I would therefore agree that a spray product would be the best, unless you have the time and patience to do each spoke as above (Prime, followed by IPA wipe down, followed by C5).

 

[clioLife]

our that will take a long time to protect/clean etc