The cynic in me says 'special' waxes for alloy wheels is just a ploy to sell us yet another another another product when bodywork wax will do the job just as well.
Sure wheels get more exposed to dust muck & debris but no more than the lower sections of a car & alloy body panels don't require a 'special' wax. Unless you drive like a maniac alloy wheels don't get excessively hot.
After washing my alloys (when cool) they get a liberal spraying of waterless wax & come up shiny. A spray of Wonder Wheels then keeps the brake dust under control. Done this for many years with different cars.
So are we being conned?
Sure wheels get more exposed to dust muck & debris but no more than the lower sections of a car & alloy body panels don't require a 'special' wax. Unless you drive like a maniac alloy wheels don't get excessively hot.
After washing my alloys (when cool) they get a liberal spraying of waterless wax & come up shiny. A spray of Wonder Wheels then keeps the brake dust under control. Done this for many years with different cars.
So are we being conned?