How to keep Black - black on machined rims

Chris, there are a number of wheel coatings on the market that would likely help. I'm not talking about waxes, which won't hold up well to the temps seen on wheels that have been driven hard. These coatings are based on ceramic, glass, or other "nano coatings", and therefore they last much longer than plain old wheel waxes. There are different coatings for different materials/finishes, so it would best to know exactly what you're trying to protect before doing your research.

I recently bought some DP Wheel Coating from Autogeek because of the customer feedback on it for my application (anodized centers, polished bare aluminum rim halves), but I have not tried it yet so can't give you any real world feedback. I'd suggest checking out the various wheel coatings at Autogeek, Autotopia, Detailed Image, and Detailer's Domain. Forum sponsor Esoteric may well offer something as well. See which one sounds like it's best for your specific application, or try a few and see which works best. Surely there's a coating out there that will work well for your purposes, but they are now so specialized that it would be best to choose based on your specific use case.

BTW, Autogeek's shipping charges are nothing less than punitive, so if you order from them it's best to wait for a sale unless you're in a hurry. After paying nearly $17 to have one can of wax shipped halfway across the country, I vowed to never again order from them except during a sale unless there's no other choice.

HTH. Let us know if you find something that works well.

 

wash them
decontaminate them
polish
clean
coat

22ple has a good wheel coating
modesta (modesta installer only, not for public sale, highest temp rating)
gyeon rim (order from todd at esotericcarcare.com)
cquartz delux

all those coating will give you awesome results! Problem is, its best to use an IR lamp for application, so if you done have one, I would go to an installer for the application.

scroll to the pictures in the link below, those are the IR type lamps needed to bake the coatings properly.
Protective Coatings | Esoteric Auto Detail in Columbus, Ohio | Detailing, Clear Bra, Training, and Product Sales.

 

Todd is the guru on Gyeon, so Ill let him chime in here with more clarity

but from my understanding, the mohs is the base protection. Cure will give it more slickness and the beading action people like

IMO, I would rather have something that sheets water off the car and doesnt bead, and cleans easily. beads lead to 10000's of waterspots all over the car. Id rather have most of it run off the paint and only have to deal with a little bit of spotting from the beading