Which wheel sealant and wax combo for new paint?

[AntGTD]

Guys. What's the best (subjective I know) wheel sealant and wax combo for new Reflex silver paint and black alloys. I will be picking up my new MK7 GTD in a couple of weeks and want to protect it from day one.

Currently don't use any wheel sealant on my current Golf but use collinite 476s wax and clay using the two bucket method.

[seabrook132]

Wheel sealant - You can't do better than Gtechniq C5 in my opinion. There's a lot of love for it on here and it's well deserved. Looks great, protects well and makes cleaning a lot easier.

I've heard good things about Collinite 476s, I don't have that but have the 845 and I love that. My favourite wax is Fk1000p, it's great value and is durable. I think it looks good but I'll admit that durability is more of a priority for me.

[Booth11]

Wheel Sealants - As Dan says (seabrook132) I'd consider Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour for a proper 'wheels off car' sealant.  I've got some but not yet tried it but some trusted fellow amateur detailers swear by it, so that's good enough for me.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=878

At the moment I've temporarily got Gtechniq C2v3 on but that is not as long lasting as the C5 though it appears to be doing a good job and when I washed the car last week, the dirt just flew off.

Another trusted well known sealant is Poorboys Wheel Sealant.  But it's a bright pink paste and I found that it's a pain on black wheels as it gets into all the crevices and is a pita to get out and is visible due to being pink  (my mk6 GTI had black alloys).

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=9

And Geyon Q2 RIM quartz wheel sealant

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/gyeon-q2-rim-cat15.html

Also this is new and well worth a look - Chemical Guys Wheel Guard

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=197

Wax - I’ve tried quite a few over the years but my all time tried and tested favourites are DoDo Juice waxes and Collinite waxes.

Obviously I have a black car but if I had RS like you have it’s well worth looking at DoDo Juice waxes. These are hybrid synthetic/carnauba waxes and are more durable and longer lasting than non hybrid waxes. You should get about 3 months life out of them on average and if you apply over a traditional sealant then this will further improve the lifespan of the wax.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/dodo-juice/cat_59.html

And specifically for light coloured cars -

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/dodo-juice/dodo-juice-diamond-white/prod_405.html

http://www.cleanyour...n/prod_736.html

Another DoDo Juice wax worth a look is Supernatural Hybrid which gives a brilliant glassy shine.

http://www.cleanyour...t/prod_887.html

I also love Collinite waxes. All Collinite waxes have a great finish, are reasonably priced and some are incredibly durable and long lasting.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewBrand&brandId=7

I'm currently testing out Swissvax Onyx on my bonnet and details of this are in my thread of the same name. The wax only went on last weekend so it’s early days and I willl update that thread as time goes on with respect to the performance of the wax. I’m also going to be trying Swissvax Best of Show (which has a higher carnauba content) in the coming weeks. So I’ll post up my thoughts on that too in due course.

Paintwork sealant - It's not essential but I would recommend applying a base sealant prior to applying wax.  It will give added shine and extend the life of your wax whilst giving a layer of extra protection to the paintwork.  My workhorse sealant is Poorboys Ex-P which is excellent, easy to apply and has never let me down.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/poorboys-ex-p-sealant/prod_26.html

Be aware that some sealants such as nano sealants are designed to be stand alone and wax on top of these does not last long at all.  So if you want to use a sealant and finish with wax make sure they are compatible.

[Watts]

+1 FK1000p for the wheels. Will be trying it on the bodywork too soon, weather, time and being bothered permitting!

[hkp]

I use SwissVax Autobahn on my Boxster's wheels (they're 20's and don't relish the idea of refurbing them any time soon!)

I'm a bit of an SW fanboi having been converted by a mate who worked for Paul Dalton. It is expensive but for the ease of use of all their products you can beat them.

That said, in the world of detailing, I've never seen so many opinions & revelations of the best product ever...!

[AntGTD]

Bought some Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour (thanks Booth11 for the heads up) i have heard of it as most members another forum i am on (Mk5golfgti) have used it in the past but as HKP said, there are a COUPLE of different products on the market 

Soooooooo i just need to find a decent wax and sealant.

[AntGTD]

Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour and Poorboys EX-P arrived this morning.

[Booth11]

Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour and Poorboys EX-P arrived this morning.

Nice one.