Aluminum wheel problem, cleaning

[Nukeman7]

Glad to hear that you were able to get the dealership to replace the wheels. It's not often that they are willing to go the extra mile to do the right thing for the customer!

I haven't personally used the product myself, but I have heard that "Wheel Wax" polish does a good job of repelling brake dust and contaminants. Another alternative may be to apply "Rejex" brand protectant on the new wheels to keep the contaminants from bonding. The only real solution is to wash the wheels frequently or change the brake pads to a less corrosive compound such as ceramic pads.

 

[LAGA]

Got the new wheels installed today. O`conner Chevy in Alsip IL does have great customer service. They even dropped me off and picked me up from my house to install the wheels. I will be getting both Wheel Wax and Rejex to help protect the new wheels.

 

[astraelraen]

The only good way to protect them in a heavily salted area is to clean them. If you have a garage obviously that is easier to do in the winter as you can wipe them down. But if you don't have a garage you're kinda screwed, unless you wanna clean your wheels outside when its
They don't use much salt here, which I am supremely thankful for. That stuff is evil. They do use some sort of liquid de-icer, which I'm really wary of, I generally don't drive on the main roads if I know de-icer was recently put down.