sabresfan

To all you guys with corvette rims out there!

I have a set of mint, C5 Y2k polished aluminum rims and I'm wondering what's the best way to take care of them to keep them from pitting?

Should I wash them as much as possible? Wax? is there a special product that cleans them better?

Or should I spray brake dust and clean the brakes as best as possible or would this mess up the rims? I'm nervous because I'm already starting to see some minor pitting and I don't want to let them get bad

Injuneer

Do they have clearcoat? My AFS polished ZR1's are clearcoated, 13 years old and look like new with minimal care. I also have uncoated Weld Pro-Stars and they stay clean and bright with Mothers (Incredible) Billet Metal Polish.

Neither set of wheels are driven in bad weather, though.

sabresfan

Yeah they do have a clear coat. My camaro is more my daily driver so they see bad weather from time to time but I think the brake dust is more of an issue as far as pitting.

I saw a really rough set of c5 aluminum rims and I don't want to let mine to get that way.

parkers Z28

My camaro doesn't see any bad weather and I have chrome c5 wheels my car is extremely clean
notice " waxer " in my signature .... mothers , 3M , eagle one all have products that works well
BE careful using hard detergents on a clear coated wheels some chemicals can eat the clear coat off
and may cause oxidation white spots !!!!!

96 Z 28

Two good options I've found:
#1 - Opti-Coat - Permanent clear coat - But Wheels must be totally cleaned and prepped extremely well first & fairly costly for one set of wheels
#2 - Poor Boys Wheel Sealant - Non-Permanent - Cheaper Option - I've actually got this on my Enkei Rims on my Subaru and it works as advertised - Just did it this year though no not sure on how long it lasts just yet, but so far so good (2 months)