So as I understand it, Porsche recommends we rub them with Petroleum Jelly and then wipe it off.

Am I right? Missing any steps?

And...why? I've never heard of this procedure for any other wheels. Am I out of the loop?

 

I rub with REJEX - love the results, not greasy looking, great luster (never tried PJ)

 

Only if they are anodized or painted....polished you use polishing paste and wax.

 

How often are you supposed to apply the pet jelly?

 

I've used Vasoline on my wheels and they really do look great when you're done. Seems like it doesn't take too long for the 'wow' factor to wear off, but it depends on how much you drive. Be sure to wipe off any excess after applying...

 

My understanding was to use petroleum jelly on the anodized part of the wheels, but to use a regular coat of wax on the black painted centers.

I used to have a 944 turbo with the aluminum phone dials and I used petroleum jelly on the entire wheels to great effect on that car.

But since the Fuchs centers are painted why use the pet jelly on that part?

 

+ 1 for Rejex or Nanoskin brakedust. I use Nanoskin (very easy..just spray and walk off) and that is my Fuch's. Remember regular wax (used for paint) is not heat stable and will melt away.

 

I just did this to my fuch's (vasoline)

 

The original Fuch's finish takes to the vaseline well. I would suggest that ones that are nicely painted (like immediately above) use a good high temperature wax like Rejex.

 

RejeX wax is great for painted wheels. I never need to use anything other than soapy water to wash the wheels. No wheel cleaners.

 

Hmmm. I hope I didn't do anything goofy here.

I cleaned my Fuchs with some aluminum wheel cleaner (NO ACID content), scrubbing front and back with wheels removed. I used the finest Scotchbrite on the unpainted surfaces, which did a fabulous job of removing the 'splotchy' appearance they'd had before. (Likely due to a previous acidic spray.)

After that, I used Eastwood's "PRE" to wipe the surfaces spotlessly clean. Much 'dead' black came off, but left a very smooth surface underneath. Then I coated with Eastwood Diamond Clear for wheels, and they turned out great.

My black wheel centers had turned an oddly 'purplish' shade, but this treatment got them back to the satin rich black look. Is 'coating' these wheels a no-no?

It's been 2 months, no issues, but just checking.

 

Do you know how close your color is to pongee beige metallic? It looks remarkably similar in your pictures to my 80 Weissach. Have you even been side by side with a Weissach?

 

It is very similar...in fact when I open the trunk and look at the place where the color is described, there is a original sticker that is still on that says Weissach gold metallic. I thought this was very interesting because the copy of the actual sticker (which I got with the sale) says white gold metallic. So they must be used interchangeably.

 

That's good info thanks. The lady at paint scratch told me the same thing, but I wanted to be sure before buying enough paint to redo my wheels.

 

Here are some more close up shots for you to get an idea of the color. I use Sonax wheel cleaner it changes from colors, brown/green and then you know you are ready to wash off. So the greenish hue is from the wheel cleaner.