Nearly 50% of cars now sit on a pair of alloy wheels, but there are often far from glinting in the sunshine. It’s hard to remember to clean what is one of the smallest areas of your car, so close to the ground and surely not nearly as important as ensuring your paintwork is flawless… but alloy wheels need TLC if they’re to maintain their finish and appeal. Especially compared to a plastic wheel cover, alloys are a magnet for brake dust, which eventually gets baked on by the brake disc heat and makes cleaning with water and soap completely pointless.

If your alloy wheels have already gone past the rescue point, you can justify the purchase of a new pair with the news that a clean set of alloys can improve your car’s market value by up to £200, according to experts. Get yourself a cleaner designed for alloys, keep on top of the grime and damage regularly - your alloy wheels will repay you by lasting a lot longer than you would expect and will look a good deal shinier too.

You can browse the large selection of alloys we have for sale on our site, and feel free to contact us for information on the best alloys for your car and how to look after them.

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