LSP’ing wheels and tires

So today`s Coatings *need* something to refresh/etc.? And..just doing a conventional LSPing with a few coats, and then using a SprayWax or even a QD after washing, doesn`t work for you guys?

I`m scratching my head about all this work people seem to be doing. My OptiCoated wheels never needed anything except washing, my FK1000P`ed wheels seldom need any major refreshing in-between the Big Annual Seasonal Changes, and some of mine are supposedly notorious for the "German brake dust".

And I still don`t get the Hydro Blue..after *every* wash I have to drive the vehicle to knock the surface rust off the rotors. Every time. That then requires some kind of "touching" (front/back/barrels/etc.) to remove said rust (which gets on the wheels when it comes off the rotors) and whatever I use for that works fine as a "topper".

Or don`t others *get* the surface rust on the rotors? Even if I just spray them off with Distilled Water, I always get it to some extent. Leaving it go once resulted in rusting so serious that I had to *replace the [freakin`] rotors*, which was a very surprising, and really expensive, lesson.

EDIT: Hope the above doesn`t sound like some kind of argument/etc. I`m just curious why different people do things so differently from me.
 
My decision for my wheels was the gloss shop ceramic coating. In fact it just shipped today. Ive had a few months to mull it over. Budjetplan seemed to get good results and longevity out of it. I found it easy to use and gave good results on the paint. Self cleaning, bug removal have been good. Better self cleaning than any sealant I`ve tried.

that said if i were doing this on a old set of wheels. My decision would probably be different. The extra prep I don`t think I would feel was worth it.
 
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