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Clear coating bare metal in a highly prone area is not a good idea. One rock and the area will leave a blemish there for good. The bond between a highly polished surface and a finish, be it clear coating, powder coating, etc. is never going to be a strong as a bond between clear coating and the last finish of a base coat. The best way to bond a finish onto your rims would be to roughen that surface up enough to increase surface area and bond strength. My Fikse wheels have a factory placed clearcoating on the center spokes and there are several chips were one small stone may of hit. Polishing is actually the easiest maintenance you can do on the car. No vaseline or spotting on anodized rims. Hit them with Mothers bare metal polish, Wenol, or Cotton wadding and then polish when you wax the car. They do not tarnish readily also from the hardness of the forged aluminum.
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