I am acquiring an F Type with wheels that have the Carbon Fiber spokes (5042), and consequently have a few questions. Has the Carbon Fiber held up? After a year or two, does it look the worse for wear? How do you maintain these wheels? Are there cleaners to avoid (such as brake dust solvents), and other cleaners to seek out? I like the look of the wheels, but am concerned they could be temperamental. Since the car I found has them, I decided that knowledge on the front end is the way to go. Thanks in advance for those that respond to my questions.

 

I have the Blades on a car now 4.5 years old and they have not deteriorated at all, they still look like new other than for a couple of minor road rash dings (on the rim not the CF bits).
Very easy to clean with just a mild spray on cleaner and a wipe off with a MF cloth.
I have never used any cleaner on them other than Dodo Juice "Basics of Bling" Quick Detailer.
It's meant to be a clay bar lube but I use it all the time as a waterless wash and it works great on all surfaces including the CF parts of the Blades.
The spray has some wax in it so it helps protect the CF inserts as well, and it also helps to have low dust brake pads like the Porterfield R4S.

 

Just to update, the Dodo Juice detailing spray is the best cleaner/detailer I have ever used, it really is brilliant stuff, but it's getting hard to find these days even my normal Oz supplier doesn't stock it any more.
The only place I can now find it is direct from Dodo Juice here: https://dodojuice.net/products/basic...=6871832330270
And you want the 1 litre concentrate bottle (makes 10 litres of spray) much cheaper that way.