How to Maintain Wheel Hubs?

How to wash wheel hubs?

Wheel Hubs

To dress up your car from head to toe, you need help your car put on a bright clothes. Car’s wheel hubs like a car’s "shoes". The overall image will be greatly shadowed if you give your car a normal “shoes”. So do not ignore the car’s wheel hubs when equip your car. Wheel hubs leave person a visual impression at first, and these seemingly common wheel hubs can reveal the owner’s taste.

When there are stains attaching the hubs and they are difficult to remove, you should use a special detergent. The cleaning agents are often able to moderately, effectively remove stains and reduce damage to the aluminum. In addition, the wheel has a layer of metal protection film. Therefore, do not use paint or other abrasive materials when you clean them. In the driving process, you should be careful to avoid scratching. Once your hubs have scratches or deformation, it should be repaired as soon as possible and do a re-paint treatment for them.

If the car has been running for some time, but you not diligent cleaning and maintenance, the rim will have been formed a dark brown hard coke, then you must use the more powerful wheel cleaner. Be more patient to remove the hard coke. After you spray cleaning agents, you must wait a while until the coke softens. And rub off the soft coke with a sponge or a brush, and then wash them with water.




Maintain your wheel hubs

Routine maintenance is an essential step for your wheel. When the wheel hubs are at high temperature, they should naturally cool before cleaning. Do not use cold water to wash them immediately. Otherwise, it will damage the alloy and even the brake disc, which will weaken the braking effect. In addition, using detergent to clean the aluminum wheel hubs at high temperature will lead to chemical reactions so that the wheels lose their gloss.

When there is tar stinted on the wheel, you find you have no idea how to clean, you can try to use the brush. But do not use the stiff brush, especially iron brush. In this way, you can prevent your wheel from the stiff brush’s damage. Here, I suggest the car owners: If you often drive your vehicle to the beach, your wheels should be cleaned frequently to avoid salt corrosion on the aluminum surface. If necessary, be waxing after you clean your car. Under this case, you can maintain your wheel hubs and make them shine forever.