How to Take Care of Your Wheels

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR WHEELS CLEAN CAREFULLY How you clean your wheels, not to mention what you clean them with, makes a huge difference. Steel wool is one such offender, but the other really bad one is acid. Anything that purports to be a wheel cleaning fluid, but which instructs you to rinse it off within 5 minutes is probably an acid- based cleaner. BEWARE OF "CURB RASH" Probably 70-80% of the damage that happens to wheel finishes is caused by scraping a curb. The single most effective way to keep those nice rims in good shape is to ensure that you can parallel park smoothly and confidently. OBSERVE FULL-SERVICE CARWASHES Many of them use acid-based cleaners on wheels. If you're going to use a car wash, make sure you know what they're using on your wheels. Keep in mind that they may not even know if their cleaner is acid-based or that such cleaners are bad for your wheels. WINTERIZE Road salt eats away at expensive chrome wheels, and salt water isn'f all that good for any type of wheel. Having a second set of wheels for winter can be a good idea. This can be a relatively expensive initial investment, but can save you quite a bit in the long term on tire swaps, tire wear, and winter damage. TYREPITSTOP.COM.AU TYRE AND WHEEL SPECIALISTS Sources: http://tires.about.com/od/wheel_safety_maintenance/a/How-To-Not-Damage-Your- Wheels.htm http://tyrepitstop.com.au/