When I look side on any vehicle and it has the front disc and rear hub arrangement.. Behind the kerbed or smooth alloys is the rusted hub face and totally spoils the appearance!
Yes I am a new member to Clio Sport, but I wish to be a great member so this first post might be either teaching how to suck eggs or some people might lift an eyebrow to it. This is a very casual post not to be taken to seriously and I do put my hand up if there are bits wrong as I am writing this up months after I done this and it is late...I know excuses already
An extremely easy job that I think can really shine how tidy your vehicle is, I believe I might not have the quickest or badest looking clio's but I still care about presentation. So this small post just explains how I went about catering for them poor hubs
First thing you need to question before undergoing this, and this might sound like thinking far to ahead but. Will your brakes need mechanical attention any time soon, will you need to change shoes or hubs? Or even wheel bearings? If you are sure you'll last long enough pushing that middle pedal than go straight for it.
Now this is all just what I did, I don't stand by my word and say it is the law as you can do it anyway you want to. You can spray it if you rather or take the hub off and paint it.. Hey what do I know?
Equipment needed:
After cracking the wheel studs off and raising the vehicle in the air, securing it then it's time bust out the wire brush and stool and take your time taking the big chunks off. *Yes in the photo you can see I was having a light beer while working, hey it was summer!
This goes for sanding down as well, make sure you do all over the hub evenly releasing the handbrake and spinning it 180 and rubbing it down. I had a friend or forgot one side of the hub (so bright I know)
Sanding down is the fun part, like many things in cars spending more time in preparation is always best. Taking your time sanding down with rough paper, and spending even more time on the lighter grade paper. This is where the bucket and sponge come in...It is essential I can't stress that you thoroughly wash the hub. Clean all the residue of the rubbing down, how much would you hate yourself when the imperfections come out?
Paint… Yes it's the time but take your time, mix the paint thoroughly make sure it has fully mixed same for if your spraying it another point I cannot STRESS that shaking the can is so vital in the distribution of the paint.
I went over my hubs with two coats of Hammerite as I knew it is pretty thick strong stuff, a very even base coat with a good drying time and then a nice smooth spread top coat. Always follow the drying time on the label they are sure to know their own product.
Nice and tidy...
After a good dry, whack the alloys on lower the vehicle and tighten your wheel studs tight. I like to use a torque wrench only because I'm use to
A job that takes less than half an hour in working not counting putting the kettle on as it dries
As you can see I did not go for a quite exotic eye catching colour I just wish to make it tidy.. And still I get many people bringing up "Is that your Clio with the tidy painted hubs"
Next job I did was the refurb on the alloy wheels which the post will be up soon..Here is a sneak peak...
Thanks for reading and I hope you agree how much it changes the apperance..
Yes I am a new member to Clio Sport, but I wish to be a great member so this first post might be either teaching how to suck eggs or some people might lift an eyebrow to it. This is a very casual post not to be taken to seriously and I do put my hand up if there are bits wrong as I am writing this up months after I done this and it is late...I know excuses already
An extremely easy job that I think can really shine how tidy your vehicle is, I believe I might not have the quickest or badest looking clio's but I still care about presentation. So this small post just explains how I went about catering for them poor hubs
First thing you need to question before undergoing this, and this might sound like thinking far to ahead but. Will your brakes need mechanical attention any time soon, will you need to change shoes or hubs? Or even wheel bearings? If you are sure you'll last long enough pushing that middle pedal than go straight for it.
Now this is all just what I did, I don't stand by my word and say it is the law as you can do it anyway you want to. You can spray it if you rather or take the hub off and paint it.. Hey what do I know?
Equipment needed:
- Wire Brush
- Rough grade sand paper
- Medium & Smooth grade paper
- Paint (essential it can last high temperatures) I used Hammerite
- Paint brush
- Brake cleaner or Water and old sponge *anything really to clean off rubbing down residue
After cracking the wheel studs off and raising the vehicle in the air, securing it then it's time bust out the wire brush and stool and take your time taking the big chunks off. *Yes in the photo you can see I was having a light beer while working, hey it was summer!
This goes for sanding down as well, make sure you do all over the hub evenly releasing the handbrake and spinning it 180 and rubbing it down. I had a friend or forgot one side of the hub (so bright I know)
Sanding down is the fun part, like many things in cars spending more time in preparation is always best. Taking your time sanding down with rough paper, and spending even more time on the lighter grade paper. This is where the bucket and sponge come in...It is essential I can't stress that you thoroughly wash the hub. Clean all the residue of the rubbing down, how much would you hate yourself when the imperfections come out?
Paint… Yes it's the time but take your time, mix the paint thoroughly make sure it has fully mixed same for if your spraying it another point I cannot STRESS that shaking the can is so vital in the distribution of the paint.
I went over my hubs with two coats of Hammerite as I knew it is pretty thick strong stuff, a very even base coat with a good drying time and then a nice smooth spread top coat. Always follow the drying time on the label they are sure to know their own product.
After a good dry, whack the alloys on lower the vehicle and tighten your wheel studs tight. I like to use a torque wrench only because I'm use to
A job that takes less than half an hour in working not counting putting the kettle on as it dries
As you can see I did not go for a quite exotic eye catching colour I just wish to make it tidy.. And still I get many people bringing up "Is that your Clio with the tidy painted hubs"
Next job I did was the refurb on the alloy wheels
which the post will be up soon..Here is a sneak peak...
Thanks for reading and I hope you agree how much it changes the apperance..
