After buying your dream car, you would have definitely spent quite a fair bit of money and time choosing rims that look good and are of good quality as well. You would not like to see your beautiful rims get destroyed and hard earned money be wasted just by being lazy and looking after the rims properly.

If you have a common sense at all, you would want to protect what you have invested a lot of time and on your rims. Everyone wishes their investment looking as good as the day it was purchased. However, wishing does not come early, again time and manual labor has to be put in otherwise as time passes the rims would become rusty, scratched and dirty. With a bit of cleaning know-how and care, your rims and wheels would keep on looking beautiful all the time.

The most important thing is not to be lazy. Then again it depends on the place and type of weather environment you live in. Well, wherever you are, you must make it a po0int to clean your rims at least once a week. Nowadays the internet holds a wealth of information. You can find information about products that are available like for e.g. waxes, polishes, creams, sprays to keep your rims looking good. There are also a lot of online forums which specialize in specific vehicle types where you can ask questions. It would not take you long to become an expert on the types of products or method to be used to clean your rims and wheels to keep them looking as good as the day they were purchased.

You cannot wash your rims the same way as you would wash your vehicle. Your rims have to be given special individual attention. The rims must be cleaned one at a time as leaving the clear standing on the rims for too long a time will do more damage then good.

Another thing to consider is where your car is parked all the time. The safest and best place to park your vehicle would be at a multi-storey car-park, garage or indoor parking lot. This would be ideal but not always possible.  Environment can cause a lot of damage to your vehicle especially your rims and wheels like dust, heavy rains. Vandalism is also a hazard that needs to be considered.

Another thing to consider is the type of material that you use to clean your wheels and rims. Rough material can cause scratched to the rims. Use soft flannel or cotton cloth or even a sponge or alternatively ask the car accessories dealers as to the best type of brushes that can be used to clean rims.

One other thing you’ll want to consider is the material that you use to wipe down and clean your rims. Avoid using rough materials that may scratch the rims but instead stick to soft cotton clothes or ask around about brushes specifically designed for cleaning car rims.

If you want heads to turn when you drive by, make sure they turn for the right reasons i.e. to admire your vehicle and not to be astonished by the bad condition of your entire vehicle.

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Till I see you the next time, drive safely.

Gurdip

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Today I would be talking about the durability of tires. What is the relationship between performance and durability of tyres?

Durability of tires has various aspects, but the most fundamental is to make tyres that do not ‘break. For instance, in the 24-hour Le Mans racing, cars speed the famous straight of Eunodiere at over 350 kilometers per hour. Here, heavy loads are applied to tyres, such as centrifugal force, aerodynamic down force, and heat generated from running. Therefore, tires must be developed so that they can endure such harsh conditions. Bridgestone supplies racing tyres which have passed several driving conditions created by the high speed drum testing machine at speeds of 400 to 500 km per hour.

500 km per hour is extremely fast! I suppose this is because tires must guarantee high durability in supporting racing cars running at ultra high speed.

Natural rubber will deteriorate, just by being exposed to mere light or air. Rubber used for tyres is even more apt to deteriorate as it has constant inputs, such as heat generated through running and road-contact. Therefore, it is important to improve durability of the rubber itself, along with the structure of tires. Specifically, we make a microanalysis of the rubber and design molecules in order to enhance durability to fight against the dispensation of Nature, such as abrasion and deterioration. Moreover, the tread is designed to an optimal thickness in order to prevent it from being blistered by generated or accumulated heat. If the tread is too thick, then it will be too pliable and affect steering. If it is too thin, the life of tyres will be shortened due to abrasion.

Aha! There is more to the development of tires than what we see on the surface.

But, is performance of tyres related to their durability?

Yes, the two are related. As explained earlier, over-steering is a situation in which the rear tires slide more than the front. In such a case, rear tyres are apt to become heated above proper temperature range, which causes grip to weaken due to degradation of rubber in terms of molecules. This results in the so-called ‘heat-drip,’ which affects durability, an important performance of tires. In an under-steering situation, this problem occurs in front tyres instead. In this way, the steering characteristics of a racing car and durability of its tyres are deeply related. Since, it is impossible to strike a complete balance between front and rear tires and attain a perfect steering, in order to minimize the loss of durability of tyres, anti-aging agent is added to the rubber so that the characteristics of the rubber, or compound, are maintained.

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