Hyundai Elantra: Exterior Care / Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated with a clear protective finish.
NOTICE
- Do not use abrasive cleaner, polishing compound, solvent, or wire brushes
on aluminum wheels.
- Clean the wheel when it has cooled.
- Use only a mild soap or neutral detergent, and rinse thoroughly with
water. Also, clean the wheels after driving on salted roads.
- Do not wash the wheels with high-speed car wash brushes.
- Do not use any cleaners containing acid or alkaline detergents.
Bright-metal maintenance
To remove road tar and insects, use a tar remover, not a scraper or other
sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of brightmetal parts from corrosion, apply a coating
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