What to Do If a Small Piece of the Wheel Hub Is Chipped?

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BethanyAnn
07/30/25 1:32am
The solution for a small chip in the wheel hub is: 1. Use fine-grit sandpaper to smooth out the details. After leveling, fill the scratch with alloy putty; 2. After filling, use an angle grinder to further smooth any remaining uneven parts; 3. Once the surface is treated, apply paint. If the surface has a metal-brushed wheel hub, use a wheel hub brushing machine for precision processing; 4. After the primer dries, apply a clear coat for protection and bake it dry in an oven at high temperature; 5. Finally, use a polisher with both coarse and fine polishing compounds for the final smoothing of the wheel hub. The wheel hub is the rotating part of the tire's inner rim connected by pillars to the wheel core, i.e., the metal component that supports the center of the tire mounted on the axle, also known as the rim, steel ring, or wheel.
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