JS2004 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 As the title says - I have rusty nuts! Spent 7 hours cleaning the car today (aching now) but after all my hard work I noticed the wheel nuts have begun to rust! I plan on fixing this but not sure how far I need to go. Would soaking them overnight in parrafin then giving them a good enough scrub to remove the rust be adequate, or would spraying them or applying something like hammerite be better? Id like to keep them silver if possible. If I go down the painting / spraying route I will more than likely track the process and document it. Also spotted a very small spot of rust on the door (talking about 1mm circle on the edge towards the front wing). Anything I can do with this to prevent it developing further? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 If you paint your nuts it will just flake off the next time you or a garage wrench/rattle them off. Soak and scrub is the best why to keep your nuts clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I have this problem too. My nuts go all manky if I don't look after them. I have to get them out every now and then and rub them all over with an oil-based lube. Back to topic, surely there are some non-corrodable wheel nuts on the market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS2004 Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 Lol Hog yeah I think there are non corrodable ones but I cannot justify £100 for nuts when I need to sort other things out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I had the same thing so I have just had a set of Anodised Ultralite nuts of Paul Whiffin. £60 delivered I think. I never thought I would pay a lot for nuts but it is worth it. Black, Red or Blue are available for these. I went for red incidently:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Soaking them in paraffin won't remove the rust, malt vinegar will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS2004 Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Would vinegar damage the alloys if I were to brush it on or best to just remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Im sure you'd remove them and soak them in a container of vinegar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Anodised Ultralite nuts of Paul Whiffin. £60 Paul sells ultralite nuts? just what im after, my nuts are big and heavy and hurt my wifes chin:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Depending on what nuts you want check out the link, ultralite black steel nuts 99p each. http://www.japshop.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Wheel_Nuts_-_1.5.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Paul sells ultralite nuts? just what im after, my nuts are big and heavy and hurt my wifes chin:D Seriously though i wouldnt use soft alloy nuts on my car, no freaking way, you want hard ones made of steel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Seriously though i wouldnt use soft alloy nuts on my car, no freaking way, you want hard ones made of steel! They shouldn't be soft if their made from the correct aluminium alloy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 And do honestly think ultralite nuts are made from the best and correct aluminium alloy.... At the end of the day steel is stronger than aluminium and thats what matters to me than trying to save a few grams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) And do honestly think ultralite nuts are made from the best and correct aluminium alloy.... At the end of the day steel is stronger than aluminium and thats what matters to me than trying to save a few grams If they weren't up to the job and caused wheels to fall off i'd have thought they'd be sued out of existance. The weight saving is good but for the op the best bit is they don't rust. Edited March 7, 2010 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS2004 Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Aye not too fussed about weight - just dont want rust spoils all the hard work of cleaning and polishing to have a big nasty rusty bolt staring back at me. Going to remove them and whack them in a tub of vinegar for a while. Cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 The best would be to get them media blasted then painted, at least the paint would last for a while before they rusted again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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