Rusty Bolt ( not mine the cars )

[Bald-Eagle22]

Gus any quick tips on cleaning some rusty wheel bolts .

I’m thinking WD and a wire brush, it’s just the head the threads fine .

Any tips would be good -ta.

 

[UnworthyBean]

For the sake of a few quid why don't you just buy some new ones? Either that or get some covers over them.

 

[Bald-Eagle22]

For the sake of a few quid why don't you just buy some new ones? Either that or get some covers over them.

£49 for 16 plus the lockers - £80 . Just trying to clean them up .

 

[Cookeh]

80 grit sand paper, etch primer, enamel paint.

 

[bazzabear]

Slap a bit of smooth silver hammerite on them.

 

[Bald-Eagle22]

Slap a bit of smooth silver hammerite on them.

Bingo , perfect. Jobs a goodun . Thanks Bazza.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Id just do wire brush and wd40. You could hammerite it, might make it difficult to get a socket on, if you want to go pro, clean it then paint it.

 

[jpaul]

I'd also try immersing heads in vinegar to strip the rust...
i'd go primer+enamel ... my success with hammerite (even old formula) is poor , needing re-work on bicycles i've used it on.

 

[andy_mk3]

A bench grinder with a wire wheel attachment is the best way. You'd be there for hours with a wire brush. You could paint over them but without cleaning up first the paint will flake off.

Perhaps look into some plastic caps.

 

[Nasher]

Leave it in coke over night The proper stuff, not sugar free.

Or just replace them with stainless steel bolts.

 

[LizardKing]

They will be rusty again in a week without some sort of post treatment, you'll be far better off getting new ones, keep your existing locking wheel nuts, or do away with them if there std OEM wheels, does anyone really nick alloys in this day and age?! i suspect the tires are more valuable looking at my last bill