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Rob B

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:47

Hey guys,

I have a set of works wheels and i've cleaned all the bolts so there chrome by dipping them in rust remover, acid to remove dirt and then in a drill with super resin. I left one out in water to see how they weather and its starting to rust again.

What can i do to prevent this as i don't want this to happen when i fit my wheels on.

Cheers Rob

There steel BTW

mike56gte

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:49

paint them

VrsTurbo

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:52

candle wax, you need something that will stop moisture coming into contact with the metal

Rob B

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:54

Ok, Im not painting them Mike, defeats the point and i'm sure that when i torque them up the paint would split.

VrsTurbo, any more info on candle wax, wouldnt that remove the shine from them?

Cheers

am4nf

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:56

If your worried about them rusting they certainly dont need to be shiney

mike56gte

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:57

quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
candle wax, you need something that will stop moisture coming into contact with the metal

paint??

a good metal polish might help but maybe need to keep putting it on every so often

Rob B

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:57

quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
If your worried about them rusting they certainly dont need to be shiney

What

I want them to remain shiney and not rusty? Is that difficult to understand mate?

Rich H

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:59

So they were rusty chrome and you stripped the surface rust off yeh?

I'd imagine if they were dipped in acid etc then they may well have had their anti rust biit stripped off. I'm pretty sure chrome bolts aren't meant to rust anyway

Ojc

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3rd Aug 10 at 14:59

You can get black wheel bolts from various BMW's, I keep meaning to get some myself.

Rob B

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3rd Aug 10 at 15:01

I just want them to stay chrome or shiney silver atleast. The heads are all visible on my wheels. There must be a product out there i can apply?

Rich H

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3rd Aug 10 at 15:04

If they're going rusty then they're fooked as numerous Honda's I do have the same bolts and are NEVER rusty. You can keep metal polishing them, but thats a bit pointless. I'd suggest replacing them with new ones. Chrome wheel bolts are chrome as they're not meant to rust!

[Edited on 03-08-2010 by Rich H]

tom_simes

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3rd Aug 10 at 15:05

Rob, you either need to paint them, or get stainless steel bolts. Steel rusts - hence why cars and almost everything else steel are painted or plated.

[Edited on 03-08-2010 by tom_simes]

Rob B

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3rd Aug 10 at 15:08

Rich and Tom,

There stainless steel bolts from a set of 3 piece wheels theres 36 per wheel.

When i removed them they were filthy but not particularly rusty

mike56gte

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3rd Aug 10 at 15:30

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Rich and Tom,

There stainless steel bolts from a set of 3 piece wheels theres 36 per wheel. When i removed them they were filthy but not particularly rusty

there cleary not stainless steel then if they are rusting. must have been plated steel and you have not scrubbed the plating of them

Rob B

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3rd Aug 10 at 15:31

Hmm, may have to sadly get the hammerite out then and hope that works and holds when tightening them up, iwant gold plated boltts but i have no funds

CorsAsh

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3rd Aug 10 at 21:46

I have Driftworks nuts, they haven't rusted yet.

[Edited on 03-08-2010 by CorsAsh]

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3rd Aug 10 at 22:38

take them to be electroplated, and get a colour passive finish which is gold

Rob B

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4th Aug 10 at 00:58

Cheers, found these guys which looks promising seem as they have pictures of bolts.

http://www.badgeranodising.co.uk/colour.shtml

JaffaTB

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4th Aug 10 at 06:41

i bought a set from ebay for about 12 quid and they havent rusted one bit

Ellis

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4th Aug 10 at 07:26

Denso tape

Limecat

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4th Aug 10 at 08:01

quote:
Originally posted by mike56gte

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Rich and Tom,

There stainless steel bolts from a set of 3 piece wheels theres 36 per wheel. When i removed them they were filthy but not particularly rusty

there cleary not stainless steel then if they are rusting. must have been plated steel and you have not scrubbed the plating of them

Stainless can still corrode.

Plating is the best option by a long shot, you should get a good few years from them if done properly!

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4th Aug 10 at 08:43

quote:
Originally posted by mike56gte

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Rich and Tom,

There stainless steel bolts from a set of 3 piece wheels theres 36 per wheel. When i removed them they were filthy but not particularly rusty

there cleary not stainless steel then if they are rusting. must have been plated steel and you have not scrubbed the plating of them

Stainless steel can still rust. It's dependent on the alloy.

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4th Aug 10 at 08:45

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Cheers, found these guys which looks promising seem as they have pictures of bolts.

http://www.badgeranodising.co.uk/colour.shtml

That's anodizing which is for aluminium alloys. You want electroplating

Bullet Proof SRi

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4th Aug 10 at 08:59

Go over the top of them with some clear nail varnish, not sure how long it will last, just give them a few coats.

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