best way to clean rust on wheel lugs? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

ehD · 03-23-2007, 12:09 AM

getting rims powdercoated and now that i have my boxster on four towers i realize i should definitely get these lugs cleaned as their all rusted. what's the best way to clean it.. is there something i can just dip it in? also i noticed a lot of this rust on the brake disc.. does it perform okay? i mean my rims kind of cover it anyways...

ehD · 03-23-2007, 12:16 AM

or are they called bolts..?

Boxtaboy · 03-23-2007, 03:38 AM

I have this problem too. Surface rust on the wheel bolts. Any way to solve this, barring buying a new set? TIA.

FrayAdjacent · 03-23-2007, 04:24 AM

Clean 'em up and have the heads of the bolts powdercoated, too?

porschedude · 03-23-2007, 09:35 AM

I just sprayed them with silver paint...works great and looks new again.

CJ_Boxster · 03-23-2007, 09:41 AM

I was thinking of removing one from each wheel a day and letting it siting a cup of Coka-Cola to desolve the rust, then spraying head of the bolts with WD-40 to protect them from rusting in the future.... then replacing on to the wheel and taking the next set of bolts..... Is it super dangerous if i drive with only 4 bolts in the wheels, even if im not on the freeways?