Painting lug bolts

[911monty]

Originally Posted by Smallblock454

High temperature hot-dip zinc coating.

Regards, Markus

+1. Although when I refinished mine I used Rustoleum Cold galvanizing paint as base, then topped with aluminum. You could use black. Mine look great and I use a standard socket on them.

[BoxsterPHD]

If you get a cheap set of plastic caps from eBay you can make them fit the locking lugs by gently squeezing opposing sides with long nose pliers while immersed in boiling water. Then, still squeezing, hold under running cold water. It just makes them grip the round locking lugs enough so they don't fall off when you're driving around.

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[rfuerst911sc]

You can take a standard plastic bag from the store and place over the lug nut. Then slide a 6 point socket over the plastic it forms a barrier between the socket and the lug bolt. Works fine and costs nothing.

[springer123]

I know this will sound strange but I painted mine while on the wheels. I took a plastic soda bottle and cut the bottom off about 4 inches from the opening so it looked like a funnel. The opening fit perfectly over my stock lug nuts and I spray painted them. The wider funnel part of the soda bottle protected the wheel getting any over spray.

[Fintro11]

what about lug nut caps? I want to try a set on mine

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by springer123

I know this will sound strange but I painted mine while on the wheels. I took a plastic soda bottle and cut the bottom off about 4 inches from the opening so it looked like a funnel. The opening fit perfectly over my stock lug nuts and I spray painted them. The wider funnel part of the soda bottle protected the wheel getting any over spray.

Very clever! I think I will try that.

[chaiyz]

Try baking them in an oven when finished painting at 200F for 20 minutes. Then when you reinstall, wrap the head in paper towel or wax paper. If the paint rubs off, it's not been in the oven long enough. Impact gun will not work, must be hand tightened and torqued.

[gman1113]

What is the size of our lug for a 2000 S