Full Version: Fuchs wheel bolts steel?
I have some Fuchs wheel bolts that I believe are original OEM. They have some rust on them, and appear to be steel? Anybody have any luck restoring or cleaning them up? TIA
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You can buy them new as well.
I would wire wheel the threads and plate the heads. I just posted a thread on lug bolts.
If your lug bolts rust thar means your car actually gets wet! Yikes.
I would wire wheel the threads and plate the heads. I just posted a thread on lug bolts.
If your lug bolts rust thar means your car actually gets wet! Yikes.
I throw them in some vinegar for a week, spray on a little wd40 and then send them for plating.
QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 11 2019, 05:00 PM) 
I throw them in some vinegar for a week, spray on a little wd40 and then send them for plating.
Plating? Chrome or what??
QUOTE(jrblackbox @ Feb 11 2019, 08:36 PM)
QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 11 2019, 05:00 PM)
I throw them in some vinegar for a week, spray on a little wd40 and then send them for plating.
Plating? Chrome or what??
Zinc. But for a quick fix you can clean them up and spray some clear.
Just some new titanium wheel lugs
QUOTE(jrblackbox @ Feb 11 2019, 06:36 PM)
QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 11 2019, 05:00 PM)
I throw them in some vinegar for a week, spray on a little wd40 and then send them for plating.
Plating? Chrome or what??
I asked the same question over on O&H recently (http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=335177). Consensus is they were originally clear/silver cadmium plated but bright silver zinc looks really close.
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