05/12/07 11:47 PM05/12/07 11:47 PM #1 I'm putting black wheels on my ute next week (sprayed BA GT-P rims) and I want to use a black wheel nut. Ive had no luck finding any. The F6 nuts are what I want but they are $22 from Ford!Has anyone had any experience painting/coating their wheel nuts? Has anyone had any issues with the OEM nuts cracking/flaking off their paint?Cheers
05/12/07 11:51 PM05/12/07 11:51 PM #2 if you were to paint them, you would ahve to power coat them pretty thick so it doen't come off everytime you undo the wheels nuts IMO, maybe a good clear coat on them might help?
05/12/07 11:54 PM05/12/07 11:54 PM #3 Author that's what im thinking or maybe just cover the outside half of the nut and hope they dont crack, either way they will be a bit@h to take off. The genuine F6 nuts look like they are just painted and I can't figure out how they stay black?
08/12/07 02:35 AM08/12/07 02:35 AM #4 that's what im thinking or maybe just cover the outside half of the nut and hope they dont crack, either way they will be a bit@h to take off. The genuine F6 nuts look like they are just painted and I can't figure out how they stay black? I think you'll find there ( anadised ) black . I 've got a set I may sell with geniune look nuts .
08/12/07 02:54 AM08/12/07 02:54 AM #5 is it possible to heat them up and drop them in engine oil like the old bluing process.
08/12/07 04:51 AM08/12/07 04:51 AM #6 Author I think you'll find there ( anadised ) black . I 've got a set I may sell with geniune look nuts .How much?I'm still not sure how they are coated. I went to pick up the rims today and they tire joint had scratched the fresh paint trying to "clean" them! FFS now I have to wait another week but damm they looked good!
08/12/07 05:25 AM08/12/07 05:25 AM #7 hey mate, I just had a look at a set on one of our stock tornados, it looks like they have been coated the same way they have done the wheels...
08/12/07 05:42 AM08/12/07 05:42 AM #8 I think you'll find there ( anadised ) black . I 've got a set I may sell with geniune look nuts .Same on mine...black anodised
08/12/07 07:04 AM08/12/07 07:04 AM #9 Author hey mate, I just had a look at a set on one of our stock tornados, it looks like they have been coated the same way they have done the wheels...Paint??? that's what I thought but that's not going to hold up to well
08/12/07 07:07 AM08/12/07 07:07 AM #10 dunno, could be anodised, but it seems too thick for anodising, more like powder coating?
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