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YOUR RESEARCHCleaning up the lug nuts. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Use walnut media and some polish
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Cleaning up the lug nuts. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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I got the regular luv nuts to replace the locking ones from Woody.
Cleaning up the lug nuts. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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As a very important side-note, I can not stress strongly enough to wear gloves and eye protection when using the dremel with the little wire wheels!
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I got bored today, and as I was removing the locking lug nuts anyway, I decided to throw the lug nuts in the tumbler for a bit, they were looking a bit snotty. The first try came out pretty good, but I am still going to put black covers on them.
You can probably tell the difference between before and after.
Yep! I used walnut media and some polish. Some were too far oxidized to look pretty, but they cleaned up nice. I put the black caps on anyway. I got the regular luv nuts to replace the locking ones from Woody.
How right you are! I just took one of the cruddier ones and cleaned it up with the dremel with the wire wheel attachments. Took only a couple of minutes. I might even go back and redo all of the lug nuts.
And just for kicks, I am curious how Plastic Dip will hold up. I have 3 spares, so looms like more experimentation is in order!
As a very important side-note, I can not stress strongly enough to wear gloves and eye protection when using the dremel with the little wire wheels! The wires can and will break off and go flying!
