Should I hammerite my nuts?
- Thread starter Geezah
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Hammerite is too thick IMHO. I just wire brushed mine on the grinder, sprayed brake cleaner on to degrease, and put them all in a line in the Black & Decker Workmate!
Sprayed the heads with a couple of coats of metal protecting paint from Screwfix, 10 months on, they look fine and haven't flaked/chipped, and I've prob had the wheels off a dozen times.
Mike
Sprayed the heads with a couple of coats of metal protecting paint from Screwfix, 10 months on, they look fine and haven't flaked/chipped, and I've prob had the wheels off a dozen times.
Mike
By the seaside...
Like any painting prep is the key. Once all loose paints or rust has been brushed off I found the easiest way to spray was get a bit of polystyrene and sink the threads into it leaving only the heads showing.
I also store my spare painted set this way in the garage.
It does make a difference once you have got your wheels sorted.
I also store my spare painted set this way in the garage.
It does make a difference once you have got your wheels sorted.
To stop corrosion once clean, I wipe them (and other areas) over with ACF-50 - it's an anti-corrosion liquid that was made for aircraft, I was told about it by a biker friend
Quickly googled a review http://www.mslmagazine.co.uk/tested-acf-50-corrosion-protection-review/
Quickly googled a review http://www.mslmagazine.co.uk/tested-acf-50-corrosion-protection-review/
I just refreshed the paint on my wheel studs after having done them initially 2 years ago when I fitted my black MV3s. A quick going over with a wire brush and a thin coat of black Smoothrite and they look brand new again. I would say a thin coat of paint either sprayed or brushed is the key otherwise you may struggle to get your 17mm socket to fit.
