Spraying Nuts

1. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

   #1 3rd May 2009, 16:17

   This might sound stupid. I have just finished spraying my alloys, so now im going to spray my wheel nuts. But what i want to know is can you spray locking wheel nuts.
2. badasssaxo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 southend on sea,essex Posts: 4244

   #2 3rd May 2009, 16:19

   tbh mate theres no point cos when you do the nuts back up the wheel brace will just chip the paint back off, belive me ive tried before lol, better off getting new polished ones.
3. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

   #3 3rd May 2009, 16:22

   Aii i want them black see. Cause the car is black and the wheels are white. If i laquer them a good few times tho it should be ok shuddn it.
4. badasssaxo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 southend on sea,essex Posts: 4244

   #4 3rd May 2009, 16:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Liio Aii i want them black see. Cause the car is black and the wheels are white. If i laquer them a good few times tho it should be ok shuddn it.

   prob not mate like i said the brace will just scrape the paint off
5. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

   #5 3rd May 2009, 16:25

   you will just fuck them with a socket mate
6. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

   #6 3rd May 2009, 16:26

   Ok mate no worries. I will give it a go anyways and go from there.
   As they say you learn from mistakes lol.
   Cheers.
7. PETE-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 york/ north yorkshire Posts: 1953

   #7 3rd May 2009, 16:26

   get some nut covers, spraying them is pointless

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8. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

   #8 3rd May 2009, 16:41

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by PETE-VTR get some nut covers, spraying them is pointless

   
   I just looked online for nut covers and i gotta say i will be getting these as it will work out cheaper by time i buy primer, paint and laquer. And far less work hehe.
   
   Cheers mate.
9. user_32279 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Southampton - Dibden Posts: 1820 Silver MK2 VTR 2000(W)reg.

   #9 3rd May 2009, 16:43

   Nah its finee.. i sprayed my alloys and painted my wheel nuts black. Put them on and it chipped none off the nuts, you just have to do it carefully. I put each nut in a bit of bluetack, put em on the curb across the road and sprayed away at them haha
10. user_31231 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Derby Posts: 1153 VW Passat 1.9tdi 150

    #10 4th May 2009, 01:11

    sounds alot of hassle but might do mine red when i get ma alloys done
11. joelb Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Barnsley Posts: 601 106 rallye indigo blue 1.6 8v, Astra van

    #11 4th May 2009, 11:49

    i wouldnt paint the nuts as they will flake stright off no matter how many times you spray them.
12. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #12 4th May 2009, 12:28

    If you have the sprays there already fair enough, but i worked it out to be cheaper to get the nut covers anyways so thats the route im going down lol
13. AnthonyVTR Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Bedfordshire Posts: 396

    #13 4th May 2009, 12:32

    Spray the nut covers black?
14. BLACK-VTR Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Chorley Posts: 259 Saxo VTR

    #14 4th May 2009, 12:35

    yeah like there saying it will deffonatly scrape off with a socket, could try looking for a nut made with some kind of dark metal or somthing
15. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #15 4th May 2009, 12:47

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AnthonyVTR Spray the nut covers black?

    
    You can buy the nut covers already in black mate, i think they do a load of colours actually lol.
    
    
    
16. Stoogz L-plater Joined: May 2009 Posts: 50 Saxo 1.4 Westcoast

    #16 5th May 2009, 15:09

    Try a fabricators to get them anodized, costs around £2 per nut, well worth it
17. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #17 5th May 2009, 16:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Stoogz Try a fabricators to get them anodized, costs around £2 per nut, well worth it

    
    Do you mean the wheel nuts or the covers mate
18. Craigrox Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Leeds Posts: 107 Saxo 1.1i Forte

    #18 5th May 2009, 16:48

    I was just reading through, how much do the nut covers cost btw?
19. Liio Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Llynfi Valley Posts: 420 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #19 5th May 2009, 16:51

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Craigrox I was just reading through, how much do the nut covers cost btw?

    
    Iirc its £13 delivered for 20 mate