991 Turbo S wheel nut

[tree7777]

previous owner must have used high PH cleaner. It's removed coating (down to metal) can I get these refurbed or do I need to buy new ones at £214 each? Based in Surrey.

[IREvans]

tree7777 said:

previous owner must have used high PH cleaner. It's removed coating (down to metal) can I get these refurbed or do I need to buy new ones at £214 each? Based in Surrey.

Have you just bought the car from an OPC or specialist dealer..? If so, you'd expect the paint finish on the wheel nuts to be covered by the warranty. If its out of warranty, or the dealer isn't playing ball, then I'd imagine it'll be fairly easy for a wheel refurber to paint the affected area. I'd suggest getting some advice from an expert though - if the paint build up is too much on the toothed outer section, it could affect the engagement of the tool which loosens and tightens the wheel nut.

[stain]

Strong TFR as favoured by the roadside car washes can do this.

[jh001ace]

I was under the impression that these parts are anodised (hence why the coating has been dissolved), a paint finish would surely be completely ruined by the torque required to remove the centre nuts.

Perhaps a visit to a specialist anodising company may help?

[chrisABP]

Centre locking nut is anodised and can't be re-furbed or repainted. Painting is not an option as once the socket is used to remove the nut the paint will break and secondly you will lose the script / numbers etc on the edge.

I did read somewhere that somebody used olive oil (don't laugh..) on a cloth and it brought the finish back but that was on a grey anodised nut as opposed to black like you have.

99% certain Porsche won't cover under warranty as its a cleaning product that has caused it so the only ultimate cure is to replace..

[RevsPerMinute]

the finish is Anodised. I would you suggest if you want it to look like new, your only option is to buy new replacement parts. I would be surprised if anywhere could refurb these, and if someone claimed they could I would be very cautious.

Remember this is a safety critical item.

[968ant]

Hi,

You can refurb this yourself using an anodising kit. I've done it myself on the exact same nuts with good results. The benefit of doing it this way is that you can just submerge the effected area of the nut in the anodising solution so you don't lose the script.

I bought my kit from frost restoration, as you can probably tell I'm no expert but I found it quite an easy process, I also found myself looking around the house for more things to anodise. Anyway, hope that helps.

Ant.