XRU260 New Member 19 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/12/07 11:47 PM Share Posted 05/12/07 11:47 PM 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 05/12/07 11:51 PM Share Posted 05/12/07 11:51 PM 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRU260 New Member 19 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/12/07 11:54 PM Author Share Posted 05/12/07 11:54 PM 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperformer Member 86 Member For: 19y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: north brisbane Posted 08/12/07 02:35 AM Share Posted 08/12/07 02:35 AM 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 08/12/07 02:54 AM Share Posted 08/12/07 02:54 AM is it possible to heat them up and drop them in engine oil like the old bluing process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRU260 New Member 19 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 08/12/07 04:51 AM Author Share Posted 08/12/07 04:51 AM 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 08/12/07 05:25 AM Share Posted 08/12/07 05:25 AM 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6BF Member 438 Member For: 19y 1m 2d Location: Sydney Posted 08/12/07 05:42 AM Share Posted 08/12/07 05:42 AM 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRU260 New Member 19 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 08/12/07 07:04 AM Author Share Posted 08/12/07 07:04 AM 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 08/12/07 07:07 AM Share Posted 08/12/07 07:07 AM dunno, could be anodised, but it seems too thick for anodising, more like powder coating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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