Tricks / Tools To Remove Wheel Nuts Without Scratching Them?

[iwanta34gtr]

Hi all,

Interested in tricks from the experts on how to install / remove wheel nuts without scratching them?

Some people have said use painters tape on the nuts and it will take the wear, others have said cover them with a plastic bag..

Are there any tools that are easily sourced (from Supercheap, Repco - etc) which specialize in this?

Thanks in advance for any advice or info.

Cheers.

Edited November 1, 2013 by iwanta34gtr

[Charles89]

What nuts are you trying to protect? lol

[ARTZ]

stick a piece of rag in your socket, dont use impact wrench...

[White GTS-T]

See my post in the cool tools thread.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/325161-the-cool-tools-thread/page-17

[TM7GTR]

buy open ended wheel nuts. problem solved

[Murry33]

Just don't be a pussy about it and remove them slowly lol

[GTR-N1]

stick a piece of rag in your socket, dont use impact wrench...

Yes, rayon/silk is thin enough, and as a footnote...

Sujith the Principal of Hornsby Tyrepower uses rags on his tyre changing equipment too when he sees quality rims.

[iwanta34gtr]

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

[colourclassic]

And to protect the bore of the wheel from being scratched by the socket, you can get some large shrink wrap tube from JayCar and shrink it on; gives a slightly rubberized texture which won't chip or scratch the finish.

[iruvyouskyrine]

Just use internal hex wheels nuts if you don't want to scratch the rim.

[colourclassic]

Internal hex rounds off too easily in my experience, plus having to carry a key sucks, IMO.

[iruvyouskyrine]

I used these gktech ones for over a year with no worries. Made of steel so very difficult to round off.

And it's not that hard to chuck the key in the glovebox is it

[iwanta34gtr]

Hi all, thanks for the advice.

I ended up taping the inside of the socket / tool so it didn't have direct metal on metal contact with the nuts.

Worked a treat.

Cheers.