Thought I'd share with you something so easy to do and makes all the difference (to me anyway).Had my wheels off the other day and thought how bad the wheel nuts look.
1st photo is before.
2nd is after.
They are stainless steel so I took a little copper wire brush and gave them a gentle clean and polish,all by hand.Going to get a bench grinder and put a polishing wheel on one end to do them properly next time.Karen(Err indoors)says I have too much time on my hands. Little things make me so happy .
The wheels by the way are called Lunar 7Jx16,
Just put a photo in of the whole car for good measure.
Hope your all happy.
A.J.P.

 

Nice job!
I bought a set of 20 nuts in Japan some 2 years ago, in about the same state as yours.
They indeed cleaned up perfectly, did it all by hand also.

 

Did you use any metal polish or product on them? Or just the brush with soap and water?

 

Hi Quantum,I used Autosol(the non abrasive one)after using the little brass brush.
Have Fun.
Andy

 

I saw this issue in this week's Economist: "do you hyphenate ****-retentive?"

 

Hmmm....ummm....gee dunno....perhaps literally you should, but in noun form that poses the need for some research. Oh wait, would that be an ****-retentive procedure?

 

Just to update,I finally got around to getting a bench grinder and a polishing mop to complete the job on my wheel nuts.

Before Polishing

After Polishing With The Mop
Needless to say I'm very pleased with the results.
Hope your all enjoying your X308's
Andy

 

since you have extra time let me send you my nuts for you to grind/polish....J/K
they look brand new....