After painting my brake hubs on the 996, I thought I would do the same on the Cayenne... When I sprayed the brake cleaner on the hub and wiped it off I noticed that dull silver stuff came right off.... guess what.. there is a beautiful shiny silver hub underneath that silver gunk... Now Im sure its there for a reason, but I removed it and it looks a hell of a lot better!! I don't see a purpose other then maybe they didn't want it to turn black from brake dust.. Some pics... I used brake cleaner and steel wool to get the gunk off..

Before


Half and Half Cleaned..


All gone..


Look what my dealer did!! Now I have a complete spare tire




Wheel on
Notice the shiny no-turn Ralph Boothe Caps!!!

 

Do you think this will work on the 996 too?? What product did you use to clean the hub part??
Looks nice and clean

 

Better coat the hub with polyurethane. It'll rust and look worse than the gray paint.

 

NC BOB is right. Just seal it and it will be protected.

 

Bingo. Sealant, or a nice orange color in a few weeks.

You can paint these hubs with high temp paint found in home centers, the stuff you paint bbq grills with.

Just mask off everything well, and don't do it in the wind!

 

Kevin, will you come over and clean my hubs too!

 

do it asap man & don't wash ur car now!

 

Nice Kevin, Man you just cant stand still.

 

Damn!! I wasn't thinking about that.. I was just so excited that I didn't have to paint it.. I haven't washed it yet.. I'll seal it this week..

Thanks guys!! Msindi I used brake cleaner that you spray on and just simple steel wool to get it off.

 

very brave u Kevin

 

Kev, nice! Can't wait to meet ya and see your car in person on the 31st. You taking the Cab or the SUV? What a nice choice to have to make!

 

Hey Kirby.. bringing the Cab!! and my buddy who has a exact twin accept red will be with me... He just ordered the fabspeed straight pipes for us to hear!! Looking forward to meeting you as well!!