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what to do with bolt heads-painting

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DJL

06-06-2006 19:55:44




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All,
In the process of restoring the Farmall B. I like the detailed look of having some contrast on a tractor instead of absolutely everything being painted red (with the exception of the stack, plug wires and muffler). Anyway, I'd like to have clean looking wheel bolts, not painted red,but want to keep the original square headed ones. What do you guys do, sand them down? If so, how do you prevent them from rusting?
Thanks

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Brad_bb

06-08-2006 06:42:08




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 Re: what to do with bolt heads-painting in reply to DJL, 06-06-2006 19:55:44  
I send all the hardware I want replated to detailplating.com With plating, you only get back as good as you send. Therefore, the best preparation possible is key to having nicely plated parts. Silver Cadmium is harder to find someone to do these days due to the less environmentally friendly methods and waste from the process. Detail plating does not do Silver cad, but does silver zinc with clear chromate. This is what you see most hardware in the hardware store. Zinc is better than cad in my opinion. Cad has a duller look than zinc usually, but I accept the slight difference. Prep and thickness of plating also matters. I have used detail plating for hardware on my show cars and not on the tractor I am restoring. The car stuff still looks as good after 4 years, but the cars are kept in heated storage in winter and always garaged. I"m not sure how storage of a tractor outside will affect the life of the plating. As I said, preparation of the parts is critical. I send out buckets of hardware to the stripper that electrolytic alkaline strips them, then I get them back and go over them with the glass bead blast cabinet. You can do all your hardware in a glass bead cabinet, but it will take some time and patience. Sometimes I will use a clean 5 gallon bucket and wash all my hardware in lacquer thinner or wax and grease remover solvent too. This must be done in a well ventilated area, and please use proper gloves for to keep lacquer thinner from contacting your hands. I like dynagrip lightly powdered blue nitrile gloves -large. Lacquer thinner and other solvents can dry out your skin. They are also known carcinogens. I know too many farmers that get Diesel, gas and other solvents directly on their hands. It"s not good. Buying a box of the disposable Nitrile gloves will save your hands and keep them in good condition. They are relatively cheap too. A box of 100 for $12 at Napa. Back to the plating. I then back up the parts in zip lock zipper bags and pack them well and send them off. At the other end, each nut adn bold will be wired up with copper wire by hand so that they can be plated by the racking system. Racking is more expensive than barrel plating, but it assures a good even plating on the parts. It"s labor intensive and that is where much of the cost comes in. You will get the parts back still on the wires. You get the fun of removing them from the wires. Not too bad though when you are seeing your nice shiney parts.

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Brad_bb

06-14-2006 09:04:29




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 Re: what to do with bolt heads-painting in reply to Brad_bb, 06-08-2006 06:42:08  
I accidentally typed not when I mean now I am plating tractor hardware. I just got all my hardware back from the plater for my 960 ford. I even plated some parts that will get painted. That"s ok though as the plating will provide additional protection from corrosion. The combination of the two will give best protection.



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Dennis (VA)

06-07-2006 17:37:20




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 Re: what to do with bolt heads-painting in reply to DJL, 06-06-2006 19:55:44  
Paint with a clear paint or go to Eastman for a Cadium colored paint.



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Farmallgray

06-07-2006 18:49:29




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 Re: what to do with bolt heads-painting in reply to Dennis (VA), 06-07-2006 17:37:20  
I think you mean Eastwood.

They also sell a do it yourself zinc plating kit.
Works great for hardware. I have been using one for a few yrs.



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