Originally Posted by klhansen
I plan on reusing some fasteners without plating, mainly chassis stuff that haven't been rusted too badly and will be painted over after assembly like bartamos said. Alaska (at least where I am) isn't too bad for corrosion (too freaking cold? wink ), but some bolts were too sketchy in the thread area to comfortably reuse. Then there's the ones that I remove by tightening them till they break, rather than going to the trouble to try and get them unscrewed.

That exhaust dressing paint link looks interesting, and fairly easy.


That is the only way to get bed bolts off. The ones with a square under the head, that fits in a square hole. the one's with no head to hold. LIKE A STOVEBOLT! If you try to loosen them (and they are always rusted) they will spin the hole round and nut won't come off, then you take two weeks to grind off or cut off from underneath, while laying in the dirt with a little rock in your back. I think there are about 200 of the bastards. All that is done while they are still being spun by the grinder or cut off wheel. Then the hot cut off falls on your neck and goes down your shirt. Good clean fun.

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