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    Painting bolt heads

    Here's a trick for painting bolt or screw heads without painting the threads.

    Can be put in the oven to bake the paint on(if the SO lets you,mine does).Got this off a Speed show some years ago.Think it was Stacey David's Trucks but I could be wrong.BTW works great!

    #2
    The best ideas are always the simple ones, eh? Love it.

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      #3
      Good idea.....did you shoot the holes in the big can?????

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        #4
        Try it.Used a drill.

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          #5
          Originally posted by gsryder View Post
          Good idea.....did you shoot the holes in the big can?????
          LOL! It does look like it.

          Daniel

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            #6
            Was not disagreeing,it does.

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              #7
              I just use an old cardboard box--punch holes with a screwdriver or pocket knife--no need to drag out the drill and bits.

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                #8
                That works to.I like to bake paint in the oven,would not work with a cardboard box.

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                  #9
                  I have a serious question: How bad of a smell does the paint give off? Do you etch the bolt head before you paint them?

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                    #10
                    Paint does smell quite a bit when heated.I'm lucky,my wife doesn't mind.I wire brush the heads or the nuts before I paint them.

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                      #11
                      Well I am gonna have the house to my self for a month before I deploy and thought I could do it then as long as the smell wont become permanent

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                        #12
                        No it's not permanent,it doesn't even last very long.Makes the paint a lot tougher.

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                          #13
                          I like to slow cook them on a well "heat cleaned" bbq, low heat, about 150-200f Keeps the smell outside.

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                            #14
                            My questions are A: Should you use High Temp. paint and B: Does it change the head size of the bolts? And I guess C is should you clear coat?
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                              #15
                              Tasty

                              I can just see it now!!!
                              Ummm does that casserole taste like Rustoleum or is that a hint of VHT?
                              Not sure honey, but it sure is familar?
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