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Help with plating color
I am rebuilding my motor and wanted to know if I should plate the case through bolts and acorn nuts. If so what should I replace with?
Clear cad Yellow cad Yellow zinc Does anyone know what they were originally plated with? |
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08-27-2015, 11:02 AM
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Yellow zinc.
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08-27-2015, 11:56 AM
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The case the ought bolts on yellow zinc as well?
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08-27-2015, 01:27 PM
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Yes,...ALL of the engine hardware.
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08-27-2015, 05:27 PM
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Wasn't yellow cadmium used originally up through 70-80's? Most yellow nuts/bolts are zinc today since cad has been outlawed as a heavy metal pollutant. Cad is much more corrosion resistant however and is still used for military applications for that reason.
FYI I clearcoat my nuts/bolts with Nylac from Eastwood which dries fast and invisibly. Underbody nuts/bolts I spray with a yellow wax which has a tack and attracts dust but protects and seals.
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