Date:         Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:13:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Rusty Bolts (was Rust on metal shelf that where propane valve is)
Comments: cc: yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM
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karen davis wrote:
>Also I have rust on bolts on poptop.  I sanded them,
primed them and
painted
>white.  Rust has popped back on them too.  CAn't
figure it out?

I recently re-did my poptop and decided to replace my
rusty bolts with stainless-steel. Available at any
hardware store, they're more expensive than your
typical zinc-plated but will never rust.

I don't know what kind of bolts were original--zinc or
painted--but the stainless looks pretty spiffy on a
hand-polished poptop with a new edge seal.

I suppose you could also prime and paint the
stainless. At least if the paint came off later, the
bolts wouldn't rust ...


Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"




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