Re: Rebuilding Duffy
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 1:43 pm
And for a small teaser at what I've been up to since then:
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Thanks for the tip. I think in cases where you want the parts to be top coated i.e. with paint, that would be an excellent solution (pun intended.)Seekerbeta wrote: Wed Jul 30, 2025 5:12 pm with those ultrasonic cleaners, I found that evaporust pretty much restores the bolts in about an hour, my ultrasonic is both heated and vibratory, and I found keeping the evaporust Hot makes it work more effectively.
i painted my lug nuts when i replaced my wheels, a soak in Evaporust, and a coat of Steel-it worked quite well, they have been on there since 2021 and multiple removals and torque sequences in all kinds of weather, they are just starting to look like they need a re-coat.oldgravy wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:00 amThanks for the tip. I think in cases where you want the parts to be top coated i.e. with paint, that would be an excellent solution (pun intended.)Seekerbeta wrote: Wed Jul 30, 2025 5:12 pm with those ultrasonic cleaners, I found that evaporust pretty much restores the bolts in about an hour, my ultrasonic is both heated and vibratory, and I found keeping the evaporust Hot makes it work more effectively.
However I have found that the paints I have used just don't stand up, at all, on any kind of fastener. I painted my axle flange bolts and they stripped (the paint, not the thread) the second I torqued them.
Things like wheel nuts, or indeed any kind of bolt are usually visible and subject to damage from tools. If you're going to re-use an old bolt or nut, it makes sense to galvanize and then chromate it. Things like the pinch clamps could probably just be painted, I suppose, but it's not that much extra effort to wire wheel them, polish / clean them up with an abrasive brush wheel on a drill, and then run them through your next electroplating batch.
You don't have to use the blingy gold finish like cool 'n vintage do; I believe Dobbo just does a silver finish on his fasteners. But I do think they benefit from a sturdier coating than paint.