Cladding bolt sizes... Which Go Where?!

[SilverBullet75]

Hi,
A while ago I went to a specialty hardware store and bought a set of Stainless Steel bolts to replace the cladding bolts. I wanted the "chrome" look, which worked pretty well. BUT, I hadn't removed the bolts yet when I bought the new ones, so I didn't know that there are short and long bolts. I replaced them with all long ones...
So.. stupidity consumed me and I didn't write anything down as to which order they went... long vs. short.

Could someone please help me with this?
Thanks!
---JIM---

[pbkid]

cant help you much with the sizes but i like the idea, i bet it gives a 'tough' look...

any pics??

[SilverBullet75]

No pics yet, but it does look good... I'll try to take pics tomorrow.
only down side is that the only type of head they had was a Phillips Head... (I went row by row through the entire store trying to find the right thread and head combo...) So, looks great from 5+ feet, but when you get closer (my opinion only) it looks kinda like body screws. I don't know... I just like the look of the hex head better. I looked into getting the original bolts chromed. They wanted $1.00 ea., with a $50 minimum charge. There are only 30-some bolts. I payed a total of under $5.00 for the stainless hardware!

[rowhard]

I looked into getting the original bolts chromed.

Another option is polish the original ones then clear coat them with this. http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT

[TheGanzman]

Ya' might try these guys:

http://www.gardner-westcott.com/

[Ldub]

Another option is polish the original ones then clear coat them with this. http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT

I took the "Weird Dub Yankovic" approach, covering the heads of my cladding screws with 3-M black reflective film (found at a local sign/graphics business), just cut squares, stuck em' on the screw heads, trimmed with a zacto knife, & punched out the centers with a star bit.

I'm getting tired of black, & am thinking of re-doing them in silver.

[SilverBullet75]

I like the polishing and clearing idea... thanks!

But, back to the question at hand... anybody know where the short and long bolts go?
thanks!