Cladding bolt sizes... Which Go Where?!

[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!

[pbkid]

sorry for the thread jack....must be turning into a mini dub...

i might have to steal your idea for sure....i think it will give a great look...

[VCrossfan]

Acouple years ago I sprayed mine using a hi-temp Silver paint ( hi-temp due to I had a can laying around ) but it coats fast and is durable and still looks good. I just screwed them into a 1"x8" board,scotchbrited the top/sides and shot'em. It works good unless you just want to Chrome Look. I just went and pulled a few out for you and this is length configuration.

There are 36 screws total and of those 10 are shorter. The shortest screws are in each door ( 8 total ) and the other 2 are in the very front on each side of the grill. Hope this helps...

[SilverBullet75]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
MUCH APPRECIATED!!!

I'm going to remove the stainless steel ones and go back to the original ones, after I polish or paint them... whichever works best.

You rock! Thanks again!
---JIM---