Stainless hardware against new paint
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:47 pm
The time has come....
All the parts for my ute bed have been painted and the boards are all varnished up. I have buddies coming over at the end of the month to help assemble and lift the bed onto the truck. Here's what I"m worried about....
I have polished stainless steel hardware to bolt all the newly painted bed parts together, I'm worried about wrecking the paint when I go to tighten the hardware against the painted surface. Should I even worry about something happening? Everyone I asked that I know doesn't really have an answer. I ordered some plastic washers (not in yet) just a little smaller then the stainless flat washers, not sure if they'll be thin enough so they are not noticable though. I might use these with a little bit of grease on them to avoid wrecking the paint also.
Anybody have any ideas on the subject???
All the parts for my ute bed have been painted and the boards are all varnished up. I have buddies coming over at the end of the month to help assemble and lift the bed onto the truck. Here's what I"m worried about....
I have polished stainless steel hardware to bolt all the newly painted bed parts together, I'm worried about wrecking the paint when I go to tighten the hardware against the painted surface. Should I even worry about something happening? Everyone I asked that I know doesn't really have an answer. I ordered some plastic washers (not in yet) just a little smaller then the stainless flat washers, not sure if they'll be thin enough so they are not noticable though. I might use these with a little bit of grease on them to avoid wrecking the paint also.
Anybody have any ideas on the subject???