HO Restoration

[Boldsmobile]

My car is headed to the shop next week, been doing a lot of prep work for the last year.

Does anyone know where i can buy factory correct bolts for the front end sheet metal? Ive tried using 2 different rust removers and although the rust comes off nicely the black phosphate is only so so.

thanks

 

[86MCCL]

I use S/S steel hardware,Go to junkyard ,cleanup old stuff.Good luck.

 

[Boldsmobile]

Im restoring the car, SS isnt the look i need.

I can clean the rust of the olds ones easliy but the phosphate is gone in some spots.

 

[Blake442]

You can send your fasteners out and have them re-phosphated, or Eastwood sells a kit to do it yourself.

Or, you can do what I and other lazy people do, and just clean them up on a wire wheel and spray paint them.

 

[Boldsmobile]

I had assumed buying new ones is cheaper than replating. If i cant buy new ones plating was my back up option.

This car only has 50,000 miles, i want the fasteners to match.

 

[st1nger]

go to oldbuickparts.com think they have orig replacements

 

[chiguy109]

if u have an air compressor go to home depot $13 for a sand blaster $5 safty glasses $5 masks $8 black blasting powder stick the bolts through some cardboard and blast away then rust oleum enamal black looks beautiful

 

[Boldsmobile]

paint doesnt look the same as the original finish

 

[xitabl442]

We get our new hardware here for the shop.
http://www.kent-automotive.com/webapp/w ... ogId=10001
I know it's not painted because they rust after a while.