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one bolt very long

To: "Triumphs" <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: one bolt very long
From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 12:25:09 -0400
Powder-coating a Ford oil pan for a neighbor and thought I'd share a sob story
about one bolt getting P/Ced.

#   1 remove bolt
#   2 blast bolt clean
#   3 preheat bolt @ 250 for 20 mins. to clean grease from pors
#   4 wash bolt in lacquer thinner to remove grease
#   5 use prep sol to remove lacquer thinner from bolt
#   6 use air & tack cloth to clean bolt
#   7 wrap bolt with 26 gauge wire for grnd & P/Cing
#   8 thread bolt into silcone cup to protect threads
#   9 hang bolt from shelf for coating
# 10 powder-coat bolt
# 11 bake bolt @ 400 for 20 mins.
# 12 remove bolt from oven and let dry
# 13 remove wire & silicone cup

Now this is just one bolt on a oil pan, multiply that by 16 washers and 16
bolts, so the next time someone says that's been P/Ced, you have a small idea
of how much work is really involved and thats just in one bolt.  "FT"

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