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The Guzzi's crappy bolts were starting to annoy me and as they are a weird shouldered type the stainless replacements would cost more than a decent day out. I've therefore gone for an old trick; nail polish.

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Andy

They look like coach bolts.

Nail Polish is not designed to last long ... after all it's got to be taken off every couple weeks and redone.doh

Better to go with a industrial type Urethane clear coat of some type, one that can stand heat, salt, road grim and water. Polish the bolt heads first, then coat and bake.

Might work? :innocent:

Or, you could do what I do and just wipe down things or spray with WD40 once a week. Pretty good against corrosion but smokes once hot. :oops2:

Coach bolts don't have a step to seat a copper washer against the spot face in the valve cover. You could buy stainless ones and superglue the washers in the right place, but see below and think of the three pints you could have instead.

The nail polish is acrylic and costs £0.99. You couldn't carry out your health and safety assessment and fire up your oven for that ( assuming you own one). It lasts a couple of UK winters then you take it off with a wire brush on an electric drill and go back to Poundland in the hope Gothic is in for teenagers. On fingers I think maybe the nails grow and it flakes off? The remover stuff is a good way to misplace a few hours and gain a headache.

This is the bodgers section!

Andy

Ahh, Poundland nail varnish. Based on what's in our bathroom my daughter must have emptied out a couple of the local stores. There's a sparkly pink one that'll bring the bolt heads up a treat :rofl: