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I powder coated them on my FXFBS and used regular paint on my FXBB, a + for the regular paint is that the torxkey still fit
Matte black pc
Gloss black wet paint
Regardless of which finish I do on bolts, I always "sand"blast these first, the advantage is that you don't really need a primer for the wet paint and you can instantly apply the base coat and a layer of 2K clear coat.
For powdercoat it is always needed to blast them first, the powdercoating is more sustainable but is actually way too thick to use on torx of allen bolts, on ordinary hexagonal bolts it is not that bad, then you just use
a bigger wrench / key, but that is not possible with torx and allen.
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When I used to build RC cars they had lots of silver hardware. I'd dunk em in muriatic acid and then baking soad to neutralize and they'd come out black. I'm not a scientist or chemist so no clue how or why that worked, I just got the idea from the dude that ran the hobby shop lol
When I used to build RC cars they had lots of silver hardware. I'd dunk em in muriatic acid and then baking soad to neutralize and they'd come out black. I'm not a scientist or chemist so no clue how or why that worked, I just got the idea from the dude that ran the hobby shop lol
It is a similar process that I use to blue / black weapons, but I do this "professionally" and in a special bath that is heated at 145°celcius. You also have bottle's that you can buy from, for example, the brand Casey and the product is called
Perma Blue, which is a cold blue product. I have both methods already applied this to bolts myself, the only drawback is that this is not really rustfree, if you ride the bike in the rain there will be a brownish color (rust formation) on the bolts
afterwards. You can prevent this for a while by spraying clearcoat over it.
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