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tcb-1 · 01-01-2010, 10:36 PM

was talking to one of my workmates yesterday who was into 50-60's car show scene. here's yet another trick he pulled out on me......

don't you hate like heck when you have to remove capscrews/hex nuts that have been painted? the paint usually gets chipped and marred, and if it's in a noticeable place, you have to hit it with a toothpick worth of paint. it's not the same, is it?

next time you have to remove said capscrew/hex nut, coat it with grease. it seems as though the grease let's the socket or wrench to slip just enough to cushion the impact.

I haven't tried this trick with an impact wrench, but for hand tools it works great.

now enjoy your nuts......

01-01-2010, 10:36 PM	#1
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Another Old School Trick, Keeping Paint on Painted Bolt/Nut Heads was talking to one of my workmates yesterday who was into 50-60's car show scene. here's yet another trick he pulled out on me...... don't you hate like heck when you have to remove capscrews/hex nuts that have been painted? the paint usually gets chipped and marred, and if it's in a noticeable place, you have to hit it with a toothpick worth of paint. it's not the same, is it? next time you have to remove said capscrew/hex nut, coat it with grease. it seems as though the grease let's the socket or wrench to slip just enough to cushion the impact. I haven't tried this trick with an impact wrench, but for hand tools it works great. now enjoy your nuts...... __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson