As I work on my bird, many of the fender screws have minor surface rust / dirt, etc... & I'm sure another 1000 or so I'm gonna come across on this car...

I know Eastwood sells a tumbler for under $100...

Are these bolts cheap through GM?

Or shoudl I go to a hardware store?

Something to keep in mind, the less trips I gotta make, the better... I do not drive, I'm "legally blind", but I would like to know what option is best....

Thanks,

Rafael

 

I have been hitting mine on a wire wheel and they clean up just as new. I've even done misc sensors too.

 

Hardware stores don't sell "correct" bolts for cars most times. Like the washer built into the head of a bolt.

I'd get the tumbler and treat them after; not sure if zinc is the right term for it.

 

stick them on a wire wheel, they'll clean up.

 

Auto body supply stores sell most of the small screws in bulk or individually.

Dealerships usually have an assortment behind the counter also.

Locally we have a hardware store that sells everything from carpet remnants to bailling wire and toxic waste storage drums, and they have bins full of the most common screws/bolts.

All of the above match the original hardware exactly, the dealership is by far the most expensive option. Several of the bolts on my cars were painted during repaints, and wouldn't clean up, a couple bucks at auto body supply stores returned the car to its oem look. Well worth the $$$.

 

This is where I got most of my stuff from, good price and quick delivery http://autobodysupplies.safeshopper..../cat12.htm?582

For the wire wheel option this will work but you need to treat them or they will rust very quickly

 

I got all my bolts from Auveco. They are the ones who manufacture most of the bolts that the body shops use or you find in stores like Pep-Boys. They have many distributors for Auveco and the prices are by far the best by bying in boxes of 25 to 100. Especially for a restoration, ihaving the right looking bolts makes all the difference.

Check out Auveco.com.

Mark

 

I got all my bolts from Auveco. They are the ones who manufacture most of the bolts that the body shops use or you find in stores like Pep-Boys. They have many distributors for Auveco and the prices are by far the best by bying in boxes of 25 to 100. Especially for a restoration, ihaving the right looking bolts makes all the difference.

Check out Auveco.com.

Mark

 

I got all my bolts from Auveco. They are the ones who manufacture most of the bolts that the body shops use or you find in stores like Pep-Boys. They have many distributors for Auveco and the prices are by far the best by bying in boxes of 25 to 100. Especially for a restoration, ihaving the right looking bolts makes all the difference.

Check out Auveco.com.

Mark