Re: [Chrysler300] 57 - 59 grill U nuts

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

  That sounds like a pretty good trick, Paul.  Another I've seen for 
wire brushing them is to drill and tap various size holes in the ends of 
iron rods for bolts, or, for nuts, to put them on the end of a threaded 
rod.  You booger the thread of the rod just a little to keep the nut 
from traveling further than you want it to.

The thing I prefer about chemically removing the rust instead of 
blasting is that you end up with a smoother cleaner surface ready for 
paint.  And your threads get cleaned out without damage.

Keith Boonstra

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On 8/20/2010 6:35 PM, paul wrote:
> On 8/19/2010 2:09 PM, Keith Boonstra wrote:
>
>> And here's the rest of the story -- Rusty parts like my grill U-nuts
>> that are too small or intricate to sandblast can be a real PIA, but this
>> worked so slick I gotta tell you how I did it.
>
> snip
>
>> Keith Boonstra
>
> ages ago when faced with a pile of nuts and bolts to clean/blast
> I got hold of a 4"x18" 1/4" thick metal plate and had 5 each of 5 
> sizes of NC and NF nuts welded to one side, and on the other side I 
> had 5 each of 5 sizes of NC and NF short bolts welded to this plate.
>
> (NC = National course,  NF = National Fine)
>
> for bolts, screw your assortment into the nuts on the plate until full 
> or you're out of ones to clean and blast away,  ditto on the other 
> side, just thread the various nuts onto the bolt threads sticking up 
> from the plate and Ta-Da clean stuff. with out having to blast fingers 
> or toes. The plates heavy enough to stay in place as you work on your 
> fasteners.
>


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