how are license plate fasteners any different to fender bolts? or electrical ground bolts? or headlight bolts? shouldn't the body panels be stainless too?
so grease the s**t out of them. or use plastic.
sure. and they can make any claim they want - doesn't mean it's factual or accurate if nobody's taken the time and effort to officially contest it.
you can test yourself easily enough. i noticed this problem when i used it on a half shaft locknut and left it standing for a couple of months. the area sprayed, with the runoff onto the brake disk, was rusted to blazes. the rest of the disk/hub was the same as it had been before.
other "mistaken" labeling examples are out there. google "simple green" and "stress corrosion cracking", especially with regard to bike chain. then compare that with their label claims.
unless you're using marine grade, stainless can rust badly too. and even marine grades are not immune.
but the real question is, what the FUCK is the point in using stainless bolts when everything you're bolting /to/ is going to rust? your car's not stainless so get real and just use rust inhibitor so you protect what you're screwing /into/, not just a stupid bolt.
cameo wrote in news:k4ieuu$el9$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:
It will not harm metals. In fact, such very-light oils are used as rust /preventives/, at which job they excel. Think Carwell.
Such oils are often readily taken-up by plastics, which causes them to swell, distort, and soften. Factory paints are not affected. Aftermarket paints may or may not be softened or dissolved by oils.
Are you talking about Bostik's Never-Seez brand?
as pointed out by someone else, this blaster stuff is not just oil, it contains a reducing agent. which is fine short term, but longer term, it creates a corrosion problem.
/way/ too much of a generalization - it depends on /what/ plastic. the gear drive for the speedo in your integra is a "plastic" for example, one that's immersed in oil for all its working life.
[and "plastic" is a horribly imprecise word with two different meanings. what you really mean is "polymer", preferably stating which kind, like nylon, h.d.p.e, p.m.m.a, etc.]it depends /what/ oil, and how long is the exposure. and not all paints are the same either.
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Not mentioned in the any of the posts... Liquid Wrench, an oldie and very effective. Just give it a little time.
Another hint, when installing new bolts, make sure that they are just long enough to do the job and coat the threads with some chassis/wheel bearing lube.
Keep it simple...
JT
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