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RayB:

I use steel polishing compound with my Dremel and a polishing bit. Looks almost as good as chrome.


lordtodd75:

Alright, well after an exhaustive search yesterday I found one place in the area that sells stainless steel bolts. They are slotted for a flathead screwdriver, but I suppose I will have to live with that. They don't look bad at all, just not exactly what I wanted. I haven't polished them, does it really make that big of a difference???

@leapinlew
How did you cut out a square section in your plexi for the carriage bolts to seat into. I thought about carriage bolts my self but didn't know if they would seat properly.

Damn, my cab is getting so close I can taste it. I wanted to call out of work today so I could work on it  ;D but then the responsible side of me sent me to work, man I hate him. Anyway thanks for all of the help. I will be posting more pics of my cab in the PA forum if anyone wants to see.

hsstie:


--- Quote from: lordtodd75 on February 23, 2007, 08:38:22 am --- I haven't polished them, does it really make that big of a difference???

How did you cut out a square section in your plexi for the carriage bolts to seat into. I thought about carriage bolts my self but didn't know if they would seat properly.


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Yes polishing does make a HUGE difference. You don't REALLY have to get the stainless ones, you can just get the cheapo zinc ones and polish em up ( they are pretty bright to begin with ). I had to pick some up the other day at lowes and heck they are like 15 cents a piece, and the extra bonus is they dont have that slot in the top. Just a clean round head. What i have done in the past to mount them is just use my drill bit, drill a hole and keep going up in size until the square shaft just fits through the round hole. No one will really know anyway cause the large round head of the bolt will cover it up anyway.  :)

leapinlew:


--- Quote from: lordtodd75 on February 23, 2007, 08:38:22 am ---Alright, well after an exhaustive search yesterday I found one place in the area that sells stainless steel bolts. They are slotted for a flathead screwdriver, but I suppose I will have to live with that. They don't look bad at all, just not exactly what I wanted. I haven't polished them, does it really make that big of a difference???

@leapinlew
How did you cut out a square section in your plexi for the carriage bolts to seat into. I thought about carriage bolts my self but didn't know if they would seat properly.

Damn, my cab is getting so close I can taste it. I wanted to call out of work today so I could work on it  ;D but then the responsible side of me sent me to work, man I hate him. Anyway thanks for all of the help. I will be posting more pics of my cab in the PA forum if anyone wants to see.

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I just cut circle holes. It's not like you really ratchet them down or anything. Thats a good question - but I don't know how to get a small square hole into plexi.

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