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Where can I find those black bolts ?
Mamezilla:
Hello everyone,
I'm looking for black bolts with plain heads for fixing a joystick and a 2 1/4" trackball in a metal control panel. I know some of these have a square part under the head that locks into a square notch in a metal control panel. I've been to my local Home Depot and Réno-Dépot (a Home Depot competitor here in Quebec) and could not find anything useful in black.
Is there any online source ? Since english is not my native language, I don't know for what I should look for; what's the english way to call those kind of bolts ? I guess I need 3 inches long for the trackball.
Thanks in advance
Mamezilla:
Looks like divemaster has these, will order from him.
Thanks anyway
SirPeale:
I've read that you can make your own black bolts from regular. Just take gun bluing and apply two coats.
CheffoJeffo:
I've used several thin coats of gloss spray pain with good results.
ghettodish:
Black, zinc-coated carriage bolts can be found on eBay. That's where I bought a box of 2". I'd send you a bagfull, but they are too short for a trackball. You'll need 3" carriage bolts for that.
A spraycan full of black Rustoleum works just fine on silver bolts from Home Depot. I've had excellent results with it.