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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.

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