Dressing Up Screw Heads
Just a quick tip for dressing up those screw heads that get buggered up from use. People have asked me how it's done. Frequent turning or the wrong size screw driver can gall up the top of the screw head with little sharp edges. They also get grungy looking with age, you can buy new ones or try to save them. I try to save them whenever I can, especially ones that can be readily seen after assembly.
Just a quick tip for dressing up those screw heads that get buggered up from use. People have asked me how it's done. Frequent turning or the wrong size screw driver can gall up the top of the screw head with little sharp edges. They also get grungy looking with age, you can buy new ones or try to save them. I try to save them whenever I can, especially ones that can be readily seen after assembly.
Take a file and file down the sharp edges left from screwdriver slipping from the slot, holding the screw and file in your hands works better but I had to hold the camera.
People have also asked how I clamp the screws and bolts in a vice without messing up the threads. Get several different sizes of rubber fuel line, insert the screw or bolt,
now clamp in the vice without worry of messing up the threads. Use some WD-40 or the like and squirt some inside the slots and on the heads; let soak a few seconds. Usually good to go by the time you grab your drill.
Use a drill with a wire wheel of your choice to clean up the heads. Don't clamp down on the vice like some gorilla, just nice and snug as the rubber hose squished against the threads keeps the screw or bolt from flying out or spinning.
Use a small pointed tool to get down in the slot with a shop towel to remove any grime in there. To keep the heads looking good longer coat them with some Blue Magic, Mothers or your choice of metal polish. The screw head below looks almost new.
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