Exterior Screw Finish for Brake Cooling Scoops

[Kiwishelby]

Hi, my 70 Shelby has had one repaint since new, currently the two securing screws for the side body air scoops are painted, should these have a natural finish or painted..?   

[J_Speegle]

Painted

You can see a couple of original examples in the thread below Sorry for the poor angle but these were already posted and handy

https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=22027.0

[TOBKOB]

+1  painted, but the paint didn't hold up very well in a lot of cases,

TOB

[shelbydoug]

Those look like the screws on the '68s. They don't rust, are black and are Philips #2 heads.
I think that they are black stainless steel material?

[Bob Gaines]

Hi, my 70 Shelby has had one repaint since new, currently the two securing screws for the side body air scoops are painted, should these have a natural finish or painted..?

The screws were plated a silver zinc or cadmium. They were unprimed and so the paint used to cover them up many times quickly flacked off . And since you recently had your car painted, the same goes for the carriage bolt heads under the front valance on ether side .

[crossboss]

Silver zinc on mine.

[Kiwishelby]

Thankyou for the replies and clarification, much appreciated. 👍

[Kiwishelby]

Painted

You can see a couple of original examples in the thread below Sorry for the poor angle but these were already posted and handy

https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=22027.0

Thankyou, the photos assist, appreciated.

[Kiwishelby]

Hi, my 70 Shelby has had one repaint since new, currently the two securing screws for the side body air scoops are painted, should these have a natural finish or painted..?

The screws were plated a silver zinc or cadmium. They were unprimed and so the paint used to cover them up many times quickly flacked off . And since you recently had your car painted, the same goes for the carriage bolt heads under the front valance on ether side .

Thankyou for the information, appreciated.

[TOBKOB]

The screws were plated a silver zinc or cadmium. They were unprimed and so the paint used to cover them up many times quickly flacked off

Also, since the scoops were painted off the car the screws were probably touched up after they were installed. Maybe with a small brush?  Anyone have anything on this?

TOB

[Bob Gaines]

The screws were plated a silver zinc or cadmium. They were unprimed and so the paint used to cover them up many times quickly flacked off

Also, since the scoops were painted off the car the screws were probably touched up after they were installed. Maybe with a small brush?  Anyone have anything on this?

TOB

The painting with a touch up brush is the most logical explanation and is the general conscience today. The same goes for the carriage head bolts holding the front valance.  I would be interested if anyone else had a different explanation.