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Blu-Coat™
thread mask is available for applications where the hardware is installed
prior to painting. During assembly, the threads of the mating hardware
will remove paint, electrodeposited automotive under coatings, and weld
spatter upon application of torque.
Use
of such specially coated fasteners eliminates the usual need to mask
threads manually prior to application of electrodeposited paints or
primers. As a result, value-added production benefits and economies
can be realized, since masking materials (such as tape, plugs, or plastic
caps) and time-consuming masking-related tasks before and after paint
operations become unnecessary.
Due
to the lubricity, coated fasteners can further prove ideal where galling
may be a concern, such as those applications where a stainless-steel
nut must mate with a stainless screw.
All
types of threaded fasteners can be treated with this optional coating,
including externally and internally threaded types in sizes #6-32 and
above. The coating preserves the integrity of fastener threads and will
not adversely affect fastener plating.
Blu-Coat™
thread mask makes it easier to remove the paint when the mating fastener
is applied. It takes a nominal amount of torque to strip the paint
off during assembly, and some paint may remain on the threads.
"BC"
suffix will be added to part number to designate Blu-Coat thread mask
to fastener.
Service temperature range: -65 °F to +400 °F / -53.9 °C to 204.4 °C.
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