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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 11 months ago #144416

I took a piece of window trim off my boat and the bolts broke of course but any tips on unfreazing these bolts so i can slide them out of the channel? I'll have 50 ish to do and the trim pieces are really long. I'm a tad overwhelmed at the moment and any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 11 months ago #144420

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First thing to do to stuck bolts is get their attention. That's done with a hammer. Several hard swats does the trick about half the time. Another trick is drill a 1/8" hole next to the bolt at an angle pointing toward the threads. Then stick the thin "straw" spout of a can of WD40 in the hole and spray liberally. Another attention getting swat or two afterward won't hurt. If none of that works, cuss, drink a beer and take a nap. Welcome to vintage boating!

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 11 months ago #144422

Thanks, I got 2 out in 5 hours but the beer drinking is going much smoother.

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 11 months ago #144424

What i really need is some chemical to dissolve the corrosion so I have a chance at speeding up this process, at this rate it'll take me 125 more hours to get these out, anyone know of a product, thanks

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 11 months ago #144425

What are your rails made of ? I've used straight apple cider vinegar to eat rust between nuts and bolts to get them apart. If the rails are aluminum and bolts steel ? I don't know what the apple cider vinegar will do to the aluminum.
My application took a few days for the apple cider vinegar to work.

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 11 months ago #144431

Aluminum, I bought evapo-rust thus morning and been dremeling them in half wich has been going alot quicker, almost half done now.

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 10 months ago #144432

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Sounds like you found your own solution to the problem. Your inspiration undoubtedly came while under the influence of Jan's (Nautilus) response. Keep trudging forward.

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 10 months ago #144434

mcmaster carr is the best place for stainless steel hardware set up an account and ship.

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 10 months ago #144436

Ha ! ,exactly what happened

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Rusted trim bolt help 2 years 10 months ago #144437

Thanks, I'll check it out definitely, only piece of the puzzle is t bolts and gasket material wich I'm completely stumped on, ordered the 2074 cast plexiglass last night, gettin there, peace!

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