Anyone know where to get the screws that are used on the moulding strips etc. Geoff needs some to replace a bunch but he wants Stainless- around 1 1/2" long. They are not the standard shaped head by the looks of it.
John H
John, I deal with a screw and bolt company here in Conyers by the name of Anderson Screw and Supply. They have always had anything that I have needed. I could not find a website but here is what I could find.
Andersson Supply Ltd Co Conyers, GA, 30012 - YP.com (http://www.yellowpages.com/conyers-ga/mip/andersson-supply-ltd-co-2595031?lid=2595031)
Gary B
I believe the original screws are oval head stainless with painted heads (I think #8 x 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" long). I don't know where you can find painted ones.
I replaced mine with stainless flatheads(McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmaster.com/#tapping-screws/=p3gsk1)) because a few of my bay doors swung up so far that the door would make contact and leave a Phillips head mark on the door.
I know when you pull out the old ones they don't look like stainless because of the rust on them but that is just from the steel wall tubing - an indication that the screws or molding need be resealed.
I had great success getting the ones I needed from FT. They could probably send you a sack full of what ever you wanted and they would be the right ones. Have a great day ---- Fritz
SS ovalheads are not hard to find.
Dip them in denatured alcohol and spray with white paint. Easy to do-- stick them into a piece of cardboard so the heads are accessible for spraying the paint.
Fastenal.com
somebody had posted these from e-bay before.
Sheet Metal Screws Stainless Steel Phillips Oval Head 8 x 3 4" Qty 100 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/170990179499?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649)
Rick
What I'm running into with the oval head screws, is that the older belt moldings are countersunk more generously, with a larger radius than the new replacement belt course from FT. There appears to be two choices...let the screw heads stand a bit proud, or re-countersink the new moldings, breaking the integrity of the paint. Smaller screws would fit the new belt course but not the existing pilot holes. I may end up just replacing it all in order to get it to match, along with new pilot hole locations.