TOPIC: Coated deck hardware?

Coated deck hardware? 9 years 1 month ago #116823

ILikeBoats Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 70 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 2	In the advertising for some of the MFGs in the library, the adds make several references to "coated hardware". Does anyone know what is being described? Is it plated? Painted? Thanks! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re: Coated deck hardware? 9 years 1 month ago #116834

davnau6345 Offline Expert Boarder Posts: 376 Karma: 41 Thank you received: 12	It's coated with some sort of plastic coating over the metal, per the 1964 sales brochure. By 1966, they started to switch back to chrome plated hardware on the Niagara and Westfield. The coated hardware had little silver tape stripes that tended to wear quickly. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Coated deck hardware? 9 years 1 month ago #116898

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Thanks Dave! Actually, you have answered two questions. When I removed the hardware, between the deck and the metal was a layer (almost like a gasket) of white plastic material, with odd imbedded silver tape. So I am guessing that wasn't a gasket of some type, it was simply all that remained of the original coating! Thanks again,

Talbot