I tried this, but the rust is coming back on the edge of the screw.

Bill
I am replacing mine

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of karl
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 12:53 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: pop-top carriage bolts
>
>
> There is a hardware store near me that carries all sorts of metric bolts,
> even carriage bolts, many in stainless steel. Another alternative is to
> remove the bolts, sand the heads to a clean rust-free surface, and then
> repaint them. I've even had good success doing these without even removing
> them.
>
> Karl M.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nathan Richmond <Hailcall12@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 2:40 PM
> Subject: pop-top carriage bolts
>
>
> > I am in the process of restoring an abused '83 westy. I recently
> thouroughly
> > cleaned and polished the pop-top. The top now looks great with the
> exception
> > of the very rusted bolt heads. I looked everywhere for replacements, but
> was
> > only able to find them at the VW dealer for an alarming $2 - $4
> each. Does
> > anyone know of another source for these metric bolts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nate Richmond
> > Cary, NC 27513
>