Messing up my paint!

[CadetTY]

How do you guys not mess up the paint when putting nuts and bolts in. Like when tightning a bolt to the frame how do i stop the bolt form chewing up the paint. Do most guy just paint the reareds in the frames?

[cubby102]

I put flat washers iin and it seems to help

[J-Mech]

If your doing a restoration... Paint everything first, install it, then paint what you scuffed when your done. There is NO WAY to prevent paint chipping..... unless you don't tighten the bolt.

[Muzzy]

I put a thin rag like an old tee shirt over the nut or bolt and then slip on a socket or wrench and tighten. It helps.

[johncub7172]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

If your doing a restoration... Paint everything first, install it, then paint what you scuffed when your done. There is NO WAY to prevent paint chipping..... unless you don't tighten the bolt.

That helped me out! I often find myself trying too hard not to chip new paint. Dreading installing my tires to the rims. I will spray some paint like in the paint cap or something, and use a brush to repair the chip reducing a large amount of over spray. The nitrel or latex glove finger tip over a socket will work good.