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About a year ago, I started experimenting with copper plating many of the bolts, screws and studs Under the hood of My 2nd gen LX. Basically, whenever I took something apart, the nuts bolts screw and studs got copper plated before re-assembly. So far, this has resulted in a MAJOR drop in the number of seized or broken bolts and studs and has also resulted in an interesting addition of color to the under-hood environment, especially if I polish the plating. Steel bolts into the head or block tend to be REAL hard to deal with, as do any bolts or nuts on the exhaust system.
My questions are thus: Has anyone else experimented with plating or other methods for preventing corrosion on the nuts & bolts? and what were your results?
My questions are thus: Has anyone else experimented with plating or other methods for preventing corrosion on the nuts & bolts? and what were your results?