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Dipping Tree Bolts
- Thread starter bpz89
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Marine heat shrink tubing worked good for me.
This^^^
Without a doubt. Beats dip hands down. Full stop.
This is what I use. Very durable, fast and neat to use...no dipping, no hanging, no dripping, no dry time.
Slip it on a bolt, heat it with propane torch and it's ready to use. Holds paint too, incase you want a drab color.
Awsome thank you! Do you use that 1/2 on the 3/8 bolts? Thanks
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I do black. Turn my heat gun on high. Cut, insert, heat up, grab the next. Marine Heat shrink is the only way to go.
Yeah.
It's a 3:1 shrink ratio. The 1/2" will cover the sides of allen head bolts.
1/2" will not fit over the sides of the head of a hex bolt but I grind the points off the head so the shrink tube will fit. I have no need for a bolt to remain a hex head since I use vice grips in the event of a tight bolt.
And you do realize that you are not putting the shrink tube on the srction of the bolt that goes into the tree. You can't fully coat the entire length of the bolt...you'll never fit it in the hole.
I take needle nose pliers and stretch open the shrink tubing enough to fit over the hex heads. Just an option if you don't want to grind them.
It was pretty easy to stretch the heat shrink over the bolt head for me. I also just heated them over the burner on my gas range holding the bolt by the threaded end with a pair of vice grips. I have a pan of cold water near by to drop them in to cool off. Works great but you have to turn them to get the heat shrink evenly "melted'' around the bolt. I did 15 at a time and it took no time at all.