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body nails something special ??? #237328 03/16/12 11:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 137 indiana usa jeffkorner OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP jeffkorner Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 137 indiana usa	howdy all i'm about ready to nail some metal to wood on my 1935 EB truck and was wondering if the body nails they used were coated with anything to make them hold tight and not work themselves loose from the vibration of the truck or car daily driveing?? i think they used to coat nails with rossen< spelling< dried pine sap i think. anybody know and if they did can you still buy them??? jeff korner southeast indiana

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Re: body nails something special ??? jeffkorner #237446 03/18/12 02:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 654 Likes: 3 Oregon J Franklin Oil Can Mechanic
J Franklin Oil Can Mechanic Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 654 Likes: 3 Oregon	I don't know what the manufacturers used but I have found small ring shank galvanized nails that really grip. J Franklin

Re: body nails something special ??? jeffkorner #237456 03/18/12 09:00 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 63 MA chevy36 Shade Tree Mechanic
chevy36 Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 63 MA	Ring nails are great, I am using them in a lot of places on my 36. But, make no mistakes!! you will play hell trying to remove them.

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