# Zinc plating hardware/parts

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [September 5, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zinc-plating-hardware-parts/260325 "2011-09-05T17:29:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zinc-plating-hardware-parts/260325/10 "2011-09-06T18:46:40Z")

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> [@Cheap synthetic oil change?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-synthetic-oil-change/45036/36):
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> they have a DIY kit, but I’d rather just send these out and not waste my time with it.
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> Like any type of corrosion protection lots of variables can effect it. black, clear, yellow zinc all offer different protection. How well they are applied matters. How much is scraped off when you thread on a nut matters… Don’t assume that zinc plating is a hoax.

i believe its clear coating and it looked sweet when i got them! just now they look old :banghead

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