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We offer the most complete selection of stainless steel fasteners on the Internet for any race car, automotive, motorcycle, restoration or general industrial use.
 
Finishes:
Standard strength stainless fasteners are available with a machined standard finsh which are not polished.
 
ARP high strength 6 and 12 point fasteners are available with a standard factory bright polish which retains the imperfections and embossed markings on the head.
 
ARP high strength 6 and 12 point fasteners as well as most other standard strength fasteners are also available in a "Show Quality Polished" designation. This is a very highly polished mirror finish. Show Quality Polished fasteners are by far our most popular and definitely our most impressive product. All markings, imperfections and knurls are first ground smooth. After the fastener is perfectly smooth we then use a series of cutting and polishing wheels to arrive at a mirror like finish that shines brighter than any chrome plated fastener you have ever seen and it will not chip, flake or rust. Look at the image of our polished button cap machine screw where you can see the photographer in the head of the fastener.

Standard Finish Factory Polished Show Quality Polished
Most of the standard strength fasteners are made of "18-8" (300 series stainless steel having approximately 18% chromium and 8% nickel). The metric designation is A2. The strength of these fasteners is between Grade 2 and 3.
 
Stainless steel is a fairly soft metal and for this reason it tends to gall. Always use Anti-Seize or a similar product when working with stainless steel fasteners! If you have never had a stainless fastener gall on you before, it's not fun. When a fastener galls, it seizes.
 
DO NOT use standard strength stainless fateners on critical race car applications such as rear ends, steering joints or motor mounts as well as on OEM/aftermarket braking or suspension systems.
 
We offer a full line of ARP 170,000 psi high strength "grade 8" stainless fasteners in 12pt and 6pt heads that work very well on these applications up through 7/16" diameter. Always refer to the application guidelines of the original manufacturer.
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