Dave, properly restoring a car using common tools and everyday equipment is what inspires awe. If someone had the plant with all of the equipment (dip tank, etc) to build a car it would just be a new car. What you have done with your restorations is really artwork. Accomplishing what the factory did with thousands of people, millions in facility and equipment - with 4 guys in a garage is what people marvel at. Getting those drips on the bottom of the car, or the dip lines on the inside of the quarters is easy with that factory tank...but not so easy to do in a shop or garage. I think everyone on this forum wants to learn how to create that illusion of "factory fresh" without the factory! Using the airbrush to perfect the appearance of an assembly line install is a great example. Keep sharing!

It was a joke guys....Somebody has to lighten the mood around here....

To gget back to the orig post, what I have done is very easy. I paint the bolts with very lil primer than spray them body color but keeping the build up of color very low than let them dry for a few days. When I install them I use a plastic ziplock bag and cut a square 1"x1" of plastic to use as a liner for the socket . You need a new liner for every bolt but this has worked many times for me and cost next to nothing. Dave has the best idea if you have a airbrush but if you dont try my trick.