source for white screws for mounting gear wall?

[JamesR219]

Hello,

Anyone have a suggestion on where I might be able to find white screws to use to mount gearwall to 2x4s? I need 2 1/2" screws.. I see that head cote makes a white one 2 5/8", but they don't make it in a normal head, only a trim head (smaller), so I don't want to use that to fasten gear wall.

Any ideas? I really don't want to have to paint a zillion screws.. Backup plan is just go with grey deckmates..

Gladiator makes some, but they really stink from what I've read.

thanks,
-jr

 

[Rtw5150]

You can get those little plastic buttons that push in to the screw head, or pre paint the heads. Stick them all in a piece of cardboard and hit them with a spray can, only take u a few minutes. If you want the plastic buttons I know the ace by me carries them, good luck!

 

[JamesR219]

You can get those little plastic buttons that push in to the screw head, or pre paint the heads. Stick them all in a piece of cardboard and hit them with a spray can, only take u a few minutes. If you want the plastic buttons I know the ace by me carries them, good luck!

Not a bad idea with the buttons, I'll look into that. It's more then I want to paint. Doing the entire garage in this stuff so its likely between 1000 and 2000 screws. :-/

-jr

 

[JamesR219]

You just gave me another idea. Have a friend who has a sign shop / vinyl cutting machine. I can just have him cut me small circles on the machine and stick those over the screws!

-jr

 

[Rtw5150]

That'll work too, when I was 18 I bought a cheap particle board tv stand that that had a cheap *** woodgrain laminate on it, they gave me a little book of woodgrain dots to cover up the screws. I bought some white screws from menards but they were round head screws, I'm assuming you want a bugle head.

 

[Rtw5150]

This place has some, I think it was $100 for 1K white 2.5" drywall screws

http://www.americangarage.com/p-15787-handiwall-drywall-screws-1625-and-25.aspx

 

[kd4gij]

Here you go

http://www.gladiatorgarageworks.com...ategory&activeCategory=0&activeSubCategory=3#

 

[thammel]

The easiest approach and cheapest: Get whatever screws are perfect for your situation, buy a pint of white Rustoleum paint, get a piece of scrap styrofoam, stick a bunch of screws in it and paint the heads. I've done this many times and it works out great.

Tom

 

[JamesR219]

Here you go

http://www.gladiatorgarageworks.com...ategory&activeCategory=0&activeSubCategory=3#

If you read the reviews, these screws are horrible. Way too soft and will also not work for my application because too long..

-jr

 

[JamesR219]

This place has some, I think it was $100 for 1K white 2.5" drywall screws

http://www.americangarage.com/p-15787-handiwall-drywall-screws-1625-and-25.aspx

Thanks good source.

-jr

 

[LutzTD]

The easiest approach and cheapest: Get whatever screws are perfect for your situation, buy a pint of white Rustoleum paint, get a piece of scrap styrofoam, stick a bunch of screws in it and paint the heads. I've done this many times and it works out great.

Tom

THIS ^^^^^^ except I would use cardboard instead of styrofoam, some styromfoams dont react well to pain propellants and may melt around your screws.

 

[JamesR219]

If I was going to paint them I had planed to just screw them into scrap 2x4 or something, but the cardboard or styrofoam is a much better idea..


-jr

 

[kartracer23]

If I was going to paint them I had planed to just screw them into scrap 2x4 or something, but the cardboard or styrofoam is a much better idea..


-jr

Do you have kids? Popping a couple thousand screws through cardboard sounds like a good kid project. If I had to do it myself, I'd pay WHATEVER for pre-painted ones. You're talking hours / days to do that many.

 

[Gary S]

Menards
http://www.menards.com/main/search....ws&sf_categoryHierarchy=Tools+&+Hardware_8693

 

[thammel]

If you spray, don't use styofoam. I usually go cheap and use a foam"brush" and paint on the rustoleum. Depending on application (e.g., gutter and downspout) I use stainless steel hardware and pain the heads.

Tom