Plumbing again

[andyBeaker]

I have bought a rather swish pair of Matt black valves to go with the new Matt black towel radiator in the kitchen. Looks,like a paint/powder coat finish of some sort on top of solid brass.

Any tips,on how to tighten the nuts without damaging the finish? Best I can come up,with, which might be good enough, is to pack the a jaws of a small,adjustable spanner out with insulating tape.

@tu* in advance.....

 

[noobie]

Have you got any old bicycle innertubes that you can cut in pieces to fit? or something similar?

 

[stormer]

If the parts have hexagon flats do not use anything which is going to be soft and compress and cause spanner slippage. Just pick a good fitting spanner and smooth off the jaws with emery cloth and tighten the fittings carefully.

 

[derek kelly]

If you want a professional job get a professional.

 

[andyBeaker]

If you want a professional job get a professional.

To do four nuts up?

Give me a break.......

 

[noobie]

Last time I used a pro to play with my nuts, it got the job done I needed. Aahh Hilda, I remember her well

 

[DLN1965]

As previously said ....a proper sized spanner would be ideal

Maybe wrap PTFE (?) tape around the nut ... Then take it off after you have tightened it up
Or masking tape ??
Don't forget to line up the flats of the nut when you tighten then ... It will look odd if they are misaligned ....
I'm certain you have lined up all the screws in the sockets and light switches and door handles ..... As there is nothing worse than seeing all the screws at different angles !!!
Good luck


Even if you did scratch it .... You really can't be that OCD to spot it after a few days !

 

[sr71caspar]

Go to halfrauds an get a touch up pen the same colour. Swing on the spanner like a deranged baboon. Touch up any chips with the touch up pen. Job done.

 

[andyBeaker]

As previously said ....a proper sized spanner would be ideal

Maybe wrap PTFE (?) tape around the nut ... Then take it off after you have tightened it up
Or masking tape ??
Don't forget to line up the flats of the nut when you tighten then ... It will look odd if they are misaligned ....
I'm certain you have lined up all the screws in the sockets and light switches and door handles ..... As there is nothing worse than seeing all the screws at different angles !!!
Good luck


Even if you did scratch it .... You really can't be that OCD to spot it after a few days !

I can assure you that all socket and switch screws are in the East to West axis as they should be@tu*

 

[DEG5Y]

I can assure you that all socket and switch screws are in the East to West axis as they should be@tu*

Should be North to South, everybody knows that!!!!

 

[mikeyw64]

Should be North to South, everybody knows that!!!!

Keep everyone happy and use cross headed screws

 

[troubleshooter]

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/hand-tools/flared/030811

Flared nut spanner on this page

 

[andyBeaker]

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/hand-tools/flared/030811

Flared nut spanner on this page

Not heard of a flared nut spanner before - what is it (other than expensive!)?

 

[andyBeaker]

Just had another look at that site - can see what it is and why it is a good idea now@tu*

I have dug out a Lambda sensor socket that fits the nut, with a bit of grinding and hacking about that should do the trick nicely, a home made flared nut spanner@tu*

 

[troubleshooter]

An open ended hexagonal spanner, we use them in the aerospace industry because you can tighten aluminium fittings without marking.