JLC • AUGUST 1996 JLC • AUGUST 1996
CORROSION-RESISTANT FASTENERS
Maze Nails now offers 20-degree stick nails that
have a galvanized coating 20% to 40% thicker
than the .0025-inch coating found
on a typical hot-dipped nail. Sizes
range from 2 to 31/2 inches long,
and shank styles include plain,
ring, and spiral. All sizes and
styles are available as common
nails or as smaller-diameter box
nails.
During the hot-dipped galvanization
process, nails are submerged in
molten zinc. Maze submerges its nails
twice, claiming that the second dip,
which fills voids or imperfections left after
the first submersion, substantially increases the
"life expectancy" of the nail. What's more, the
plastic collation that binds the nails together is
designed to prevent "flagging"