| 摘要 |
Nails (14) suitable for outdoor use, such as roofing nails, are formed from carbon steel wire (10) pre-coated with a metallic layer (12), which has corrosion-resistant properties, such as a zinc layer applied by pre-galvanizing the wire. Each nail (14) is formed with a shank (18) and with a head (16). The metallic layer is discontinuous in a region (22) on the head (16) of each nail (14). The nails are collated by means of collating wires (24) welded to the shanks of the nails (14). The collated nails are coiled. The coiled nails are cleaned in a cleaning bath, such as 1,1,1,trichloroethane. The cleaned nails are coated with a polymeric layer, which covers the region (22) on the head (16) of each nail (14) where the metallic layer is discontinuous, thus restoring the corrosion-resistant properties of the nails (14). <IMAGE> |
