cleaning Binder screws?

[disland]

I have a bunch of binder screws that have lake residue which make them tight and I dont want to inadvertently back out any inserts.

Is there an easy way to clean them?

Or just throw them out and buy new ones?

Anyone have a link to buy them cheap on line?

@horton I think I remember you saying you just bought a big bag of them, where did you get them?

[Horton]

@disland Every decent size city has an industrial nut and screw store or you can find them online. Personally I find the nut and screw stores to be entertaining.

As far as fixing your own screws.... Maybe it is worth your time but I throw them out. Better safe then sorry. A few dollars worth of stainless screws is a lot cheaper than a ski with a seized screw. You only have to break off on screw inside a ski you love to learn this lesson. 

The other cool thing about the screw store is you can get a variety of heads and lengths. Below is a Radar screw and some random screws from my shop. Just remember - all standard binding inserts are 8-32 and if the screw is too long bad things can happen.

[Mastercrafter]

$9 for 50, delivered next day. 

 

Truss Head is extra wide and hold great with no washers etc. Order Pan Head if you have size constraints on your bindings. 

 

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/phillips-screws/316-stainless-steel-extra-wide-truss-head-phillips-screws/

[disland]

@horton @mastercrafter Thanks

[DW]

McMaster Carr sells the full spectrum of screws in bulk.  A dab of anti seize during installation will help the corrosion issue but handle carefully.  I’ve had luck cleaning with brake clean or carb cleaner (can with a dip bin so you can let them soak in the solution).

[MDB1056]

+1 for McMaster Carr- great company for so many products 

[Jody_Seal]

[skialex]

I buy new screws by the 100s, but why not cleaning the ones that have no wear and only have salts that can be removed with a good discaler? Picks are before and after the use of a good discale solution that I buy at a cleaning product store, by the lt.