Key to what parts are plated or painted in ?

[Graham Rozee]

My parts book for my 1935 Blue star does not have the key to what the parts are plated or painted in. I know that after each part number there is a / then a number. I need to know as all the nuts and bolts that came with it were rusty with no sign of plating or paint, yes it came as a box of bits.

[JulianS]

Below may help.

[Graham Rozee]

Thanks Julian, not sure if it's the same as the pre war machines. I'll look at my parts book and see if it makes sense.

[JulianS]

The suffixes are a constant pre and post war. They got added to as new models and different finishes emerged.

[Graham Rozee]

I looked at the parts book and it all seemed right to me.
Thank you for the info Julian, I can start plating now.

[David Samways]

This thread really interests me as I've never been quite sure how different bits on my L32-3 were finished. My '32 parts book doesn't have any suffixes (/) to the part numbers. Is this something that just appears in later parts catalogues?