Mother is the invention of necessity or something like that

[mrblaine]

It would be really nice if more grade 8 socket head fasteners came zinc plated rather than the black oxide that rusts all to hell. Most stainless fasteners seem to be made from bubblegum and all the black fasteners rust in no time at all even in CA.

They are out there, they are just harder to find and not cheap. I use these for all the flat skid stuff I do.
https://www.mcmaster.com/91263a603
Comparatively the same thing in black oxide-
https://www.mcmaster.com/91253a714