> 1- has anyone tried not masking the holes at all, and just lightly rotary filing > the holes pre and post painting? I haven't on the theory that over-spray would > screw-up the hole clearances...maybe that concern is foo-foo. I've never masked the holes. If I was fitting bearings to shafts, yea, but there's no clearance to worry about with hitch pins. It's an interference fit. The chamfered top of the hole keeps the surface from chipping, and the stuff in the hole either chips off and falls through, or is jammed between the pin and the plate. Either way, no problem. Yer makin' it too hard, Jim. Ron N
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