Colored Self-Tapping Screws

Finishing work very often requires fasteners matching the color of the material. A popular solution is colored self-tapping screws.

They are used for fastening painted metal, wood, and colored plastic elements during roofing and cladding work.

Technical specifications

The design of a colored self-tapping screw is standard:

1. Screw thread along the shank.
2. Point type: drill point or sharp point.
3. Head: hex, round, countersunk.
4. Recess: cross, slot, torx.

The self-tapping screws most often painted are:

• roofing screws, with a hex head and a rubber sealing washer;
• metal screws with a hemispherical pressed washer for a cross-head screwdriver;
• wood screws with a countersunk head and coarse thread.

The main difference between colored fasteners and other fasteners is that the heads and caps are painted in colors from the RAL catalogue. An alternative coloring option is the use of special caps in the color of the material (for the countersunk head form).

Installation rules

Fastening of parts is done by screwing in, cutting into the structure of the materials of the parts being joined. Like a regular self-tapping screw, the colored version has the following properties:

• fast installation;
• the ability to subsequently disassemble and reassemble the structure;
• no need to pre-drill a hole;
• versatility of application.

Colored fasteners are selected to match the color of wall cladding, profiled sheeting, and roofing materials.