Partially coated fastener assembly and method for coating

A fastener assembly, comprising:

• a plurality of plated fasteners arranged in a row, each of the plated fasteners including a shank, a head connected to the shank, a tip at an end of the shank opposite the head, and a single protective plating, the protective plating consisting essentially of zinc;
• a collation component bonded to the shanks of the plated fasteners and maintaining the plated fasteners in the row;
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• a polymer composition applied directly to the single protective plating and coating at least one of the head and a portion of the shank, the polymer composition consisting essentially of a polymer material and metal particles.

A fastener assembly, comprising:

• a plurality of plated fasteners arranged in a row, each of the plated fasteners including a shank, a head connected to the shank, a tip at an end of the shank opposite the head, and a protective plating consisting essentially of zinc;
• a collation component bonded to the shanks of the fasteners and maintaining the fasteners in the row, the collation component separating an upper shank portion of the shank from a lower shank portion of the shank;
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• at least one of the head, the upper shank portion, and the lower shank portion of each of the fasteners including a coating of a polymer composition applied directly to the single protective plating, the polymer composition consisting essentially of a polymer material and zinc particles.