Another suggestion that's worked for me is to fill the plastic caps
that go over the bolts with plumber's putty. This keeps the caps in
place and prevents water from dripping down from above to rot your
bolts.

On 23 Aug 2004 07:32:33 -0700, (Childfree
Scott) wrote:

had one new bolt (less than a year old) rust so bad I had to cut it off.

Try using stainless steel hardware instead.