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A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide improved corrosion and ultraviole

A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide improved corrosion and ultraviolet radiation resistance when used with naturally corrosive or pressure preservative treated wood. The fastener assembly is coated with the polymer composition by vacuum coating a dispersion of the polymer composition in a solvent such as water and removing the solvent.

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What is claimed is: 1. 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 consisting essentially of zinc; a

What is claimed is: 1. 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 consisting essentially of zinc; a collation component bonded to the shanks of the fasteners and maintaining the fasteners in the row; and a polymer composition applied directly to the single protective plating and coating the head and a portion of the shank of each of the fasteners, the polymer composition consisting essentially of about 50-95% by weight of a polymer material and about 5-50% by weight pigment material. 2. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein about 10% to about 50% of a total length of each fastener is coated with the polymer composition. 3. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein the polymer composition coats the shank between the head and the collation component and between the tip and the collation component. 4. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein the entire fastener assembly is coated with the polymer composition. 5. The fastener assembly of claim 1, the polymer composition consisting essentially of about 70% to about 95% by weight polymer material and about 5% to about 30% by weight pigment material. 6. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein less than about 30% of a total length of the fastener is coated with the polymer composition. 7. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the fasteners comprises a tip on a side of the shank opposite the head, wherein the tip and at least a portion of the shank between the tip and the collation component includes a polymer coating applied directly to the single protective plating. 8. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein the polymer composition additionally comprises a filler material selected from the group consisting of corrosion protection materials, ultraviolet protection materials, and combinations thereof. 9. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein the polymer composition coating has a thickness of about 0.2-5 mils. 10. 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; and a polymer composition applied directly to the single protective plating and coating the head and a portion of the shank, the polymer composition consisting essentially of about 50-95% by weight of a polymer material and about 5-50% by weight pearl essence or metal particles which consist of aluminum. 11. The fastener assembly of claim 10, wherein the polymer material comprises a polyurethane polymer. 12. The fastener assembly of claim 11, wherein the polymer material comprises an aliphatic polyurethane polymer. 13. The fastener assembly of claim 10, the polymer composition consisting essentially of about 70% to about 95% by weight of the polymer material and about 5% to about 30% by weight of the pearl essence or metal particles. 14. The fastener assembly of claim 10, the polymer composition consisting essentially of about 80% to about 90% by weight of the polymer material and about 10% to about 20% by weight of the pearl essence or metal particles. 15. The fastener assembly of claim 10, wherein a portion of each fastener shank bonded to the collation component is not coated with the polymer composition. 16. The fastener assembly of claim 10, wherein the collation component is a collating tape. 17. 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; and each of the head, the tip, 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 of each of the head, the tip, the upper shank portion, and the lower shank portion of each of the fasteners consisting essentially of about 50-95% by weight of a polymer material and about 5-50% by weight pigment material. 18. The fastener assembly of claim 17, wherein the pigment material comprises metal particles, an organic pigment, or pearl essence. 19. The fastener assembly of claim 17, wherein a portion of each fastener shank bonded to the collation component is not coated with the polymer composition. 20. The fastener assembly of claim 17, wherein about ⅜ inch or less of a length of the shank directly adjacent to at least one of the head and the tip of each fastener includes a coating.