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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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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 b

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; anda polymer composition applied directly to the single protective plating and coating at least one of the head and a portion of the shank of each of the fasteners, the polymer composition consisting essentially of a polymer material and a pigment material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, cadmium, copper, bronze, magnesium, and combinations of the foregoing metals. 2. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein a portion of the shank of each fastener is coated with the polymer composition. 3. The fastener assembly of claim 2, 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 head of each fastener is coated with the polymer composition. 5. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein the pigment material comprises zinc. 6. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein about 10% to about 50% 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 the polymer composition applied directly to the single protective plating. 8. The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein the polymer composition additionally comprises a filler material. 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; anda 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 selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, cadmium, copper, bronze, magnesium, and combinations of the foregoing metals. 11. The fastener assembly of claim 10, wherein the metal particles include zinc particles. 12. The fastener assembly of claim 10, wherein the head of each fastener is coated with the polymer composition. 13. The fastener assembly of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the shank of each fastener is coated with the polymer composition. 14. The fastener assembly of claim 10, wherein the head and a portion of the shank of each fastener is coated with the polymer composition. 15. The fastener assembly of claim 13, 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; andat 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 metal particles selected form the group consisting of zinc and combinations of zinc and other metals. 18. The fastener assembly of claim 17, wherein the head of each fastener includes the coating of polymer composition. 19. The fastener assembly of claim 17, wherein the upper shank portion of each fastener includes the coating of polymer composition. 20. The fastener assembly of claim 17, wherein the lower shank portion of each fastener includes the coating of polymer composition.