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Jonnygearbox

Active Member

• Nov 17, 2013

• #1

I was looking at a few 110 rebuilds and I notice that when they are being built back up after painting the c pillar has to be fitted with black rivets unless it's a body on spray job I was just wondering could you get the rivets sprayed body colour and fit them using the air riveter so they don't get damaged but look perfect as they match the body colour??

 

Tazz070299

New Member

• Nov 17, 2013

• #2

Jonnygearbox said:

I was looking at a few 110 rebuilds and I notice that when they are being built back up after painting the c pillar has to be fitted with black rivets unless it's a body on spray job I was just wondering could you get the rivets sprayed body colour and fit them using the air riveter so they don't get damaged but look perfect as they match the body colour??

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Well my 110 has painted rivets on the nearside and unpainted ones on the offside, and that's from the factory.

 

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Jonnygearbox

Active Member

• Nov 17, 2013

• #3

But I mean painted before they are fitted

 

mark-d

Well-Known Member

• Nov 18, 2013

• #4

the middle part will not be painted where it breaks off and the face still could be damaged.

 

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Jonnygearbox

Active Member

• Nov 18, 2013

• #5

How would I stop the damage to the face? The bit that breaks off is a hole anyway lol

 

SteNova

Well-Known Member

• Nov 18, 2013

• #6

rubber washer

 

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Jonnygearbox

Active Member

• Nov 18, 2013

• #7

I'm thinking of using a air riveter to put them in perfectly

 

trax

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Events Planner

• Nov 18, 2013

• #8

perfection isn't worth it.

if you try to perfect everything then you'll be making the job much more difficult and increasing the chance of failure.

it will rust and deteriorate, it will get scrapes and dents. it will break.

it's far better to finish a good job then have a never ending perfection project, imo

 

Boris113

Well-Known Member

• Nov 19, 2013

• #9

I cut a small square of bicycle inner tube and pushed the shaft of the rivet through that before putting it into the gun.

This was more to stop the gun bouncing across the new paint but it may prevent damage to painted rivets also.

 

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Jonnygearbox

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2013

• #10

Thank you