Hi all
I was just about to rivet on some panels to my car with some new sealed 4x12.5mm rivets I bought last week.
I normally buy Bralo pop rivets but these are a different brand as they have been ordered in a black colour to match my car.
Before I started putting them onto my car I rivetted a couple into a test piece of 2mm thick aluminium and noticed that I heard a slight rattle after. It seems that when the shanks snap off there is a tiny piece of aluminium inside the head of the rivet that rattles around. It seems to be happening on every one I've tested so far.
I've since tested a 4x10mm Bralo sealed rivet and they are fine, with no rattles.
So what should I do? Are the rivets faulty, is this common and how can I stop them rattling. I don't want to switch back to my old rivets as they are silver and getting these new black rivets has taken me a long time as you just can't but black sealed rivets anywhere.
Thanks
Trev
I was just about to rivet on some panels to my car with some new sealed 4x12.5mm rivets I bought last week.
I normally buy Bralo pop rivets but these are a different brand as they have been ordered in a black colour to match my car.
Before I started putting them onto my car I rivetted a couple into a test piece of 2mm thick aluminium and noticed that I heard a slight rattle after. It seems that when the shanks snap off there is a tiny piece of aluminium inside the head of the rivet that rattles around. It seems to be happening on every one I've tested so far.
I've since tested a 4x10mm Bralo sealed rivet and they are fine, with no rattles.
So what should I do? Are the rivets faulty, is this common and how can I stop them rattling. I don't want to switch back to my old rivets as they are silver and getting these new black rivets has taken me a long time as you just can't but black sealed rivets anywhere.
Thanks
Trev