bikefair
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
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 Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:08 am Post subject: Rusty Rivets |
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I have built several kolbs in the past and now I have a Kolb Firestar project that I stored poorly last year and picked up a little bit of rivet rust (my faulty storage). This is an older kit with steel rivets and I will replace some of the rivets with Stainless Steel rivets, if memory serves me correctly it seems that some kolb kits came with steel rivets and some came with Stainless Steel rivets.
My question to the list is what products and procedures are recommended to paint or coat the steel rivet heads before covering.
I am tempted to replace some of the steel rivets with SS in some high stress areas as the Stainless Steel rivets are stronger and of coarse they won't rust but I know that Stainless Steel rivets are a real bugger if you need to remove them, I'd like to hear the discussion on what rivet (steel or SS) is advantageous on the kolb, I don't know if my temptation to remove some of the Steel rivets and replace them with SS is worth the effort.
When removing a rivet I use 7/64 drill bit and remove the head with a chisel, then knock out the remaining stem before installing a new rivet. That is the procedure I use, anyone got a better one.
I'd like to hear the lists comments on anti rust products and rivet removal procedures, I guess I am too lazy a bugger to look up what post posts on the subject so I hope folks don't mind my reposting this question.
Thanks.... Jim H.
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