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chuckbrandt 09-24-2003 05:11 AM
ERA - Pop Rivet Question
 
Hi Guys,
I had my car assembled to a roller by ERA and I'm very glad I did, it _looks_ like a car already. Now I'm getting ready to start painting it. Bear in mind that I have undercar exhaust so this isn't hidden by side pipes. There are a bunch of pop rivets along the bottom of the body below the door, and a few more in the lip of the engine compartment. How do you think I should handle these during the body work? Can I safely bondo over them or will they crack out? (seems likely). Can I drill them out and put them back in before I shoot the color? (that's probably my favorite idea...) What do you guys think?

Chuck

Bob Putnam 09-24-2003 05:24 AM
Don't bondo over the rivets - it'll crack eventually. We just paint over the rivets wherever they are. That's all they did on the original carss.

I like to flat-black the flange below the rocker panel to "hide" it better.

Traveller 09-24-2003 03:41 PM
My car is a street version 427.

Those rivets have always bothered me as well so I've chosen to hide them with side pipes :)


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