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Woody3



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Rivets for Body Cappings - Aluminium or Stainless stem?
I'm just about to replace the body cappings with the galvanised type, however I'm struggling to work out which type of sealed rivets would be best.

Options are:

Stainless steel stem with aluminium head

Or

Aluminium stem with aluminium head (at twice the cost)

In my head, both are going to end up corroding due to the different metal types.

Thoughts? Confused
Post #563618 13th Sep 2016 12:44pm
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Cupboard



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What about fully stainless?
http://www.bigtoolbox.co.uk/ProductGrp/000b00070009
Stainless head and mandrel, no aluminium to worry about.

You know you've got them in the rivet gun though, they make you grunt a bit!

I have no idea what the reaction between stainless and galvanised mild steel is, but it must be better than aluminium.
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MR_JAMES



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The dome shaped aluminium rivets on my series haven't corroded and they were 63 years old when I removed them from the cappings 1953 80"
1987 mini city e
2011 90"
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ickle



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Cleaned and de burred holes, copious amounts of Duralac or similar, sealed Avdel rivets dipped in Duralac.

Job done for a good few years Razz
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Woody3



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Thanks for the replies chaps - will look into each option.

Cheers!
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ian series 1



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Aluminium every time.

Check out "bits for landys" on EBay Thumbs Up 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.
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