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Mullet '72 · 07-03-2009, 06:45 PM

Air Chisel and some patience...and some AIR GUITAR when it finally works

hotrod1 · 09-07-2010, 04:18 PM

PLASMA!!!!!! Still not eazy, but way easier than the rest. Rivets suck unless u want them there.

dwcsr · 09-07-2010, 05:56 PM

The easiest way I have found to get them out is center punch the head, Drill 3/4 of the way through or at least past the second layer of steel with a 1/8 to 3/16 drill bit, Then follow with a bit that is about 3/4 the diameter of the rivet. drill to the end of the first drilling. Take a chisel and pop the head off then take a punch thats smaller than the drilled hole and drive out the rivet. This way you don't destroy the hole and bend any of the steel. They come out real easy.

I have tried the plasma cutter but it makes a mess and hardens the rivet making it almost impossible to drill if you have to.

planewhisperer · 10-30-2010, 12:19 AM

I use a center punch and drill them out. Works great and fast........

ryans69chevy · 11-23-2010, 05:07 PM

Next summer I'am going to have to do this. Once I'am ready to put the stuff back on the frame are rivets the best to use? What size would I get and if rivets are the best way to go I'm sure I'll need a rivet gun. What brand is the best if that was the case? I don't have air.

07-03-2009, 06:45 PM	#26
Mullet '72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Greenville, Texas Posts: 49	Re: Rivet Removal: What Are Your Best Tools & Techniques? Air Chisel and some patience...and some AIR GUITAR when it finally works __________________ : NO, I will NOT take $200 for it '72 C-20 Suburban

09-07-2010, 04:18 PM	#27
hotrod1 56 - autocross Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Camarillo, Ca Posts: 1,121	Re: Rivet Removal: What Are Your Best Tools & Techniques? PLASMA!!!!!! Still not eazy, but way easier than the rest. Rivets suck unless u want them there.

09-07-2010, 05:56 PM	#28
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,134	Re: Rivet Removal: What Are Your Best Tools & Techniques? The easiest way I have found to get them out is center punch the head, Drill 3/4 of the way through or at least past the second layer of steel with a 1/8 to 3/16 drill bit, Then follow with a bit that is about 3/4 the diameter of the rivet. drill to the end of the first drilling. Take a chisel and pop the head off then take a punch thats smaller than the drilled hole and drive out the rivet. This way you don't destroy the hole and bend any of the steel. They come out real easy. I have tried the plasma cutter but it makes a mess and hardens the rivet making it almost impossible to drill if you have to. Last edited by dwcsr; 09-07-2010 at 05:57 PM.

10-30-2010, 12:19 AM	#29
planewhisperer U.S. Army Green Beret Sniper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Enterprise Alabama Posts: 57	Re: Rivet Removal: What Are Your Best Tools & Techniques? I use a center punch and drill them out. Works great and fast........ __________________ "YOU CAN RUN AND YOU CAN HIDE, BUT YOU WILL JUST DIE TIRED"

11-23-2010, 05:07 PM	#30
ryans69chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Casselton, North Dakota 58012 Posts: 1,082	Re: Rivet Removal: What Are Your Best Tools & Techniques? Next summer I'am going to have to do this. Once I'am ready to put the stuff back on the frame are rivets the best to use? What size would I get and if rivets are the best way to go I'm sure I'll need a rivet gun. What brand is the best if that was the case? I don't have air.



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