Removing interior skin rivets -don't drill -strike off the head & punch the rest
Hello, This idea for removing skins may work for you.
I found drilling out rivets tedious. I found that a wood/demolition chisel can be used to strike off the head of a rivet in one blow with a hammer. I used a DeWalt 'side-strike' demolition chisel, as well as cheapo Harbor Freight wood chisels (a 4pc set @$5). Then I used a punch to push out the remainder of the rivet to free up the panel. If you don't have a punch then cut the point off a nail and use it as a punch.
With a bit of practice, you can strike off the head with little or no damage to the surface of the aluminum skin. But this method may not work for those who wish to polish the aluminum skin after removing the adhesive for the mouse fur. But if you're going to recover anyway, this may save you a lot of time. Also, you can strike the heads off rivets that are hidden under the edge of another panel
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