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02-21-2012, 06:47 AM
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Rivet Master 
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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Beige interior rivet replacements
I am trying to figure out what is socially acceptable for replaceing interior rivets. I would like to go to 5/32 rivets and I was wondering if plain white is acceptable or should I try to paint them to match the interior panels which are off white. I could also go with plain aluminum rivets.
Perry
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02-21-2012, 07:02 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
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"socially acceptable" no such thing. The interior of a vintage Airstream is a blank slate to be made in your own image. ☺
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02-21-2012, 07:05 AM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,172
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What ever floats your boat... uh tows your Airstream 
FWIW I have custom painted many a rivet in my day. I used to spray paint them before installation, then touch them up afterwards. I guess it will depend on how OCD you are. 
Aaron 
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02-21-2012, 07:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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Well I would like them to match but does anyone know of some spray paint that is a good match to the OEM vinly?
Perry
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02-21-2012, 07:30 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,971
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Check Fastenal. They can get a colored rivet.
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02-21-2012, 07:30 AM
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Rivet Master
1961 24' Tradewind
1969 29' Ambassador
1970 21' Globetrotter
Jamestown
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,783
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i drill a bunch of holes in a board, fill them with rivets and do a mass paint job
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02-21-2012, 07:38 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
1980 31' Excella II
Ocean View
, Delaware
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 144
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We have the same wall covering you have and have used the white rivets from VTS. The walls are a mottled white/beige and the white rivets blend in just fine.
Sue
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02-21-2012, 07:44 AM
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Rivet Master
2003 22' International CCD
Kiln
, Mississippi
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,779
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Paint them yourself or buy them painted - they always seem to need a touch up after installing. I paint ahead and have a small cap-full of paint after for touchup, that way the paint matches. Q-tips work great for an applicator.
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02-21-2012, 08:54 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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I am looking for the correct color spray paint.
Perry
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02-21-2012, 09:03 AM
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Rivet Master Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by perryg114
I am looking for the correct color spray paint.
Perry
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The color is called colonial white.
Andy
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02-21-2012, 09:45 AM
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Rivet Master
1983 34' Excella
1967 24' Tradewind
Little Rock
, Arkansas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,825
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I just use white pop rivets. They really don't show.
And before everyone piles on, I have had both graphic design and auto body repair training. White one work fine, they'll turn yellower with time anyway.
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02-21-2012, 10:37 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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I am ok with white then.
Perry
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03-23-2012, 09:48 PM
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Site Team
1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
, ON
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 11,219
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[waking up a post]
The Wally Byam Store in the Jackson Center plant has several colours of small interior rivets, from chocolate brown to some sort of beige.
Some say they won't sell to you direct unless you are there at the Service Center, but a few rivets hardly seems worth putting a dealer in the middle.
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03-24-2012, 02:26 AM
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Rivet Master Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aage
[waking up a post]
The Wally Byam Store in the Jackson Center plant has several colours of small interior rivets, from chocolate brown to some sort of beige.
Some say they won't sell to you direct unless you are there at the Service Center, but a few rivets hardly seems worth putting a dealer in the middle.
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Airstream does have contracts with dealers that prohibit them from selling many things direct.
It's a way for a dealer to have an outstanding relationship with a factory, that does not compete with their own dealers.
Granted, some factories don't give a darn, but Airstream is not one of them.
Andy
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03-26-2012, 02:09 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
1969 18' Caravel
Jensen Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 32
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rivet painting
an easy way to paint small objects (like rivets) is to stick them in a piece of styrofoam to hold them in the position you want, then use a spray can to coat them. For touch-up after installation a paper match works fine as a small brush and is one of the few things in this world that is still free.
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03-26-2012, 04:12 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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Finding the right color paint is the main issue for me.
Perry
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03-26-2012, 09:31 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,029
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Same here, Perry. I first looked at all of the fingernail polish displays at Walmart. (It's nice, hard enamel.) No dice. Seems that women in the Taos area don't use colonial white. I guess one could order a fairly close match from a site that I ordered touch-up paint for the MG just this morning, but it is a little pricy: 20 bucks for a 1.5 ounce bottle. Here's a link to that site:
http://www.paintscratch.com/touch_up...-E-(1957).html
Lynn
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03-26-2012, 11:53 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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I have not gotten far enough yet to go to the touch up paint at the auto parts store and see what I can find in a rattle can.
Perry
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04-02-2012, 06:36 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1976 23' Safari
1962 22' Safari
1961 16' Bambi
Philly burbs
, PA
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 185
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Touch up paints at auto supply stores
What about the touch up paint vials at auto supply stores. Once you find the right color, the vials have a little brush in the cap. I've installed white rivets that get scuffed during installation and have to touch them up. I am going to try one soon.
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