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01-03-2012, 04:22 PM
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Rivet Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 932
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkspeed
I'm going to punch the sheets into 500 Wally-dallions and put them on eBay... JK..
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I'll take 2
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01-05-2012, 10:43 AM
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#42
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Rivet Master
1959 17' Pacer
Long Beach
, California
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 920
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric H
This has got me wondering...could someone, in theory, use this for patches?:
Anodized Finish Aluminum Custom Cut Aluminum, Inc. - Aluminum Sheets, Aluminum Blanks, Aluminum Coils, Alumacorr, Aluminum Metal Supplier, Printable Plastic Sheets, Precut Sign Blanks, PVC Sheet Distributors with shipping nationwide.
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Yes, or for say, building a new interior endcap as a mini-tribute to Wally's gold trailer.
I'm using a local LA supplier though. Cheaper without shipping of course.
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01-05-2012, 02:53 PM
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#43
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Rivet Master
1959 17' Pacer
Long Beach
, California
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 920
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Hey speaking of gold metal, I remember reading a thread about some solid rivets that get delivered with a gold color, and the gold only came off during polishing. Does anyone here know which ones those are?
These at Airparts look gold-ish:
https://www.airpartsinc.com/shopexd.asp?id=189
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01-05-2012, 03:11 PM
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#44
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Rivet Master
1971 21' Globetrotter
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
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Arvada
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,527
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If you get rivets through an avaition dealer, then almost all are gold for corrosion protection. The coating will buff right off
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01-05-2012, 03:35 PM
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#45
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Rivet Master
1959 17' Pacer
Long Beach
, California
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 920
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerowood
If you get rivets through an avaition dealer, then almost all are gold for corrosion protection. The coating will buff right off
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Perfect. But if I don't buff them or polish the surface, will they stay mostly gold?
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01-06-2012, 08:48 AM
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#46
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Rivet Master
1971 21' Globetrotter
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
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Arvada
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,527
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yes, but they will fade a lighter gold
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01-06-2012, 09:20 AM
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#47
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3 Rivet Member
1965 20' Globetrotter
1955 22' Safari
Butte
, Montana
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 145
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My 55 Safari has gold buck rivets on the exterior. I haven't polished it yet and assumed the gold rivet color was due to age. I figured they would become silver after polishing.
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01-06-2012, 09:32 AM
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#48
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3 Rivet Member
1974 29' Ambassador
CONCORD
, North Carolina
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 192
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Quote:
Originally Posted by goransons
It should be in a showroom...
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Seriously. This is like Chevrolet allowing the Mako Shark to sit on blocks in front of a single-wide.
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01-06-2012, 11:04 AM
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#49
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Rivet Master
1959 17' Pacer
Long Beach
, California
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 920
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerowood
yes, but they will fade a lighter gold
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Thank's Aerowood. This is all perfect.
I was just concerned about the clashing of colors with silver on gold, next to silver. Would have looked a little strange. Two shades of gold is OK.
Great information here. Love this forum, as always.
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01-06-2012, 02:35 PM
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#50
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Rivet Master
1984 31' Excella
Abernathy
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 865
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Thor should do a complete full Monty on it and have it placed into the Smithsonian American History Museum for the world to see. It is an American Icon.
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01-13-2012, 12:52 PM
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#51
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Rivet Master
2000 19' Bambi
mt. Prospect
, Illinois
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 829
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Absolutely. Along with it, they should donate a current one. So many people that we run into don't realize that Airstreams are still being made - it would be great P.R.
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